Natixis in Portugal belongs to Global Financial Services business unit, the global arm of Groupe BPCE. As the second largest banking group in France, Groupe BPCE pursues a full range of banking and insurance activities, counting 100.000 employees and serving 36 million customers worldwide. 

Based in Porto, Natixis Center of Expertise mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the bank’s business, operations and work culture worldwide, as a key driver of the company’s culture of agility and innovation: a perfect fit in Portuguese labour culture. Teams of IT, Banking Support Activities and Compliance work in an integrated, inclusive and transversal way, supporting all the business lines and country platforms. 

Natixis in Portugal is the best combination of a “start-up mindset”, given its multicultural and inclusive environment, culture of proximity and participation and dynamic working methodologies, based on agility, collaboration and creativity, with a large, solid structure, founded on career management, including international mobility, financial security and robust processes, along with unlimited learning opportunities: small enough to keep entrepreneurial spirit, big enough to deliver globally. 

Join a team where you can make things change, achieve limitless perspectives to evolve and grow, become an expert and reach your full potential! Because you deserve much more than a job. 

As a Data Scientist, you will work alongside our Data Engineers, BI Engineers, Business Analysts, Software Engineers and others in the Application teams, from the specification to the implementation phase to improve our applications and business lines decisions. In addition, promote Data Centric mindset & Data Driven company. 

Team : 

• Integrate into our Data Team (ETL, Data Management, BI), working together with Paris team members, as an unique team, and help Porto to upskill on this practice. 
• Bring a differentiating expertise to our clients and stakeholders with integrity and responsibility.​ (Sustainable impact) 
• Be agile, accountable and resilient, according to the circumstances​ (Entrepreneurial mindset) 
• Purposely striving to succeed together, Porto and Paris, as one team with openness and confidence​ to improve knowledge, practice, framework, ecosystem (Collective intelligence). 
• Contribute on local initiative and project from assessment, use case identification, data preparation, implementation, industrialization. 
• Contribute to data community. 
• Animate data awareness training, mentoring. 

Main Tasks & Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with clients to understand their operational and strategic needs and guide their success; 
• Contribute to disseminate a culture of data driven solutions in the business lines; 
• Conduct practical end to end research, developing new models, algorithms with a scientific mindset and a determined focus on delivery; 
• Build large-scale data processing pipelines for data gathering, data cleaning and data analysis based on your experience and deep knowledge; 
• Work in a collaborative way with a multidisciplinary team spanning across business analysts, data science, engineering, data visualization and application developers; 
• Clearly communicate data insights, findings and results to internal and external stakeholders and make business recommendations; 
• Help to spread the data competence by continuously learning and sharing your knowledge in company-wide Sharing and Mentoring sessions, technical talks; 
• Be a Data evangelist; 
• Take ownership of your work and always strive to raise the bar. 

Main Technical Requirements: 

• A professional with a minimum of 3 years' experience in a Data Science related role; 
• BS/MS Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math, Statistics or a similar area; 
• Experience with Machine Learning algorithms (Neural Networks, SVM, Markov Models, Decision Trees, etc); 
• Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP); 
• Proficiency in either Python, Java, Scala or C++; 
• Experience with machine learning platforms and ecosystem (Jupyter, TensorFlow, Hadoop, spark); 
• Experience with the end-to-end Data Science loop: from the data processing stage to the model evaluation analysis; 
• Experience with large datasets / databases; 
• Experience with SQL; 
• Experience with data processing platforms, frameworks and tools, like Spark, Hive, Hadoop; 

Other Requirements: 

• Good level of English - minimum B2 (mandatory); 
• French is a big plus; 
• Able to be quickly autonomous, proactive; 
• Strong communicator; 
• Knowledge in agile methodologies and tools (Scrum/Kanban); 
• Curious and a real passion for learning, doing things better and helping others, and an ability to turn ideas into realities; 
• Availability to travel abroad for short periods of time, as required. 

At Natixis, we are committed to fostering a working environment where each and every one of our people is treated with dignity and respect and where every voice is heard. Our differences make us collectively stronger and are a source of fulfilment, innovation and performance.

In the framework of its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policy, Natixis in Portugal has implemented a Blind CV Screening process, with the purpose of reducing hiring bias. A blind CV excludes any personal details which refer to the applicant’s gender, age or ethnicity. When applying for our positions, please submit a blind CV, that is, with no picture, name, gender, age, nationality, ethnicity and address. Your personal statement, work experience, courses and certifications, education, skills and contact information is what matters to us.

Candidate’s Journey 

Following your online application, you’ll be contacted by one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists. The next steps would be to meet our business experts (Team Leaders and Team Managers), welcome and onboard you into the Team. 

Few other things you should know: 

This career opportunity is based in Porto, right in the heart of the city, and offers a hybrid working model. 

Today, we count with over 2.000 employees, from 31 different nationalities, and you can be one of them. If this career opportunity is aligned with your professional ambitions, apply now! We look forward to meeting you! 

In 2023, Top Employers Institute has awarded Natixis in Portugal the Top Employer Portugal accreditation for the first time. This certification recognizes excellence in people practices, following the example of our head office, in France, who was certified Top Employer France for the seventh year in a row. 

Last but not least, we invite you to discover what a day in your like could look like: 

Early morning. Campo 24 de Agosto. In 4 minutes, you are clocking in at the office. Start your day having breakfast with the Team and grab fresh fruit on the way to your seat, in one of Porto’s most typical neighborhoods. This Purple Day is going to be a busy one: daily meeting ensuring all team members are on the same page regarding work status, priorities and blockers, language class and, just after, a Talent Management meeting with your manager, discussing your career path. 

Lunch break. Today, your Team is onboarding newcomers, but also welcoming French colleagues: the perfect excuse to walk downtown and bond over a francesinha. When returning, inhale nature and peace of mind in Natixis Urban Garden (look at the crops; ready to harvest!). 

Back inside. Brainstorming session on a new, exciting project in our disruptive and immersive Manaus Village. The afternoon went flying (tasks, meetings, some jokes with your teammates). End it on a high note: celebrating cultural diversity with a Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. 

Tomorrow, you attend a conference led by influential speakers in your industry and, the day after, you will work from home, benefitting from some focus time to complete that report and soft skills course on LinkedIn Learning. Once you are done with your work for the day, strike the right note playing with Natixis band or be part of a board games session. If that is too steady for you, meet your colleagues to catch some waves or sail the Douro river during golden hour.