Senior Director, Lead Data Scientist

Overview:

Founded in 1988, Trimont (www.trimont.com) is a specialized global commercial real estate loan services provider and partner for lenders and investors seeking the infrastructure and capabilities needed to help them scale their business and make informed, effective decisions related to the deployment, management and administration of commercial real estate secured credit. As the largest master servicer of commercial real estate loans in the United States, Trimont manages securitizations with meticulous oversight and coordination—protecting cash flows, mitigating risk, and ensuring portfolio performance.

We do this with a team of 1100+ extraordinary team members who serve a global client base from offices in Atlanta (headquarters), Bengaluru, Charlotte, Dallas, Hyderabad, Kansas City, London, New York and Sydney. We empower our people with advanced technology, industry-leading knowledge, and a culture centered on our core values. This approach enables our teams to deliver exceptional client service, build lasting relationships and take pride in the high-quality work they perform.

Trimont is an innovative firm where visionary professionals come to learn, grow, and thrive with colleagues driven by curiosity and collaboration.

Learn: We believe ongoing learning is critical and are focused on providing a work environment where all team members can take ownership of their careers.

Grow: We work alongside the largest institutional lenders in the world, overseeing the most significant projects in the industry. This unique opportunity allows us to broaden our skillset and develop our abilities by tackling some of the industry's most challenging and exciting endeavors.

Thrive: Our firm is a place where ethics and excellence meet to create an experience that matches our capabilities. There are no limits to what we as team members and as an organization, can achieve together.

Where people, purpose, and progress come together every day.

Job Summary:

Trimont is seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Director, Lead Data Scientist to join our team. The individual will shape how data is used to inform Trimont leadership, from defining data strategies to implementing advanced tools. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end data science projects: scoping, modeling, deployment, and impact measurement.
• Oversee end-to-end model lifecycle: data collection and feature engineering, experimentation, validation, monitoring, and retraining in production.
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines, instrumentation, and monitoring for model performance, data drift, and business KPIs.
• Partner with stakeholders to set data strategy and identify high-leverage opportunities.
• Provide technical mentorship and code reviews for other offices and Research staff.
• Drive best practices in experimental design, feature engineering, and tool monitoring.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline.
• 9+ years of professional data science or advanced analytics experience.
• Expertise in modern Machine Learning (ML) methods (supervised/unsupervised learning, time series, Natural Language Processing (NLP), etc.).
• Strong software engineering practices for web tool development and automation.
• Proven ability to influence business strategy through data insights.
• Advanced data visualization skills using software, such as Excel, Tableau and/or Power BI
• GIS mapping skills using Tableau, Surfer, or ArcGIS/ESRI
• Background in Economics, Finance, and/or Real Estate

Trimont is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or assistance with the application process and/or using our website, please contact us. We are proud to maintain a drug-free policy, ensuring that our community is a secure and productive space for all our team members.

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