Senior Manager – Scoring Automation

Job title:

Senior Manager – Scoring Automation

Company

CDP Global

Job description

About CDPCDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. In 2021 we launched our new five-year strategy: Accelerating the Rate of Change – find out more here. Visit or follow us @CDP to find out more.Job Purpose and BackgroundCDP is a global leader in environmental disclosure; recognised for the integrity and thought-leadership behind the scores we award companies and governments based on their efforts in addressing the nature crisis. CDP’s Scoring team within our Disclosure Management department is responsible for the annual review of our scoring methodology and criteria, developing and delivering training to ensure consistency of scoring, and preparing the final release of the hotly anticipated score releases, including the prestigious “A-list”.The Senior Manager – Scoring Automation will be responsible for leading our Scoring Automation team, strategy and capabilities. This role will be critical in researching and pioneering new scoring methodologies, tools and technologies that will continue to increase the reputation of CDP’s scores, whilst influencing how companies and governments are not only benchmarked but also in the action they subsequently take action. This role will have significant opportunities to take a product approach to data science, innovate scoring methodologies, and have a real positive impact on the nature crisis.Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage the Scoring Automation team, overseeing all activities, defining the functional roadmap for scoring automation, upskilling the team and acting as the subject matter expert for coding solution for complex scoring methodologies
• Act as a key internal stakeholder during development of CDP’s questionnaires and associated scoring methodologies, working with business stakeholders to drive changes in questionnaire and methodology that enable the most efficient and most ambitious scoring of response data possible
• Carry out analysis of internal scoring tools and process efficiencies to determine functional priorities around future development, as well as aligning these to the development of our tech platform
• Pioneer new data science led scoring techniques, tools and methodologies to enable more insights on scoring methodology performance and suggest suitable changes to directions for scoring
• Lead an exploration into implementation of NLP techniques to assess open text questionnaire responses, driving reductions in the overall time and cost to score responses
• Work with Product team to integrate new scoring techniques, tools and methodologies into future technology platform roadmaps
• Develop and continuously improve dashboards to support scoring operational activities, as well as conducting further investigation into which KPIs should drive future development and are best predictive of success
• Develop and maintain statistical processes for quality assurance for both manual and automated scoring processes to provide insights into QA confidence and effort required to achieve objectives

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Academic or professional background in data science / analysis

• Previous exposure to environmental topics beneficial

• Excellent technical data skills with Python, NumPy / Pandas, SQL, and exposure to data science libraries (Scikids learn, Tensorflow, Keras, Matplotlib, Seaborn)

• Technical skills with javascript/typescript (React/Node) beneficial

• Familiarity with object-oriented programming
• Practical knowledge and experience with NLP, Generative AI and LLMs.
• Excellent data analysis skills in Excel (familiar working with large datasets, pivot tables and visualisation)
• Line management experience, including the ability to motivate, support and enable
• Proven experience delivering multi-faceted projects to strict deadlines and budget
• Excellent relationship building skills, including the ability to manage expectations and find solutions

Salary and benefits:

• Working for a leading people-centric environmental NGO with dedicated, passionate and caring coworkers;
• Competitive NGO salary and 8% Company Pension Program;
• 30 days annual holidays (with purchased leave options);
• Flexible working hours (with option to take flex-days)
• Up to 6 months remote work anywhere in the world
• Paid sabbaticals, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave
• Office offering prayer room and breastfeeding facilities

Before you applyWe’ll only use the information you provide to process your application. For more details on how we use your information, see our . By uploading your CV and covering letter, you are permitting CDP to use the information you have provided for recruitment purposes.How to apply:Please upload your CV in the application form.CDP have regional offices and local partners spanning 50 countries. There are now companies, cities, states and regions from over 90 countries disclosing through CDP on an annual basis.Find out more

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Location

London

Job date

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:06:56 GMT

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