E127 Matt Sattler, Director of Business Development & Data Science, Data & Analytics at HSBC

Today's guest is Matt Sattler, Director of Business Development & Data Science, Data & Analytics at HSBC, who are one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. They serve more than 40 million customers via three global businesses: Commercial Banking, Wealth & Personal Banking, and Global Banking & Markets. They aim to be where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and ultimately helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

Throughout his career, Matt has specialized in design, execution & oversight of Big data science programs for commercial banking and capital markets. His responsibilities include the identification of key business priorities, solution design of data science tools plus the pairing of big data technologies to create data assets to improve current business models. Results are measurable returns from actionable insights leading to decisions for improved operational efficiencies, effective risk management and new revenue opportunities.

In the show, Matt will tell you about:

Interesting projects he has worked on at HSBC,

The importance of showing ROI on your data science projects,

Leading a data-driven culture in the Financial Services industry,

Understanding the business problems that you are looking to solve,

How he built a successful team at HSBC,

Key skills needed for a successful Data Science career,

& How to get involved with their exciting Academy programme