Pekka Vahtera

Senior Data Scientist at Santander Consumer Finance Oy
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, FI
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Finnish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Swedish Limited working proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Parallel Computing with Dask
    DataCamp
    Jan, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Advanced Deep Learning With Keras
    DataCamp
    Dec, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Introduction to Deep Learning in Python
    DataCamp
    Nov, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Machine Learning for Marketing in Python
    DataCamp
    Nov, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Python Data Science Toolbox (part 1)
    DataCamp
    Oct, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Python Data Science Toolbox (part 2)
    DataCamp
    Oct, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Managing Big Data with MySQL
    Coursera Course Certificates
    Apr, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies
    Coursera Course Certificates
    Mar, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • Customer Analytics
    Coursera Course Certificates
    Mar, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach
    Coursera Course Certificates
    Mar, 2016
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Santander Consumer Finance Oy
    • Finland
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Data Scientist
      • Sep 2018 - Present

      Key duties: Work closely with other business functions and drive Risk agenda in cross functional projects and initiatives. Work with multiple complex data sources, and identify new data sources for business insights and significant improvements in predictive capabilities. Support business requests which require statistical analysis from management team and other departments within the company. Seek out and evaluate appropriate methods and techniques for translating data into information, insights and strategies. Designs project plans with clear objectives, detailed tasks, accountabilities and timelines Provide training, guidance, and assistance to team members. Show less

  • Amazon
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product Manager - Shopper Marketing and Insights
      • Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

      Key duties: Work with cross functional business teams to understand business needs, identify key metrics and then build dashboards to measure program performance and drive key business decisions. Quarterly Business Reviews (review jointly created actions, recommendations and KPI performance) Test & Learn roadmap (identify, define and build a joint test & learn plan with key global clients) Enable effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling them into a digestible and actionable format. Present proposals and findings from complex analysis and modeling in a clear manner backed by data and coupled with actionable conclusions Perform exploratory data analysis and develop predictive models Show less

  • Leeds University Business School
    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Lecturer in International Business
      • Oct 2013 - Sep 2016

      Key duties: Contribute to Business school’s research activities through original research in the field of international business (using wide range of statistical tools such as R, Stata, SPSS, Python, MySQL, Teradata, Excel, and Tableau).Contribute to managing key business activities and recruitment pipeline as the Deputy Director of Master’s degree in International Business Course. Development of International Business department’s social media presence and online branding, increasing visibility from zero to thousands of people per post. Lead department’s flagship module of International Strategic Management of 50 to 185 students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and consistently gain high student feedback and evaluations. Supervise and guide undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD research projects (currently supervised + 30 projects) on various topics relating to international business, economics, and marketing. Show less

    • Teaching Assistant
      • Oct 2012 - Oct 2013

      Key duties:Responsible for delivering a range of teaching and assessment activities, including case-based tutorials Development of appropriate teaching materials to ensure content and methods of delivery meet learning objectivesParticipation in the supervision of practical work, advising on skills, methods and techniques to solve complex real-life business problems

  • Freelance Consultant
    • Leeds, United Kingdom
    • Freelance Consultant
      • Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

      Key duties: Led research projects in maximisation of knowledge flows and information sharing in leading Northern European technology and construction companies. Collaborated with executives and managed research projects from problem identification to presentation of findings. Wrote a final report and a guide that enhanced the executives’ and employees’ understanding of complex strategic factors underpinning how people share information in their teams, thus enabling them to become more efficient in sharing knowledge. Show less

Education

  • University of Leeds
    PhD in Economics and Management, International Business
    2010 - 2013
  • University of South Australia
    Masters degree in International Business, Distinction
    2009 - 2010
  • Turku University of Applied Sciences
    Production and Management of Services
    2004 - 2008

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