Sr. Manager - Data Science

We are looking for a young colleague with an entrepreneurial mind set with around 9 to 12 years of experience in managerial Data Scientist role in an international environment.

Responsibilities:

• Define a clear Data Science vision and roadmap and set objectives for the team in alignment with the advanced analytics agenda for the Retail Analytics Unit.

• Act as a thought partner to the analytics team and other key stakeholders, to identify the scope of improvement and drive the right processes to deliver on the business objectives.  

• Responsible for the preparation of business presentations and reports related toRetail Analytics for various stakeholders, on periodic and ad hoc basis as and when required.

• Develop and review the Retail Analytics policies and procedures and ensure it is implemented and reported on as a part of the policies and procedures for the Retail Analytics Unit.

• Provide mentorship for the purpose of developing a continuous talent pipeline for key roles.

Skills Required:

Strong leadership and people management capabilities with proven ability to develop strategic relationships with senior leadership stakeholders.

Experience in several visualization tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik, BO.

Expert proficiency in various programming languages is a must, such as R/SAS/Python/SQL/BigQuery.

Expertise in algorithm/modeling techniques is a must, such as Logistic Regression, Linear Regression, Clustering, Decision Trees, Randfom Forest, SVM, KNN etc.

Expert in deploying machine learning models on cloud services (Azure, AWS, GC etc.).

Expert in time series forecasting, boosting algorithms, optimization techniques, NLP, recommendation systems, ElasticNet.  

Advanced skills in data visualization software and packages (Matplotlib, d3, highcharts).

Advanced skills in Azure, Spark, and git-Basic as well as understanding of web application framework (Django, Flask, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax, jQuery etc.).  

Collaborative, pragmatic and proactive problem solver.  

Proven ability to deliver initiatives from conception through to completion, sound understanding of the analytics ecosystem and value chain from both a business and a technical standpoint.

Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.

Strong business communication and presentation skills with proven experience managing executive-level communications.

Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload.  

Strong English language skills (Speaking, Reading and Writing) with exceptional business writing, Arabic is a plus.  

Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Minimum Qualifications/education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an IT-related field or Computer Engineering.
• Master’s Degree in a similar field is preferred. 

Minimum experience:

• 9+ years in a managerial Data Scientist role in an international environment; building advanced analytics models/solutions/products with the ability to demonstrate value and track record.
• 2+ years in the retail/FMCG business in GCC is preferred.  
• Should have worked on Customer Analytics, Inventory Management, Assortment, Promotion and pricing analytics solutions and Work force optimization.  
• Should have deployed at least 1 machine learning models in applications / analytics products.

Other details:

• This is a hybrid position based out of Gurgaon, India.
• We work out of office in Hybrid mode, i.e., for about 2 days from office in a week.