SENIOR SPECIALIST – LEAD DATA SCIENTIST (AI)

LOCATION: PRIMARY WORKPLACE: HOME-BASE OFFICE LOCATION AND SECONDARY WORKPLACE: OFFICE-BASED LOCATION WHICH IS CAPE TOWN/CENTURION

Salary – R1m to [URL Removed] Per Annum

Short-term incentive plan (potential bonus) = 20% and

Long-term incentive plan (potential shares) = 15%

Closing Date – 21 September 2021

Position – Permanent

CORE DESCRIPTION

  • Responsible to execute the strategic roadmap and create value through delivery of internal and external artificial intelligence solutions and products
  • Oversight of a portfolio of data science projects, providing strategic and technical guidance on solving a variety of use cases across the Company Group and for its customers. Develop machine learning and deep learning competencies and manage and develop a ‘full-stack’ team of data science specialists
  • The role’s focus will be on NLP, both text and speech, but projects can span Computer Vision and other domains

REQUIREMENTS

  • DATA SCIENCE and CLOUD certifications will be advantageous (GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • Post graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (NQF level 8)
  • OR a qualified Actuary with data science experience
  • A Master’s degree (NQF level 9) will be an advantage
  • 7 years of work experience in the field of data science
  • 2 years’ experience on a senior / management/ specialist level
  • Experience in ICT/Telecommunications will be an advantage

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Define and implement the AI strategy and product roadmap in relation to the TKG strategy, and provide input into the broader strategic direction of the Company Strategic Insights
  • Cultivate and manage working relationships with a variety of stakeholders to support the design and delivery of data science projects and solutions
  • Develop business cases for new solutions or products, and establish the value for existing projects
  • Determine the most appropriate data science tools/ approaches for specific projects
  • Execute end to end data science projects and product development processes
  • Engage with our data engineering team to ensure any AI products or solutions are managed
  • Identify and manage resource requirements including people and systems
  • Lead and develop a team of data scientists and provide hands on guidance
  • Establish, document and champion data science best practices in the team
  • Help Strategic Insights become thought leaders in the areas of data science and artificial intelligence
  • Stay abreast of new developments and solutions in the market to ensure we don’t fall behind
  • Contribute to our agile way of work and our innovation culture
  • Consistent documentation of all implemented systems and processes

CORE COMPETENCIES
Functional Knowledge

  • Statistical and mathematical foundations, Data science and analytics frameworks (NLP and Computer Vision), Programming (Python, R, Git, Linux), Cloud computing (GCP preferable), Big Data (Cloudera, Hadoop, Spark)

Functional Skills

  • Strategic thinking, Innovative thinking, Communication (written and verbal), Stakeholder management, Planning & organizing (Miro, Confluence & Jira), Research & development

Functional Attitudes

  • Business Leadership, Market Leadership, Personal Leadership, Problem solver, Takes initiative, Hard-working, Can do attitude, Innovative thinker, Works well in teams, Works well under pressure, Relishes dynamic/ changing environment, Time management

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Experience in Natural Language Processing
  • Strong statistical & mathematical foundations
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform
  • Expected to stay abreast of new data science developments and to put them into practice

Desired Skills:

  • DATA SCIENCE and CLOUD certifications
  • data science
  • Senior management experience
  • execute the strategic roadmap and create value through delivery of internal and external artificial intelligence solutions and products
  • Define and implement the AI strategy and product roadmap in relation to the TKG strategy
  • Business Leadership
  • Statistical and mathematical foundations
  • Develop machine learning and deep learning competencies

Desired Work Experience:

  • More than 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Honours

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