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