Matrimony.com - Head - Data Science & Data Engineering - IIT/NIT/IIM/ISB/XLRI (15-20 yrs)
Designation Title Vice President - Data Science
Role Head Data Science
Reporting to CEO
Role Summary :
Head DSL will develop and manage a world class team of data scientists that will drive customer engagement and business value by using data and advanced analytics. S/he will act as a thought leader for the use of data to drive critical business strategy and decisions
Key Responsibilities :
- Develop and implement a strategic roadmap to progressively move towards an increasingly data driven organization
- Lead all data related activities to support development of new data science approaches and methodologies to improve operations and business outcomes
- Project management of multiple projects involving different stake holders.
- Partner with Business and Product in design, measurement and feedback loop for continuous improvement
- Support the different business functions in meeting their core metrics by finding impactful business insights
- Mentor and develop a team of data scientists
- Partner with academia and vendors to leverage cutting edge AI/ML solutions for the organizations
Skill and Competencies :
- Expertise in regression and classification models, machine learning techniques, NLP and Optimization techniques.
- Proven competencies in learning new products and services, new markets, new verticals
- Experience in data driven optimization in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Customer Engagement, Fraud risk and Operational risk.
- Experience in python, R or any other programming language for data science
- Experience working with big data and machine learning technologies
- Strong strategic, creative and analytical skills in order to develop and scale plans, strategies and tactics for a business model.
- Develop and mentor a high performing data science team
- Strategic Orientation
- Biz and Financial Acumen
- Analytical thinking
- Problem Solving
Education and Experience - MBA -Business Management from a Tier I management institution or MS/Phd in computer science/ quantitative science. A minimum of 15 years- experience in Data Science / Analytics.
Job Location : Chennai
About Matrimony.com :
Matrimony.com Ltd is India's first pure play Consumer Internet Company to get listed. Its flagship brand BharatMatrimony is the largest and the Most Trusted Matrimony Brand (as per the Brand Trust Report 2014).
The company provides both matchmaking and marriage related services through websites, mobile sites and mobile apps and is also complemented by 130+ company-owned retail outlets. Its flagship matchmaking services are BharatMatrimony, EliteMatrimony and CommunityMatrimony.
With a strong leadership in matchmaking, the company has been expanding into the highly unorganised $55 billion marriage services Industry with WeddingBazaar and Mandap.com services. The goal is to build a billion dollar revenue company and a long lasting institution with a legacy for the generations to come.
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