Vice President - Data Science - IT

Job Description :

- Technical Guidance : You will provide technical leadership to the team, this requires that you have the technical depth to make complex design decisions and the hands-on ability to lead by example.

- Execution and Delivery : You will be expected to instill and follow good software development practices and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.

- Team management : You will be responsible for hiring and mentoring your team; helping individuals grow in their careers, having a constant dialogue about their aspirations and sharing prompt, clear and actionable feedback about performance.

- Collaboration : Collaborating closely with others in the organization to ensure that the products we build will delight our customers; this includes working closely with product managers, designers, engineering leaders, and stakeholders in other departments.

- Leadership : As a company growing at high speed, you will be expected to lead the team through uncertainties and changes in scale and organization. Often, requirements will be fuzzy, and you will be expected to bring clarity to such situations.

Desired Skills and Requirements :

- Leadership skills : Relevant MS/ PhD (CS/EE/Math/Stat/etc) and 20-25 years of total experience.

- Strong expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning and Analytics, backed by demonstrable experience of building data-driven solutions for solving complex business problems.

- Critical thinking and fundamental approach in problem solving.

- Execution ability : Focus on delivering products in a timely manner with high quality.

- Familiarity with multiple software development practices and tools, and the proven ability to adapt, champion and institute good practices and tools.

- Understanding of Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer vision techniques, Transformers, Transfer Learning, Graph Learning, etc.