Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Lead Data Scientist to manage and drive advanced AI initiatives, deliver impactful solutions, and guide a high-performing team working across industries such as BFSI, Retail, Telecom, Manufacturing, Automotive, FMCG, Healthcare, and Pharma.
🔹 Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor teams of Data Scientists / Analysts delivering ML, NLP, and Gen AI solutions
- Drive AI strategy and innovation aligned with business objectives and client outcomes
- Work directly with senior leadership and client stakeholders to shape solution design
- Architect and review models including:
- Time Series Forecasting
- Regression / Classification
- Clustering & Segmentation
- Marketing Mix & Pricing Analytics
- Recommendation Systems
- GenAI-powered solutions (LLMs, Chatbots, RAG, Agentic AI)
- Oversee production-grade AI deployment on cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)
- Manage project lifecycle end-to-end including discovery, development, testing, deployment, and performance monitoring
- Present technical insights to business and executive audiences with clarity and confidence
- Support RFPs, IP development, reusable accelerators, and internal initiatives
🎓 Desired Qualifications
- 5–10 years of experience in Data Science / ML / Gen AI, with at least 2+ years leading teams
- Strong expertise in:
- Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP
- LLMs, TensorFlow / PyTorch
- Python and associated data science ecosystem
- Cloud-native AI systems (Azure / GCP / AWS)
- Experience building business-centric solutions like:
- Customer Value Management
- Sales Spend Optimization
- Demand Forecasting
- Next-Best Recommendation Engines
- Demonstrated ability to align AI roadmaps with business KPIs and ROI
- Excellent presentation, storytelling, and communication skills
- Proven success in innovation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management