Lead Data Scientist

Global Excel Management Inc; Sherbrooke; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational technology firm in Sherbrooke seeks a Lead Data Scientist to oversee AI initiatives, aligning architectures with business strategies. The ideal candidate has 7-10 years of relevant experience, a strong background in AI solution design, and is bilingual in English and French. This position offers competitive compensation, a performance bonus, and benefits within a supportive global framework.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in AI-focused roles.
• Proven track record in enterprise AI/ML solution design.
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and validation of AI solutions.
• Translate requirements into architectural plans.
• Mentor data scientists on AI initiatives.

Skills

AI solution design

Team management

Agile methodologies

Bilingual English/French

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science

Tools

Dataiku

Snowflake

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about Artificial Intelligence? Do you want to work in a multilingual, dynamic, and friendly environment that fosters personal and professional growth? We would love to meet you!

As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be responsible for ensuring that all AI initiatives align with enterprise architecture standards, business strategy, and regulatory requirements. Operating within a SAFe Agile framework, you will provide deep architectural expertise, facilitate platform delivery, and support business value realization.

What does your typical day look like?

• Lead the end-to-end design and validation of AI solutions, whether developed in-house or by third-party vendors, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business needs;
• Develop and operationalize an Agentic Framework for AI use cases to support modular, composable, and autonomous workflows;
• Translate business, functional, and non-functional requirements into architectural blueprints and actionable plans;
• Provide technical mentorship and architectural guidance to data scientists and engineers working on AI initiatives;
• Promote architectural thinking, best practices, and code quality across cross-functional AI efforts;
• Define integration patterns, orchestration workflows, and MLOps practices to support seamless deployment of AI workloads across cloud-native and containerized environments;
• Support Agile Release Trains and development teams by translating architectural strategies into features, enablers, and spikes.

What skills and training do you need?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field;
• 7–10 years of progressive experience in AI-focused roles, including architecture, machine learning solution design, and deployment at scale;
• Proven experience designing and implementing AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments, emphasizing modular, reusable architectures;
• Hands-on experience with AI platforms and orchestration tools such as Dataiku and Snowflake;
• Familiarity with containerized environments, model lifecycle management, and MLOps best practices;
• Experience managing and guiding a team of data scientists;
• Strong background in integrating third-party AI products and services;
• Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies in fast-paced environments;
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Dataiku DSS, Snowflake SnowPro, Azure AI Engineer, MLOps tools) are advantageous;
• Bilingual in English (required) and French (asset) for global and regional collaboration.

When you apply:

If you need assistance or accommodations during our recruitment process, please notify Human Resources so we can review and support your needs.

We offer:

• A position within a global company committed to your professional future;
• Competitive compensation including base salary, performance bonus, and benefits;
• Contact your local HR for more details about benefits in your region.

For more about our company and to experience the Global Excel life, visit our Facebook page and website.

Software Powered by iCIMS