Innovative Data Science Manager, Product & Engineering

Mover Systems ApS; København; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mover Systems is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team of data scientists and engineers in Copenhagen. You will architect, deploy and operationalize ML models that power our route planning and logistics platform, guiding the team to deliver scalable solutions used by thousands of drivers daily.

We value strong technical leadership, hands-on coding in Python/SQL, and the ability to translate complex problems into well-scoped ML workstreams, while mentoring teammates and shaping the data

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, mathematics, physics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field
• 8+ years of experience in data science or applied machine learning, with 3+ years in a people management role
• Proven track record of leading, mentoring and managing other data scientists and/or engineers
• Knowledge of Computer Science and Machine Learning fundamentals, including training/inference lifecycles, and optimization techniques. You have a large tool‑box
• Practical skill and experience applying your knowledge to messy, real‑world problems
• Comfort switching between hands‑on technical work and people leadership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Genuine curiosity about customers and product
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and SQL, and preferably familiarity with airflow, docker, duckdb, dbt, spark, mlflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Data Scientists and Software Engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, scientific rigor, and operational excellence
• Define the data science roadmap, and help decide where the team can create the most value for the product and our customers
• Dive deep into the work as a player‑coach to guide hard technical calls and unblock the team
• Drive architecture decisions including model selection, feature engineering from product catalogs, and evaluation metric frameworks
• Translate ambiguous customer problems into well‑scoped data science and ML workstreams
• Establish and monitor classification metrics, model performance KPIs, and production health dashboards to ensure continuous improvement
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to non‑technical customers, stakeholders and leadership
• Mentor and develop team members through career coaching, technical guidance, and structured growth plans
• Drive operational rigor ensuring zero‑disruption deployments, data quality standards, and robust experimentation practices

Skills

Python

SQL

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Machine Learning

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in CS/Math/Physics/Statistics/ML

Tools

airflow

docker

duckdb

dbt

spark

mlflow

Job description

Mover Systems is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead a team of data scientists and engineers in Copenhagen. You will architect, deploy and operationalize ML models that power our route planning and logistics platform, guiding the team to deliver scalable solutions used by thousands of drivers daily.

We value strong technical leadership, hands-on coding in Python/SQL, and the ability to translate complex problems into well-scoped ML workstreams, while mentoring teammates and shaping the data