Analytics Manager

API Holdings; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,200,000 - 7,200,000; Full time

Job summary

API Holdings is seeking an experienced Analytics & Data Science leader to drive data-led decision-making across Growth, Product and Engineering. You will blend business partnering, team leadership, and hands-on analytics to deliver measurable business impact.

You will mentor 4–6 analysts and data scientists, guide advanced analytics including NLP, forecasting and recommendation systems, and build scalable data pipelines and dashboards using Python, SQL and modern BI tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science, or quantitative field, incl 2+ years in team leadership/people mgmt
• Strong expertise in Python, SQL, statistics, and machine learning
• Hands-on with ML libraries such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch/TensorFlow
• Understanding of hypothesis testing, regression, ML algorithms, and experimentation
• Proven experience delivering production analytics/ML solutions with measurable business impact
• Experience managing and developing teams of 5+ members
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business and product leaders to identify opportunities where data can drive growth and outcomes
• Translate complex business problems into analytics roadmaps with clear objectives, metrics, and ROI
• Lead and mentor a team of 4–6 analysts and data scientists
• Drive advanced analytics and ML solutions across regression, classification, forecasting, recommendation systems, NLP, and causal inference
• Oversee end-to-end analytics solutions from data preparation and modelling to validation and deployment
• Hands‑on with Python and SQL for complex analysis, data wrangling, and ML modelling
• Build scalable data pipelines, models, and dashboards using modern analytics and BI tools
• Ensure data quality, model validation, monitoring, documentation, and analytics best practices
• Promote experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven decision-making

Skills

Team leadership

Python

SQL

Statistics

Machine learning

Experimentation

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Data Science/Analytics

Tools

scikit-learn

XGBoost

PyTorch

TensorFlow

BigQuery

Snowflake

Airflow

dbt

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Senior Manager / Lead – Analytics & Data Science

Location: Navi Mumbai - Turbhe

Experience: 5+ Years

Team Size: 4–6 Members

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Analytics & Data Science leader to drive data-led decision-making across Growth, Product, and Engineering. The role combines business partnering, team leadership, advanced analytics, and hands‑on technical expertise to deliver measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior business and product leaders to identify opportunities where data can drive growth and business outcomes.
• Translate complex business problems into analytics roadmaps with clear objectives, metrics, and ROI.
• Lead and mentor a team of 4–6 analysts and data scientists, managing performance, development, and project priorities.
• Drive advanced analytics and ML solutions across areas such as regression, classification, forecasting, recommendation systems, NLP, and causal inference.
• Oversee end-to-end analytics solutions, from data preparation and modelling to validation and production deployment.
• Work hands‑on with Python and SQL for complex analysis, data wrangling, and ML modelling.
• Build scalable data pipelines, models, and executive dashboards using modern analytics and BI tools.
• Ensure strong standards for data quality, model validation, monitoring, documentation, and analytics best practices.
• Promote experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven decision-making across business teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field, including 2+ years in team leadership/people management.
• Strong expertise in Python, SQL, statistics, and machine learning.
• Hands‑on experience with ML libraries such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch/TensorFlow.
• Strong understanding of hypothesis testing, regression, ML algorithms, and experimentation.
• Proven experience delivering production analytics/ML solutions with measurable business impact.
• Experience managing and developing teams of 5+ members.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to present complex insights to senior leadership.

Good to Have

• Experience with BigQuery, Snowflake/Redshift, Airflow, dbt, Tableau, Power BI, or Metabase.
• Knowledge of causal inference and experimentation frameworks.
• Experience in B2C, e-commerce, or consumer technology.
• Exposure to Generative AI, LLMs, MLOps, or AutoML.
• Master's degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, or a related field.

Why Join Us?

• Drive the analytics strategy and directly influence business outcomes.
• Lead and grow a high-performing analytics and data science team.
• Work at the intersection of advanced technology, analytics, and strategic business leadership.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

If you are passionate about using data and AI to solve high-impact business problems and enjoy building high-performing teams, we would love to hear from you.