Lead Data Scientist, People Analytics & Insights

Data Analytics; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Grab is seeking a Lead Data Scientist for the People Science team within the Office of Organisational Capabilities. The role focuses on shifting from descriptive analytics to predictive insight, designing new data sources and self‑service tools for managers and leaders, and partnering with the PDW to scale data access and quality.

The candidate will own end‑to‑end delivery across people analytics, building predictive models and insight frameworks, and shaping data‑driven interventions with

Responsibilities

• Delivering predictive and forward‑looking insight
• Transform complex, multi‑source people datasets into clear, decision‑ready narratives for senior stakeholders
• Design and measure the impact of data‑ and science‑backed behavioural interventions
• Build and maintain People metrics, scorecards, and dashboards for end‑to‑end employee lifecycle
• Design and ship self‑service tools and workflows with internal platforms such as Valet and Cortana
• Identify gaps in data and design new collection mechanisms to fill them
• Partner with the People Data Warehouse (PDW) team to improve data access at scale
• Apply a structured consultative approach to People problems and deliver measurable impact

Job description

Grab is seeking a Lead Data Scientist for the People Science team within the Office of Organisational Capabilities. The role focuses on shifting from descriptive analytics to predictive insight, designing new data sources and self‑service tools for managers and leaders, and partnering with the PDW to scale data access and quality.

The candidate will own end‑to‑end delivery across people analytics, building predictive models and insight frameworks, and shaping data‑driven interventions with