Data Science Team Manager

ING; Fatih; Hybrid; TRY 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome 14 days leave

Private health insurance

Meal card

Remote work opportunities (Aug)

Job summary

ING Hubs Türkiye seeks a Chapter Lead for Advanced Analytics who will build and manage a high-impact, diverse DS chapter while contributing hands-on to delivery. You will oversee capacity planning, align with Product/Tribe Leads, coach talent, and ensure delivery excellence in data science projects.

Ideal candidates bring a strong background in analytics, agile leadership, and English proficiency, with a proven track record in retail analytics and backlogs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical/business field (mathematics, engineering, computer science, econometrics or likewise)
• Management experience in an Agile organization; matrix setup experience is a plus
• Strong analytic skills
• Experience as a data scientist in retail domain
• Experience/ knowledge of the business of the Tribe you work in
• Proven track record in analytics, backlog management and resource planning
• Ability to lead teams of experts in a complex, dynamic environment
• Empower teams to achieve optimum results
• Passionate about developing teams and continuous improvement
• Excellent level of English and Python/Spark
• Agile/Scrum experience

Responsibilities

• Develop a view on the future of the DS capability and drive ongoing development of your chapter members
• Coordinate with other Chapter Leads to align capabilities and capacity
• Allocate chapter capacity for global backlog delivery with Tribe Lead and Product Lead
• Lead and develop your chapter to meet career and organizational goals and drive engagement
• Contribute hands-on data scientist work to project delivery
• Manage multiple retail DS projects in lending, personalization and pricing
• Advise on craftmanship development needs for Data Science
• Manage performance of a diverse team and set objectives
• Collaborate on global backlog deliveries
• Lead talent acquisition and interviews when needed

Skills

Management experience

Analytics

Data science

Backlog management

Resource planning

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical/business field

Tools

Python

Spark

Job description

Think Forward! Our goal is to help people advance in life and business. We are a well-established brand with strong financials, global reach, and omni-channel strategies. If you value innovation, agile principles balanced with compliance and quality, reliable service, and a practical work approach, this is the place for you.

ING Analytics is a new unit responsible for realizing this vision for ING, differentiating ING as a leader in data-driven organization, within the banking sector and beyond. The team consists of a number of Global Analytics Centre of Excellences around the bank’s key capabilities (such as Pricing, Risk Management, Financial Crime, Customer Intelligence and People Analytics.) as well as strong coordination areas around data management, technology, customer journey, UX, as well as external partnerships.

About the Role

As a Chapter Lead you have a dual role. You build a strong-identity team that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals, actively perform the people management of your chapter members and further develop and safeguard their knowledge and craftsmanship, in this instance for Advanced Analytics. On the other hand, you are spending the majority of your time working together with your team as a contributor on the delivery as well. As a Chapter Lead you have the complete overview and insight on the capabilities, expertise and experience of your chapter members and you will be responsible to decide on allocation of your chapter members capacity for the global backlog delivery demand coming from the Product Lead and Tribe Lead.

What You’ll Do

• Together with the Tribe Lead and Product Lead develop a view on the future of the DS capability craftsmanship and drive continues development of your chapter members
• Working closely together with the other Chapter Leads to discuss and align on required capabilities and capacity across chapters for delivery
• Together with the Tribe Lead, Product Lead and other People Leads, decide on the allocation of capacity of your chapter members for the delivery of the global priorities
• Steer and develop your chapter members to meet both their career goals and the organisation’s goals, driving engagement and results via inspiring leadership.
• Contribute to the success of the projects you are assigned to by doing hands‑on data scientist work.
• Hands‑on and multiple retail DS project management in lending, personalization and pricing domains
• Act as an expert on the craftmanship development needs for Data Science
• Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project / account team members and hold them accountable for achieving these
• Work with your colleagues on the (global) backlog deliveries
• Attract and retain the best talents, leading interviews when needed for your chapter

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical/business field (mathematics, engineering, computer science, econometrics or likewise)
• Management experience in an Agile organization. Management experience in a matrix set up is a plus.
• Strong analytic skills.
• Experience as a data scientist in retail domain.
• Experience/ knowledge of the business of the Tribe you work in
• A proven track record in analytics, backlog management and resource planning
• Ability to lead teams of experts working in a highly complex and dynamic environment promoting awareness in others
• Achieve optimum results by empowering teams
• Passionate about developing teams to achieve craftmanship and personal development.
• A mindset that focusses on continuous improvement.
• Excellent level of python and spark
• Excellent level of English
• Agile/Scrum experience

Equal Opportunity

Don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t let that hold you back. Studies show many talented professionals hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you’re excited about this role and believe you can make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer at ING Hubs Türkiye

At ING Hubs Türkiye, we believe that your work should be fulfilling in every way. We pay attention to even the smallest details to ensure that your experience is rewarding.

Be Yourself, Be an ING’er

• Welcome Leave: Enjoy 14 days of welcome leave, even in your first year
• Career Opportunities: Self‑driven career paths and international opportunities
• Personal Growth: Challenging work and continuous development
• Dynamic Environment: Informal, vibrant, and collaborative culture
• Innovation Culture: Explore and apply PACE methodology
• Global Exposure: Participate in international projects and communities
• Communication & Celebrations: Various communication activities and celebrations
• Health Care: Comprehensive private health insurance for you and your family
• Private Pension Plan
• Meal Card
• Transportation Allowance
• MultiSport Membership
• English Language Development Support
• Remote working opportunities throughout August

About ING

With 65,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business.

Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues?

Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING.

About ING Hubs

Following ING’s strategic ambition to deliver a superior experience to its customers worldwide, the hubs network contributes to fostering efficiency and digitalization across ING. Providing concentrated expertise along with scalable and sustainable solutions, the hubs focus on straight‑through processing, delivering automated services like software development, data management and retail operations.

Present in Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Philippines, Türkiye and Spain, ING Hubs employ more than 13,000 professionals in domains such as software development, data management, operations and non‑financial risk.

Discover ING Hubs Türkiye

ING Hubs Türkiye is looking for talents to join an international network of professionals. Building on an existing framework and shared mission, our up‑and‑coming team will bring its unique personality and skills set to provide borderless services with bank‑wide capabilities.

We value strong work ethics, knowledge sharing and flexibility in our way of working – it is both our promise to you and what we look for in new colleagues.

Let’s meet!