Senior Data Scientist — AI for Sustainable Transport

Volvo Group; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 111,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Generous PTO

Retirement matching

Professional development

Work-life programs

Safe workplace

Job summary

Volvo Group in Greensboro, NC seeks an AI/ML leader to drive the end-to-end development of AI products, translate business problems into measurable initiatives, and partner with data engineers to ensure robust data pipelines and governance. You will mentor data scientists, set quality standards, and influence strategic decisions while aligning with VFS priorities.

The role emphasizes Responsible AI, model governance, and delivering high‑impact solutions across Finance, Credit, Operations, Legal,

Qualifications

• Experience translating complex business problems into structured analytical and AI solutions.
• Overall information technology experience of a minimum of 5 years
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, analytics, statistics or equivalent preferred
• Expertise in end-to-end AI product development, from data preparation to production.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, engaging leaders across business functions.
• Proficiency with modern ML/AI frameworks and advanced statistical modeling techniques
• Ability to communicate with team members and guide technical problem solving with clarity
• Skill in collaborating with data team members to design scalable data pipelines
• Strength in communicating technical insights through compelling visualization and storytelling
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and independently driving high‑impact initiatives
• Cross‑functional collaboration skills for translating functional needs into technical requirements
• Ability to influence technical and strategic decisions across teams and domains
• Continuous learning mindset to stay current with evolving AI platforms, tools and methods

Responsibilities

• Own the discovery, scoping, and delivery of AI/ML solutions that measurably improve outcomes in VFS business functions.
• Translate open-ended business problems into structured problem statements, success metrics, and prioritized backlogs.
• Partner with data engineers and data operations to design and secure data pipelines and access for AI products.
• Define model architecture and evaluation strategies to productionize models with monitoring, drift detection, and CI/MLOps guardrails aligned with Group AI architecture and governance practices.
• Establish and track business level KPIs and model-level KPIs to ensure sustained value realization.
• Act as a bridge between business and technology.
• Mentor and direct data science team, setting coding standards, review analyses, unblock delivery, and coach on stakeholder engagement.
• Model best practices in research, reproducibility, and documentation.

Skills

AI product development

Stakeholder management

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem translation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Analytics

Tools

ML frameworks

Data pipelines

Job description

Volvo Group in Greensboro, NC seeks an AI/ML leader to drive the end-to-end development of AI products, translate business problems into measurable initiatives, and partner with data engineers to ensure robust data pipelines and governance. You will mentor data scientists, set quality standards, and influence strategic decisions while aligning with VFS priorities.

The role emphasizes Responsible AI, model governance, and delivering high‑impact solutions across Finance, Credit, Operations, Legal,