Senior Deal Data Scientist & Analytics Lead

PwC South Africa; San Jose (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Holiday pay

Vacation

Personal and family sick leave

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Senior Associate in data and analytics to drive deal-related insights using advanced analytics, AI-assisted automation, and scalable data pipelines. You will collaborate with Private Equity deal teams, mentoring junior staff and building client relationships.

The role emphasizes SQL/Python or R, ML/NLP, and cloud data platforms, with a focus on delivering data-driven decisions in fast-paced engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 3 years of experience in the data and technology space

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex problems and provide actionable insights
• Automate repetitive data preparation, cleansing, and reporting tasks using AI-assisted pipelines and low-code/no-code tools
• Leverage data visualization tools and programming languages
• Apply Generative AI tools for rapid data synthesis, drafting, and insight generation across various stages of a deal
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics workflows using platforms such as Databricks to accelerate due diligence, integration, and value creation analytics
• Develop and implement machine learning models for transaction risk assessment, customer churn prediction, synergy estimation, and financial performance forecasting
• Working with Private Equity deal teams to design and execute analytics solutions that drive investment decisions, operational improvements, and portfolio value creation
• Communicate effectively with business stakeholders and technologists
• Mentor and guide junior team members
• Build and nurture meaningful client relationships

Skills

SQL

Python or R

Machine learning

NLP tools

Data storytelling

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Client relationships

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Processing/Analytics/Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Business Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, MIS, Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Azure Synapse Analytics

dbt

Apache Airflow

Power BI

Tableau

OpenAI API

Azure OpenAI

Claude

Google Gemini

AWS SageMaker

Azure ML

Google Vertex AI

Job description

PwC is seeking a Senior Associate in data and analytics to drive deal-related insights using advanced analytics, AI-assisted automation, and scalable data pipelines. You will collaborate with Private Equity deal teams, mentoring junior staff and building client relationships.

The role emphasizes SQL/Python or R, ML/NLP, and cloud data platforms, with a focus on delivering data-driven decisions in fast-paced engagements.