Head of Data Science & Analytics - Cape Town

Placements24; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and performance‑drт

Medical aid

Provident fund

Life insurance

Conferences and training support

Gym membership

Team-building events

Job summary

Placements24 in Cape Town is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to head advanced analytics, drive data-driven product development, and shape the firm’s data strategy from the offices in Cape Town. The role requires building and deploying ML models, guiding a team of data scientists, and partnering with business leaders.

You will lead governance, ensure data quality, communicate insights to executives, stay current with ML innovations, and help define the analytics roadmap while delivering high-impact

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's in a quantitative field related to data science.
• 8+ years leading analytics projects.
• Experience mentoring data science teams.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of ML models for predictive analytics.
• Mentor and manage a data science team.
• Collaborate with business leaders to drive value from data.
• Establish data governance standards and best practices.
• Oversee end-to-end DS project lifecycle from problem to deployment.
• Present findings to executives and non-technical audiences.
• Stay updated on DS/AI advances and assess applicability.
• Contribute to data analytics roadmap and strategy.

Skills

Python

R

Machine learning

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Experiment design

Education

MSc/PhD in Data Science / CS / Statistics / Math

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Spark

Hadoop

SQL

Job description

Placements24 in Cape Town is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to head advanced analytics, drive data-driven product development, and shape the firm’s data strategy from the offices in Cape Town. The role requires building and deploying ML models, guiding a team of data scientists, and partnering with business leaders.

You will lead governance, ensure data quality, communicate insights to executives, stay current with ML innovations, and help define the analytics roadmap while delivering high-impact