Senior Data Scientist - Lead Data Projects & Analytics

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a seasoned data science professional to lead cross-domain analytics initiatives. You will collaborate with IT and business units to scope opportunities, drive data-driven decisions, and manage projects with KPI tracking across multiple functions.

The role requires five+ years of hands-on data science project experience, applying ML to finance, manufacturing, marketing, and logistics, with strong communication of governance principles.

Qualifications

• At least five years of relevant project experience.
• Experience applying data science techniques (including machine learning) to business functions.
• Experience across multiple domains such as Finance, Manufacturing, Sales & Distribution, Transportation, Customer Journey Analytics, Marketing Analytics, e-Commerce, process control.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across the business to understand IT and business constraints
• Identify data-driven business opportunities
• Manage data science projects and KPIs for success
• Communicate data management and governance principles

Skills

Machine Learning

Data Science

Cross-domain experience

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Data Science

Operations Research

Statistics

Applied Mathematics

Related quantitative field

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a seasoned data science professional to lead cross-domain analytics initiatives. You will collaborate with IT and business units to scope opportunities, drive data-driven decisions, and manage projects with KPI tracking across multiple functions.

The role requires five+ years of hands-on data science project experience, applying ML to finance, manufacturing, marketing, and logistics, with strong communication of governance principles.