Snr Specialist: Lead Data Scientist (AI)

 

Recruiter:

Kgadi Staffing Solutions

Job Ref:

Snr Specialist: Lead..

Date posted:

Friday, September 17, 2021

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

R1m - R1.2m per annum


SUMMARY:
Responsible to execute the strategic roadmap and create value through delivery of internal and external artificial intelligence solutions and products.

POSITION INFO:

QUALIFICATIONS

Post graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field (NQF level 7); OR a qualified Actuary with data science experience.

A Master''s degree (NQF level 9) will be an advantage

 

EXPERIENCE

7 years of work experience in the field of data science with at least 2 years having been on management/ specialist level.

Experience in ICT/ Telecommunications will be an advantage.

 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Experience in Natural Language Processing.

Strong statistical & mathematical foundations.

Experience with Google Cloud Platform.

Expected to stay abreast of new data science developments and to put them into practice.

 

CORE COMPETENCIES FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE Statistical and mathematical foundations; Data science and analytics frameworks (NLP and Computer Vision); Programming (Python, R, Git, Linux); Cloud computing (GCP preferable); Big Data (Cloudera, Hadoop, Spark)

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS Strategic thinking; Innovative thinking; Communication (written and verbal); Stakeholder management; Planning & organizing (Miro, Confluence & Jira); Research & development

ATTITUDES/ LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES Business Leadership; Market Leadership; Personal Leadership; Problem solver; Takes initiative; Hard working; Can do attitude; Innovative thinker; Works well in teams; Works well under pressure; Relishes dynamic/ changing environment; Time management

MINIMUM PERSON REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED

CERTIFICATION/PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Data science and cloud certifications will be advantageous (GCP, Azure, AWS)

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

- Define and implement the AI strategy and product roadmap in relation to the TKG strategy, and provide input into the broader strategic direction of Telkom Strategic Insights

- Cultivate and manage working relationships with a variety of stakeholders to support the design and delivery of data science projects and solutions

- Develop business cases for new solutions or products, and establish the value for existing projects

- Determine the most appropriate data science tools/ approaches for specific projects

- Execute end to end data science projects and product development processes

- Engage with our data engineering team to ensure any AI products or solutions are managed

- Identify and manage resource requirements including people and systems

- Lead and develop a team of data scientists and provide hands on guidance

- Establish, document and champion data science best practices in the team -

Help Strategic Insights become thought leaders in the areas of data science and artificial intelligence

- Stay abreast of new developments and solutions in the market to ensure we don''t fall behind

- Contribute to our agile way of work and our innovation culture

- Consistent documentation of all implemented systems and processes



 

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