Data Science Manager – Logistics Operations

We are looking for a Data Science Manager to lead technical engagements with multiple business units and manage a team of Data Scientists. The ideal candidate will have experience with leading technical Data Science developments, influencing senior stakeholders, and coaching/mentoring others.

Requirements

• Owning technical domain and leading technical engagements with multiple business units
• Line managing Data Scientists and mentoring/coaching the wider team
• Helping define strategic direction of the team
• Translating ambiguous business challenges into data science problems and applications
• Managing, guiding and mentoring the team in their daily work
• Communicating complex solutions to non-experts
• Working end-to-end on Data Science developments
• Scientifically analysing and evaluating the effectiveness of different approaches
• Building mathematical models on top of big data architectures
• Promoting data science across Tesco and the external Data Science community
• Specialist knowledge of a technical Data Science domain (Operations Research and Simulations, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Forecasting, NLP, Statistics)
• Experience with different programming languages (Java, Python, Scala, Go)
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders on technical topics
• Experience of leading highly technical Data Science developments involving multiple stakeholders
• Experience of coaching/mentoring others in technical approaches
• Experience of partnering with technology teams to productionize developments and roll out at scale

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance