Associate Vice President - Data Scientist - IIT (3-8 yrs)

AVP - Data Scientist

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive analytics maturity and value extraction across the organization

- Frame and aligns the analytics vision & strategy to the business strategy

- Define, design and manage the roadmap for data strategy along with C-level stakeholders

- Take accountability for executing the data initiatives within the business

- Hire, train and be a motivating mentor to the team

Qualification/knowledge/skills/experience:

- 3 to 6 years in an analytics role having managed a team of at least 4-5 people

- A top engineering college like an IIT or a degree in statistics from a premier institution

- Hands on experience with data analytics tools like SQL, and Python needed

- Understanding of ML model building, data mining, time series forecasting, text analytics

- Analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions

- Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects (work prioritization, planning and task delegation);

- History of teamwork and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.

- Experience in the payments space would help but not necessary

- Experience with complex problem solving and analysis

- Proven ability to develop new ideas and creative solutions; work successfully in an ambiguous environment

- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal