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Job Location drjobs

Sandton - South Africa

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Lead Data and AI Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and Inspire
  • Drive the vision execution and continuous improvement of the companys data and AI team.
  • Mentor a high-performing team instilling best practices and innovative thinking.
  • Align projects with business strategy and deliver outcomes that matter.
Engineer & Innovate
  • Design robust scalable data pipelines and integrate diverse data sources.
  • Champion best-in-class data governance quality and architecture standards.
  • Partner with product and engineering to create data-driven solutions for real-world challenges.
Drive Generative AI Strategy
  • Shape the companys roadmap for generative AI.
  • Build and prototype cutting-edge AI tools that support both clients and internal teams.
  • Advocate for ethical impactful AI across the organisation.
Communicate with Impact
  • Deliver insights through interactive dashboards and automated reports.
  • Present strategic data narratives to executives and stakeholders.
  • Foster data literacy company-wide through training and knowledge sharing.
What Were Looking For
  • A degree in a STEM field (BSc BEng or higher).
  • Hands-on experience in Python SQL and modern AI/ML frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud platforms especially AWS.
  • Expertise in building and scaling data architectures and pipelines using Airflow.
  • Proficiency in Power BI for creating and managing data visualisations and dashboards.
  • Solid understanding and experience with MySQL database management and querying.
  • Leadership skills that inspire collaboration innovation and ownership.
  • A natural mentor and team builder.
  • Clear confident communicator with executives and engineers alike.
  • Highly organised but adaptable you thrive in a fast-moving purpose-driven environment.

Employment Type

Full Time

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