Lead Data Scientist - Cape Town - Extremely ATTRACTIVE PA

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

Introduction

Data is only useful if it tells a story. Were looking for a Lead Data Scientist who can cut through the noise translate numbers into strategy and build machine learning solutions that land in production not just theory.

If you love the thrill of optimising models scaling AI across millions of users and getting your hands dirty with everything from Python to XGBoost then this ones for you.

Duties & Responsibilities

What youll be doing:

Designing and deploying ML solutions that dont just sit in a sandbox but make a real impact in a live business environment.
Leading mentoring and growing a team of data scientists and analysts.
Partnering with senior stakeholders and executives to transform complex business problems into data-driven solutions.
Driving best practices in reproducible coding data ethics and compliance in the financial services space.
Working with cutting-edge tools and cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) to deliver scalable production-ready solutions.

What youll need in your toolkit:

Honours degree in Data Science (Masters or PhD gets you bonus points).
Track record of delivering real-world ML/AI solutions.
Deep knowledge of Python/R SQL and NoSQL databases.
Strong exposure to cloud computing and data pipelines.
Experience leading teams influencing at exec level and managing cross-functional projects.
A passion for mentoring sharing knowledge and building a learning culture.

Why this role rocks:

Youll be in a business that takes data science seriously not as a buzzword but as the core driver of how they deliver value to clients. Expect big data big impact and big opportunities to shape the future of how banking is done in South Africa.

Reference Number for this role is GZ60795. This is a contract role based in Cape Town offering a cost-to-company salary of Extremely ATTRACTIVE PA

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IntroductionData is only useful if it tells a story. Were looking for a Lead Data Scientist who can cut through the noise translate numbers into strategy and build machine learning solutions that land in production not just theory.If you love the thrill of optimising models scaling AI across millio...