Data Science Lead

Our story

At Alight we believe a companys success starts with its people. At our core we Champion People help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to Be Alight.

Our Values:

Champion People be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight act with integrity be real and empower others.

Its why were so driven to connect passion with purpose. Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health wealth wellbeing absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package continuing education and training and tremendous potential with a growing global organization Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

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Role

We are seeking a visionary and technically skilled Data Science Lead to drive advanced analytics initiatives across Commercial Financial and HR domains. This role combines hands-on modeling expertise with strategic leadership to unlock insights guide data-driven decisions and mentor a growing team of data scientists. You will work closely with business stakeholders data engineers and BI teams to deliver scalable solutions that improve forecasting performance measurement and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data science roadmap aligned with business goals and transformation initiatives.
• Lead and mentor a team of data scientists fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify high-impact opportunities for predictive modelling optimization and machine learning.

• Design and implement statistical models machine learning algorithms and AI solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of model developmentfrom data exploration and feature engineering to validation and deployment.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure robust data pipelines model scalability and production readiness.

• Ensure models are built on clean reliable and well-governed data.
• Establish best practices for model documentation versioning and performance monitoring.
• Promote ethical AI use and compliance with data privacy and regulatory standards.
• Work with stakeholders across Finance Commercial HR and IT to translate business needs into analytical solutions.
• Support BI teams in integrating model outputs into dashboards and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI Quick Sight/Suite Tableau).
• Report the data inconsistencies and collaborate with data owners to bridge the gap.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Data Science Statistics Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in data science with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven expertise in:

Machine learning frameworks (e.g. scikit-learn XGBoost TensorFlow PyTorch)

Programming languages (Python R SQL)

Expertise in Sagemaker Studio or Sagemaker AI platforms

Data visualization tools (Power BI Quick Sight/ Suite Tableau)

Cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP)

Big data technologies (PySpark Spark Hadoop) is a plus

Model deployment and MLOps practices

• Strong understanding of data architecture governance and security protocols.
• Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and project management skills.

Alight requires all virtual interviews to be conducted on video.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind body wallet and life because its important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options wellbeing and support programs retirement vacation and sick leave maternity paternity & adoption leave continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight you understand that should you be made an offer it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alights employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation education verification employment verification and criminal check search against global sanctions and government watch lists credit check and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued respected and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger more innovative and more successful.

At Alight we welcome and embrace all individuals regardless of their background and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring reasonable accommodation is needed please contact.

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex race color religion creed national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy marital or domestic partner status citizenship military or veteran status sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal state or local addition we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs practices and observances unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note this job description does not restrict managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package continuing education & training and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package continuing education & training and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.