Cape Town City Centre: Senior Data Scientist

Purpose Statement To deliver the AI strategy to ensure the Bank can compete in a changing landscape where data science is a key future-oriented strategic differentiator. To design and implement predictive models or intelligent algorithms to better understand the drivers of business performance and enable improved management decision-making. Minimum Education: Honours Degree in Data Science Ideal/preferred Education: Masters Degree in Data Scienc Minimum Experience Length of experience required is conditional on the qualifications obtained Masters degree or equivalent in a quantitative discipline or STEM field e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science with focus on Machine Learning, plus 6yrs relevant experience or equivalent Honours Degree or equivalent and relevant technical qualifications, plus 8yrs relevant experience. Experience in data science, machine learning and deployment of developed solutions Business analysis and requirements gathering Reproducible coding experience Working with relational and non-relational databases Experience in at least one ML language Working in cloud environments Ideal Experience Working with multiple teams to deliver predictive models into a production environment Stakeholder management at Executive and senior management level Minimum Knowledge Deep understanding of state of the art and emerging principles and techniques in at least one discipline of data science, e.g., NLP, Deep Learning etc. and can teach to a broad and wide technical audience. Underlying theory and application of machine learning models; able to understand underlying principles and theory and be able to teach others. Familiarity with modern deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow, PyTorch, MXNet, etc). Best practices for data science. Ethical AI design principles Skills Analytical Skills Attention to Detail Communications Skills Problem solving skills Decision making skills Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills Planning, organising and coordination skill Additional Information Clear criminal and credit record Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.