Key Responsibilities:
(A) Leadership and Management:
- Lead and manage a team of data scientists AI specialists data engineers & BI developers
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment
- Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities to team members
- Orchestrate CLevel initiatives and make sure all strategic initiatives are aligned and coordinated
- Regularly reviews progress and performance expectations with leadership teams across the organization providing expectations performance planning feedback training & development and performance discussions.
- Plan and execute country roll out and implementation of strategic initiatives
- Mentors Coaches and trains employees at various levels throughout the company.
- Lead by example in NewWaysofWorking in line with Metro guiding principles
(B) Strategic Planning:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive data and AI strategy aligned with the companys objectives
- Identify opportunities for leveraging data and AI to drive business value
- Define and implement a strategic roadmap for the CoE aligning with the organizations goals and objectives to maximize the impact of data and AI
- Establish a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data and AI to drive best practices foster innovation and ensure the highest standards of quality across all data and AI initiatives
- Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate data and AI initiatives into the overall business strategy
- Collaborate with Leadership at global Metro AG sites conduct workshops to identify critical to business problems and convert them into projects
(C) Project Management
- End to end accountability from concept design of a business transformation (Data and AI Projects) to implementation
- Ensure projects are delivered on time within scope and within budget
- Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure effective communication throughout the project lifecycle
(D) Technical Expertise
- Stay current with the latest advancements in data science and AI technologies
- Provide technical guidance and support to the team
- Evaluate and implement new tools technologies and methodologies to enhance data and AI capabilities
(E) Data Governance and Compliance
- Establish and enforce data governance policies and best practices
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards
- Promote data quality and integrity across the organization
Qualifications :
1. Experience:
- 14 years of experience in data science artificial intelligence or related fields
- Proven experience in managing and leading data and AI teams
- Demonstrated success in delivering complex data and AI projects
2. Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python R and SQL
- Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow PyTorch or similar
- Strong understanding of data warehousing ETL processes and big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop Spark)
- Strong understanding of cloud platform and org level implementation expertise
3. Soft Skills:
- Excellent leadership communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities
- Ability to work effectively in a fastpaced and dynamic environment
4. Educational Qualification
- Minimum Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Computer Science Data Science or a related discipline is preferred
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime