Director Data Science (m/f/d)

Looking for an innovative, agile work environment where you can have an impact on big-name companies and startups? Join Elevate - Simon Kucher's service line for digital consulting projects. Be part of a dynamic team delivering digital growth by combining specialist knowledge in tech and data with creativity to deliver end-to-end projects with proven impact across industries.
Help businesses make informed decisions and drive growth by transforming raw data into actionable insights. Ready to boost your personal development in data science, analytics, and AI? Become a pioneer of the digital transformation and support us as a Director Data Science.

What makes us special:

• Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with a startup feel
• Add to your experience with our projects that focus on growth, have a positive impact, and truly matter
• Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by our entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity
• Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit
• Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning)
• Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degree feedback)
• Enjoy our benefits, such as corporate discounts, wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace, yearly fitness budget), mobility allowance, etc.
• Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided
• See another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly anticipated World Meeting and Holiday Party

How you will create an impact:

• You use your expertise to advise and support our customers from different industries in developing artificial-intelligence-driven products.
• You take charge of multiple end-to-end data science projects and their respective project teams, ensuring on-time delivery of deliverables.
• You independently tackle complex problems, formulate innovative solutions, and present well-founded recommendations to our clients.
• You cultivate and maintain robust client relationships, gaining a deep understanding of their distinct needs and delivering customized solutions.
• You promote the benefits, use cases, and impact of machine learning and AI both internally to senior leadership and externally to our clients.
• In serving as the data science expert on highly innovative and analytical project opportunities, your contribution to business development is significant.
• You act as a mentor to team members, offering constructive feedback to nurture their professional development.
• You actively engage in activities outside of your project work to help build a brand for Simon-Kucher in the analytics community, e.g., accepting invitations to be a guest speaker, contributing through articles, blog posts, and other forms of thought leadership.
• You put your attention to detail to good use by conducting research and observing changes in the advanced analytics market.

Your profile:

• You possess a minimum of 6 years of extensive consulting or industry experience working in data science.
• You exhibit strong entrepreneurial thinking and a well-established network, coupled with exceptional communication and presentation skills, including addressing large audiences.
• You showcase a track record of effectively leading strategic projects, managing diverse teams and stakeholders, resulting in successful outcomes.
• You combine robust analytical and conceptual abilities with a keen eye for detail, reflecting a conscientious and dynamic approach.
• In a programming language of your choice (e.g., Python, R), you can demonstrate your skills in modeling.
• Your proficiency in selecting and applying AI and ML methods such as Random Forest, Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, etc., sets you apart.
• You have knowledge of the most common cloud-based machine learning engines.
• You hold an exceptional university degree and are proficient in both business English and German.

Have we sparked your interest? If you'd like to support our team with your expertise, experience, and commitment, we are looking forward to receiving your application!

Simon-Kucher
is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30 countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy - product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales - based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 37 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world's leading pricing and growth specialist.

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone - our people, our clients and, of course, our business.

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Your personal contact:
Anamaria Bumbulut
Schubertring 14, Top 5. OG, 1010 Vienna
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