Deloitte Consulting - Mid-Level Data Scientist Jobs in South Africa

Deloitte Consulting - Mid-Level Data Scientist Jobs in South Africa

Main Purpose of Job

Management of Practical Data Science (including MLOps, AI, machine learning, statistics) and delivery teams providing business value to our clients through advanced analytics. Responsible for algorithm and model development and deployment of models in business according to project delivery requirements.

Strategic Impact

Supports the Senior Manager on delivery of designated engagement / project, managing the implementation of the agreed deliverables

Tracks outputs against Service Level Agreement and reports to Senior Manager on any unforeseen issues arising

Seeks to identify additional sales opportunities in client business

Assists in the preparation of proposals/tenders and presentations on request

Is a support resource in planning of sales presentations and client negotiation teams for new and retained business

Develops market network in business and builds relationships that generate leads

Builds relationships across Deloitte service lines to understand broader offerings and seeks opportunities for cross-selling

Generates innovative solutions on projects / engagements in collaboration with team members to enhance / renew service offerings to client

Client Impact: External / Internal

Manages day-to-day deliverables of team on client engagements / projects

Proactively identifies client service and technical issues and implements resolutions to address these

Develops productive working relationships with client teams

Builds network of relationships across Deloitte to understand other service line offerings and to market own functional area

Establishes and maintains good working relationships with external clients across industries

Participates in thought leadership process and shares functional and industry knowledge and expertise with clients, colleagues and teams

Operational Effectiveness:

Leads delivery of team based on the SLA and identifies and addresses any areas of concern in outputs

Manages engagement/project risk to ensure that the firm’s risk policies as well as risk to client confidentiality is aligned at all times

Consistently reviews and analyses standard and quality of team deliverables and implements changes as necessary

Meets regularly with client and client teams to understand issues, anticipate needs and address these

Keeps Senior Manager updated on status of engagement

Communicates need for any changes in engagement / project plan to Senior Manager for discussion with Engagement sponsor / client

Provides ongoing communication to teams on status of engagement / project, changes, achievements, etc.

Drives Deloitte values of exceptional service to clients, growing the firm’s brand and talent development

Development/Growth of Team

Shares expertise and knowledge with team members and counselees on an ongoing basis

Develops good working relationships with key talent in team

Monitors resource requirements for engagement and communicates to Senior Manager the need for increase / decrease in team headcount

Maintains own development and knowledge in specialised area

Differentiators for the Role

Proven delivery track record leading technical delivery and teams in developing models/algorithms that results in tangible business value for clients.

Experience in implementing Machine Learning operations (MLOps) pipelines

Technical & Behavioural Capabilities and Competencies

Advanced analytics and Model development

Implementing data science and analytics pipelines

Cloud exposure (Azure/AWS/GCP/Snowflake/Other)

Proven ability to lead teams technically

Demonstrated leadership skills

Methodology experience (Agile, DataOps, MLOps, Other)

Data Science and advanced analytics experience

Proven ability to lead teams technically

Consulting experience

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Ability to develop & grow technical teams

Objective oriented with strong client delivery focus

Focus on quality and risk

Sound problem solving ability

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Engineering or related Degree

Experience:

4 - 6 years experience in a Data Science role

How to Apply

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