Data Science Manager

SIXT Data Science team helps our customers make better mobility decisions by transforming raw data into insights that power many of the products and features available on our website.

Our team develops mathematical models to solve complex business problems, and our work is critical to many areas including search, recommendations, sort, bidding, geography, and revenue management. As a leader of our group, you will collaborate with talented scientists to move the business forward using novel approaches and rich sources of data. If you are seeking an opportunity to apply your love of problem-solving to real-world problems in a stimulating and data-rich environment, we'd like to talk to you.

What you’ll do? – Perform as smoothly as our cars:

• Manage a team of highly skilled Data Scientists, fostering collaboration and maximizing business impact.
• You develop the end-to-end automation of data pipelines to make ingestion, transformation, and distribution of data more efficient and self-service for our users.
• Collaborate and empower Engineering and Product teams in making data-driven decisions.
• Ensure to build best-in-class products and models by defining evaluation metrics, delivering actionable user-insights, and leading experimentations.
• Own end-to-end business problems/metrics and directly impact the profitability of the company.
• Be responsible for setting up best practices for data/model governance and analytics life-cycle.
• Have a strong customer-centric approach to getting things done.

Requirements

What do you need to succeed? – Your willingness to accelerate:

• You hold a B.E/B.Tech or Master’s degree in computer science or related fields.
• You have 12+ of experience in the field of predictive modelling, machine learning, quantitative analytics, research, or data sciences.
• You have atleast 2+ years of experience in people management, with handling small to medium size teams of data scientists.
• You should have strong knowledge in statistics and machine learning with direct experience in Data Science with clear understanding fundamentals of statistical models, classical ML models, inference and hypothesis testing, simulations and optimisations.
• You have good experience in Python / Java / Go. Should have understanding of Devops/Mlops.
• You have experience of implementing real time complex problem.
• Proven track record of ability to influence business partners to balance the need to deliver fast and build scalable solutions.
• Experience implementing global reporting and analytical solutions in compliance with data regulations.
• Experience in the mobility domain is a big plus.
• Knowledge of distributed computing and experience with advanced machine learning libraries is highly preferred.

Additional information

SIXT is the company with legacy of more than a century offering healthy work environment, friendly work culture and continuous learning. The leadership here believes in team empowerment and challenging opportunities are offered to solve real world problems.

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About the department:
Engineers take note: cutting edge technology is waiting for you! We don't buy, we primarily do it all ourselves: all core systems, whether in the area of car sharing, car rental, ride hailing and much more, are developed and operated by SIXT itself. Our technical scope ranges from cloud and on-site operations through agile software development. We rely on state-of-the-art frameworks and architectures and strive for a long-term technical approach. Exciting? Then apply now!

About us:
We are a leading global mobility service provider with sales of €3.07 billion and around 9,000 employees worldwide. Our mobility platform ONE combines our products SIXT rent (car rental), SIXT share (car sharing), SIXT ride (cab, driver and chauffeur services), SIXT+ (car subscription) and gives our customers access to our fleet of 222,000 vehicles, the services of 1,500 cooperation partners and around 1.5 million drivers worldwide. Together with our franchise partners, we are present in more than 110 countries at 2,098 rental stations. At SIXT, a first-class customer experience and outstanding customer service are our top priorities. We focus on true entrepreneurship and long-term stability and align our corporate strategy with foresight. Want to take off with us and revolutionize the world of mobility? Apply now!