Lead of Data Science Chapter

Company Description

Let's build a more sociable future together

At Endeavour, we're completely committed to what we do. With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, we love bringing people together. We share our passion for our products and industry; it’s what motivates us to dream big, and keep creating new experiences for our customers and teams across Australia. If you flourish in a positive energy environment, we want to meet you!

Job Description

You’re propelled by a customer mission and passionate about being part of a community of incredible people. Whatever your interest - design, technology, or engineering, you’re actively involved in the surrounding community.

With a growth mindset, you are focused on doing what’s significant, purposeful, and adds value. You’re thrilled about being part of the digital transformation and disruption of one of Australia’s largest companies.

You’re inquisitive and empathetic, with a focus on the bigger picture. You tackle complexity by partnering with colleagues, listening to customers, testing ideas, and continuously learning. You take ownership of what you create.

Sound appealing? Keep reading.

Here is a glimpse of what you can expect in this role:

• Offer thought leadership on industry best practice regarding data science solutions and incorporating them into a business.
• Develop strategic team direction and provide roadmaps for long term Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities
• Offer strategic input to the business on opportunities for value growth through data science
• Identify and evaluate internal and external partnership opportunities and lead data-related conversations and negotiations for the organization.
• Lead projects and establish relationships with internal teams to determine questions, issues, and opportunities for data analysis and experiments.
• Enhance the capability of the team through leadership, coaching, development and performance management
• Identify the necessary building blocks, their interfacing with each other and other parts of the technology stack, and how the critical components will function
• Collaborate with our data engineering and technology teams to identify the right big data infrastructure to support our future ambitions
• Liaise with business partners and delivery teams to ensure algorithms are effectively delivered and implemented into production systems
• Interpret analysis and model results in a business context and provide specific recommendations for new content development.
• Direct a team of data scientists to:
• Understand the key dimensions of the variants that the business aims to test
• Build the system to make the decisions, identify what was successful, and make improved choices in the future
• Develop and upkeep advanced statistical and machine learning models
• Assume responsibility for end-to-end data science execution including scoping, building, testing, implementation, maintenance, tracking and optimization of predictive models on the GCP platform.
• Ensure complete and accurate documentation of all development.

Qualifications

Now, let’s talk about you:

• Lead a team of Data Scientists to deliver scalable Advanced Analytics solutions
• 7 to 10 years experience in developing predictive models in commercial environments, preferably with exposure to merchandising and marketing.
• Experience in developing machine learning algorithms to drive top-notch commercial results.
• Proven commercial experience in statistical and machine learning modeling, along with experience in launching models in production on the cloud.
• Advanced working knowledge of analytical programming: Python (preferred) or R, and SQL.
• Familiarity with Data Warehouse platforms such as BigQuery
• Proficiency in SQL is essential; experience with Azure or GCP is preferred.
• Experience in working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Robust analytical skills with the ability to gather, organize, analyze and disseminate substantial amounts of information attentively and accurately.
• Comfortable with qualitative segmentation approaches and an ability to translate this into actionable features and tests
• Prior experience in retail vertical markets would be advantageous (but not essential)
• Tertiary qualified in relevant disciplines (Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science). Prior experience in a commercial/business support or data/insights analyst role coupled with relevant tertiary qualifications.

• We provide flexible working options
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days
• Your health and wellbeing are always our top priority. You will have access to a variety of free services that will help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is packed with opportunities - make use of our dedicated learning and development options to grow ideas, yourself, and your career. This is only the beginning, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a place where everyone is welcome - if you meet several of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

We are creators together

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group places high importance on sociability. Together, we create the moments that unite millions of people. Together, we have more fun, generate more opportunities, and achieve more. We're committed to creating a secure, inclusive, and fun place to work, where equal opportunities are key, and flexibility is the norm.

We aim to create a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you meet or nearly meet the requirements, reach out - we’d love to hear from you.

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