Tech Lead Data Scientist - Kuwait - TAXFREE

A lucrative career opportunity for a Lead Data Scientist has arisen with one of our clients in Kuwait. The company is a brand-new entity with a large portfolio of clients, which has unique position on the market and outstanding prospects in the field of Data Science.

The goals of this position will be:

• To further specify and develop a portfolio of services to customers,
• To work directly with company founders on technical pre-sales,
• To help grow our technical team and to lead a team of data scientists and data engineers on-site (Kuwait City).

What you will be doing in the role:

• Preparation of services and offers for potential clients,
• Writing proposals, taking a part in discovery calls and client meetings,
• Technical planning of projects,
• Manage a team of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and big data specialists,
• Ensure project quality and integrity,
• Interpret and analyse data problems,
• Conceive, plan and prioritize data projects,
• Visualize data and create reports,
• Experiment with new models and techniques.

What you will need:

Required skills:

• Proven experience as a Data Scientist or similar role (4+ years),
• Excellent communication skills,
• A business mindset and ability to bridge the gap between business and technology,
• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics or similar field,
• Proficient in one of Python, Java or Scala.

Preferred skills:

• Strong organizational and leadership skills,
• Solid understanding of predictive analytics, machine learning, and deep learning in the domain of NLP or computer vision,
• Experience in developing customer facing data products (recommender engines, churn prediction, sentiment analysis, price predictions).

Desired skills:

• Knowledge of data management and visualization techniques,
• Experience with distributed processing frameworks (Spark, MapReduce, Mahout or equivalent). Applied experience preferred,
• Experience with leading a data science team.

The company will provide you with:

• Outstanding salary,
• Assistance and support in relocation,
• Clear career path and trainings,
• 25 days paid vacation,
• Profit sharing plan,
• Laptop and other equipment.