Opportunity | Senior Lead DS (Consulting) | Tavant India

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We found your profile suitable for our current opening, please go through the below JD for better understanding of the role,

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Role Overview:

Senior Lead Data Scientist / ML Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Sales & Client Engagement

• Collaborate with the sales and business development teams to identify client needs and formulate AI/ML solutions.
• Present technical concepts, project proposals, and proof-of-concepts (POCs) to prospects and clients.
• Translate complex client requirements into actionable project scopes, estimates, and technical proposals.

• Leadership & Team Management

• Provide direction, mentorship, and performance feedback to a team of data scientists and ML engineers.
• Establish best practices in solution design, code reviews, model validation, and production deployment.
• Drive the strategic roadmap for AI initiatives,ensuring alignment with organizational goals and market trends.

• Classical Machine Learning & Statistical Modeling

• Apply classical machine learning techniques (e.g.,regression, clustering, decision trees, ensemble methods) to solve diverse business problems.
• Design and optimize data pipelines, feature engineering processes, and model selection strategies.
• Ensure robust model evaluation, tuning, and performance monitoring in production environments

• Deep Learning & Generative AI

• Develop and maintain deep learning models using frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch for tasks like computer vision, NLP, or recommendation systems.
• Explore and build solutions leveraging generative AI (GANs, VAEs, or transformer-based architectures) for innovative product features and services.
• Champion research and experimentation with state-of-the-art AI models, staying ahead of industry advances.

• Project Delivery & MLOps

• Lead end-to-end ML project lifecycles, from data exploration and model development to deployment and post-launch maintenance.
• Implement MLOps best practices (CI/CD,containerization, model versioning) on cloud or on-premise infrastructures.
• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to integrate ML solutions seamlessly into existing systems.

• Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Serve as a key technical advisor to executive leadership, product managers, and client teams.
• Communicate complex AI/ML findings in clear,actionable terms to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advocate data-driven decision-making and foster a culture of innovation within the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• 12+ years

  of relevant industry experience in data science or ML engineering, with

  5+ years

  in a leadership or management capacity.

• Technical Expertise

• Pre-Sales

  : Demonstrated experience in client-facing roles, solutioning, and proposal development.

• Classical ML

  : Skilled in traditional algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, etc.) and statistical methods.

• Deep Learning

  : Hands-on expertise with frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) for CNNs, RNNs, transformer architectures, etc.

• Generative AI

  : Practical exposure to GANs, VAEs, or large language models, with a track record of building generative models.

• MLOps

  : Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Leadership & Communication

• Proven ability to mentor and lead data science/ML engineering teams to meet project goals.
• Exceptional communication skills for presenting to clients, stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Experience in agile methodologies and project management, balancing multiple projects simultaneously.

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience in

  big data

  ecosystems (Spark, Hadoop) for large-scale data processing.
• Background in

  NLP

  ,

  computer vision

  , or

  recommendation systems

  .
• Knowledge of

  DevOps

  tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Terraform) for infrastructure automation.
• Track record of published research or contributions to open-source AI projects.

• Please check below link for organisation details,

https://www.tavant.com/

If interested , please drop your resume to dasari.gowri@tavant.com

Regards

Dasari Krishna Gowri

Associate Manager - HR

www.tavant.com