Sr Director, Data Science

**Job Description** **Role Overview:** As a part of Lowes, you will play a key role in providing deep technical leadership for developing cutting-edge data science, machine learning, and deep learning solutions to address retail challenges on a large scale. Your responsibilities will involve collaborating closely with engineering, product management, and business partner teams to deliver strategic and technical leadership, research, and production-ready implementations. **Key Responsibilities:** - Effectively manage a highly qualified team of data scientists, including directors and managers, to drive impactful outcomes. - Anticipate future business needs, implement strategic frameworks, and develop staff accordingly to deal with ambiguity. - Translate business challenges into project ideas, manage data science projects, and work with engineering leadership to deploy models at scale within specified timelines and with high quality. - Build, coach, and mentor a strong team of Data Science professionals with varying expertise levels to develop the next set of leaders for the organization. - Collaborate with cross-functional groups, stakeholders, and leadership to deliver actionable insights and AI-enabled products to enhance store operations, safety, product data quality, and customer shopping experience. - Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to explore their potential application in the home improvement domain. - Partner with Product, Engineering, Business, and Operations leadership to formulate roadmaps, influence decision-making, and drive prioritization. - Provide input for departmental budgeting and forecasting, managing expenses associated with initiatives within your area of responsibility. **Qualification Required:** - Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data or Information Science, or related quantitative analytic field (or equivalent work experience in a related field) is required. - Doctorate Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Data or Information Science, or related quantitative analytic field is preferred. - 15 years of experience in applied advanced analytics with a few years accepted with a Masters or Doctorate degree. - 5 years of leadership experience with direct report responsibility. - 8 years of experience with advanced data modeling techniques. - 12 years of experience in applied advanced analytics. *Additional Details:* Lowes is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company with a strong commitment to creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, and providing disaster relief to communities in need. Lowes India, the Global Capability Center, is driving technology, business, analytics, and shared services strategy with a focus on innovation and sustainability. With over 4,500 associates, Lowes India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding social impact values.,