Data Scientist | Al-Futtaim Automotive | Customer Centricity (Dubai, AE) contract

Job Requisition ID: [[163429]] 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

Acceleration of automotive division’s strategy of being a data driven organisation and feeding advanced analytics models to CRM, Brand, marketing and Digital teams.

What you will do:

• Work independently on all phases of an analytics project, including formulation, research, development, implementation, testing, and maintenance.
• Designing new means of communication of descriptive and predictive modelling results through data visualizations, dashboards, apps.
• Hands-on programming skills and ability to utilize a variety of data, analytics software, coding languages, and statistical tools. Deep experience with at least one of Python, PySpark, Scala or R, and SQL (mandatory). 
• Expected to develop, use and deploy statistical models such as: Generalized linear models, time series models, forecasting techniques, cluster analysis, anomaly detection, descriptive statistical techniques, statistical diagnostic techniques (e.g., significance testing, model fit, etc.)
• Create supervised and unsupervised models, including decision trees, KNN models, and neural nets; and standard ML libraries.

Required Skills to be successful:

• Python Programming.
• Experience in using Databricks platform.
• Experience in building Supervised and unsupervised Machine Learning Models.
• 6-8 Years of experience Or 5-6 + Masters Degree.
   

About the Team:

You will be reporting to Sr. Manager – Advanced Analytics

What equips you for the role:

• BS in Statistics, Computer Science or other related field
• 6-8 years of experience working in the Data Science or Machine Learning Engineering space with hands-on experience in building and deploying advanced analytics models on cloud platforms. Proven skills in various programming and database languages, such as Python, PySpark, SQL. Familiarity with consumer related data and a general interest in the retail, consumer products manufacturing, automotive, transportation, or hospitality sectors
• Experience working on data science projects in a business or academic setting
• Demonstrated capability building accurate predictive and other statistical models
• Strong knowledge of statistics
• Advanced Python programming
• Demonstrated business and strategy acumen

About Al-Futtaim Automotive
A major division of the UAE-based Al-Futtaim Group of companies, Al-Futtaim Automotive is an industry leader with presence in 10 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Our core business activities at Al-Futtaim Automotive include distribution, manufacturing, leasing and aftersales, and we are firmly established as the regional representative of some of the world’s most iconic automotive brands: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Volvo and RAM.
We are driven by a customer-centric approach, constantly pushing the boundaries on innovation, quality standards, and value-added service across our vast universe of customers – right from motoring enthusiasts to fleet operators to contractors. Our mission is to become the leader in custom-made mobility solutions by delivering nothing less than world-class omni-channel experiences. 
We channel our local expertise and global trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive portfolios of mobility products and solutions, from passenger cars to SUVs, electric vehicles to high-performance motorbikes, commercial vehicles to industrial & construction equipment.
What keeps the company moving forward is a 9000-member strong team, with inspiring possibilities for growth, throughout the career path. This is Al-Futtaim Automotive and we empower talent to move forward.

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