Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQL
About the role
- Define and articulate the data, analytics, and AI strategy and roadmap for Ford Integrated Services, aligning with business and GDIA enterprise strategy
- Identify and prioritize key business questions to drive product development, customer acquisition, retention, and monetization
- Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of data scientists, data analysts, data engineers, and ML engineers
- Oversee design, development, and maintenance of scalable, secure data infrastructure and platforms for real-time and batch subscription data
- Establish and enforce data quality standards and ensure responsible AI practices (fairness, transparency, privacy)
- Lead end-to-end lifecycle of AI/ML models from ideation to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and General Management to embed data and AI into product lifecycle and operations
- Establish KPIs and present data-driven recommendations to executive leadership to measure and maximize business impact
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
- 12+ years of progressive experience in data science, analytics, business intelligence, or machine learning roles
- 7+ years of experience in a leadership role, building and managing high-performing data, analytics, and AI teams
- Experience in the automotive, software-as-a-service (SaaS), subscription, or consumer technology industries
- Strong understanding of customer lifecycle management in a subscription business context (acquisition, activation, retention, churn, monetization)
- Proven experience in defining and executing data strategies that have driven significant business outcomes
- Extensive experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Demonstrated expertise in statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms, generative AI and their practical application to business problems
- Proven ability to design / execute tests using data and analytics that deliver insights used to improve business outcomes
- Preferred: Master's degree or Ph.D. in a quantitative field
- Preferred: Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in data science (e.g., Python, R, SQL)
- Preferred: Experience with MLOps practices and tools for deploying and managing ML models at scale
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; Visa sponsorship is not available