Data Scientist

• Lead the enterprise Data Governance capability
• Define and administer the Group Data Governance framework
• Ensure governance is implemented via Data Management across central and federated teams
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable data governance controls
• Act as the entry point for all internal and external risk, audit and regulatory compliance requests
• Oversee the end-to-end data issue management lifecycle

Head of Enterprise Data Governance

• Lead data management for complex, global clinical trials from study setup to database lock
• Serve as the main client contact for all data management deliverables
• Oversee SAE, PK, and external data reconciliation and database deployment
• Manage timelines, budgets, and resource allocation to meet customer expectations
• Mentor junior data management staff and promote best practices
• Drive process improvements and ensure regulatory and SOP compliance

Senior Data Management Lead

• Predictive modeling: Design, build, and optimize models to detect patterns and anticipate outcomes in enterprise data.
• Graph analytics: Apply graph-based methods to uncover relationships and dependencies across large-scale, interconnected datasets.
• Knowledge graphs: Enable AI/GenAI use cases by developing and leveraging knowledge graph architectures.
• Feature engineering: Drive the creation of robust features to enhance downstream models and improve predictive accuracy.
• Model lifecycle management: Own the end-to-end process of model development, from data preparation and training to performance optimization and deployment.
• Cloud-native platforms: Implement scalable solutions within enterprise cloud environments, ensuring reliability and efficiency.

Senior Data Scientist

• Develop, enhance, and monitor pricing models for Short-Term Insurance products
• Apply actuarial and data science techniques to improve pricing accuracy and profitability
• Analyse internal and external data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks
• Support the development of predictive models and machine learning solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Underwriting, Finance, Risk, Product, and Distribution
• Deliver data-driven insights to support business growth and portfolio optimisation
• Ensure pricing practices align with regulatory and governance requirements
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of analytical tools, methodologies, and processes

Pricing Actuarial Data Scientist – Short Term Insurance

• Research, develop, and apply methods for measuring, analysing and optimizing our processes & marketing interventions
• Identify appropriate models / algorithms to mine large datasets and develop rich insights into customer behaviour
• Extract, analyse and interpret large amounts of data from a variety of data sources
• Work closely with various areas of the business to solve complex business problems using mathematical and statistical solutions
• Use machine learning tools and statistical techniques to produce predictive models
• Proactively look for opportunities to use data and models to improve the business
• Use data visualization tools and reporting software to present data to the business in a clear and understandable manner
• Optimize and improve current data processes within the business
• Proactively look for opportunities to automate manual processes throughout the business

• Typically after a year of on the job training, a Data Scientist 3 on the Technical Services team is able to:
• Work closely with Data Engineers and Data Scientists to implement strategic engineering proof of concepts and contribute to technology strategy and engineering roadmaps
• Work with clients and internal partners throughout the organization to identify and execute upon opportunities for demonstrating marketing data to drive business solutions
• Identify new solutions that positively impact internal our customers and internal operations
• Work with the Research Development and Innovation team to develop cutting edge solutions that drive efficiencies, savings or revenue
• Audit existing datasets for accuracy, reliability and consistency
• Work with senior team members to identify data models and algorithms to apply to unique client problems
• Increase and optimize user experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting and other business outcomes using predictive modeling and other advanced analysis techniques
• Coordinate with internal and client data engineering teams to implement models and supervise outcomes
• Run technical projects including scope, schedule and resources, tracking progress to ensure successful delivery of project deliverables on time and on budget
• Oversee work completed by junior team members to ensure timely delivery and quality of work, guiding them to implement standard methodologies in solution development and client relationships
• Support digital analytics implementations with broad understanding of tag management, HTML and JavaScript on websites
• Develop applications (visualization, routing data, cleaning data, access to data, interacting with data) for analytics pipelines
• Lead and drive projects assigned to completion with attention to detail and high quality
• Provide technical and developmental support to senior level mentees
• Establish long term relationships with customers in order to gain and cultivate trust (become their Trusted Advisor)
• Provide career development suggestions and support to mentees
• Assist management in team meetings and team planning exercises
• Communicate goals and deadlines to team members
• Assist team in meeting monthly KPIs
• Assist with team resourcing needs and planning
• Assist with hiring new team members
• Assess team performance and provide feedback
• Other duties as assigned

Senior Data Scientist 3

• Create Machine Learning and AI products that provide actionable business insight and drive personalisation for M-Pesa users.
• Developing predictive models with large and varied datasets, working with a community of colleagues across Advanced Analytics, technology, and data and customer functions
• Development of machine learning models for various areas of the business on the Big Data Platform
• Development of prototype code in e.g. PySpark for automated training and scoring of the machine learning models
• Machine Learning Model performance tracking and reporting
• Uses data visualisation to engage audience in a compelling way, enabling effective storytelling
• Work with lead data scientist to deliver key packages of work to meet the needs of business customers
• Works in partnership with Big Data Engineering for data ingestion to support use cases
• Works in partnership with Big Data Production Data Engineering for model automation and productionising
• Contributing to the wider community to enable Machine Learning and AI capability across Vodafone globally.
• Manages and takes ownership of a portfolio of work from model development to stakeholder engagement

Principal Data Scientist

• Develop predictive models and anomaly detection systems using industrial sensor and IoT data, with a focus on process optimization in mineral processing plants.
• Bring process engineering domain knowledge of mineral processing plants, specifically milling, flotation, and leaching, to help shape the future of AI-driven process optimization.
• Understand how MetOptima, our end-to-end optimization system, integrates with advanced process control (APC) systems.
• Work directly with customers to identify opportunities for data-driven performance improvement and optimization.
• Contribute to the development of hybrid models combining fundamental and data-driven approaches.
• Write Python code and Jupyter notebooks for research, prototyping, and data analysis.
• Analyze complex industrial datasets to uncover insights and identify process trends.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, metallurgists, product managers and designers to deliver production-grade ML pipelines - including data exploration, feature engineering, model development, and performance evaluation.

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