Required Experience and Skills – Our Must haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10 - 12 years of experience in data science with a strong focus on model development and algorithm design in the retail domain such as Fashion or CPG.
• Strong communication and requirement gathering skills from business and product teams is a must with capability of understanding complex business problems and designing right ML solutions.
• Must have deep understanding of at-least couple of Retail/CPG use cases such as customer segmentation, recommendations, demand forecasting, sentiment analysis, inventory optimization, promotion uplift modeling, campaign analysis, churn prediction etc.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R, and experience with data manipulation libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy).
• Expertise in machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn) and statistical analysis.

Nice to have -

• Time series models (Prophet, XGBoost, LSTM for Azure ML).
• Model performance tracking and retraining strategies using Azure ML.
• Exposure to AI based solutions in areas of Search, product meta-data generation or discovery.

Core Competencies

• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to optimisation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across global teams and time zones.
• Experience in designing and implementing Data Science best practices and frameworks.

CORE VALUES

• BE YOURSELF: Drive innovation through creative problem-solving.
• ACT COURAGEOUSLY: Build scalable, future-proof ML infrastructure.
• SHOW YOU CARE: Ensure models are reliable, efficient, and delivering real business impact.

At DM your technical capability will go hand in hand with the below:

• Great relationship management that delivers results through effective teamwork
• You’ll be a proud custodian to our DM’s culture, embodying what we stand for and encouraging others to do the same
• You'll help build a highly engaged team – ensuring a collaborative culture and providing guidance & support to other team members
• You will take ownership for your own development, proactively seeking out feedback to build self-awareness
• You will bring the outside-in; you’ll share best practice across the team/business and encourage ideas sharing as well as collaborative problem solving
• You’ll lead the way and role model on all things DE&I & wellbeing