Head of Data Science Unit for Ciklum

Ciklum is looking for a Head of Data Science Unit to join our team on a full-time basis.

This is a unique opportunity for a candidate looking to be a part of a growing business in the software engineering industry.

This role will lead a team of 10+ market-leading specialists at the start and grow the unit further.

The perfect candidate would be a proactive and high-performance leader with proven managerial experience, able to deliver to challenging deadlines in a fast-paced environment, with experience in building world-class data solutions and products to service multiple clients across varied industries.

This role can be based also in Kyiv.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and regularly update competency model and ensure a consistent approach to tracking of deliverables' quality across reporting team
• Drive solutions, products and accelerators creation within own domain in alignment with other functional disciplines
• Ensure results of the Data and Analytics team are communicated internally and recognised on the global arena; drive educational and knowledge sharing events
• Provide expert technical advice and guidance on Data & Analytics related matters to internal and external clients, bearing on the successful use of complex products and services
• Support presale teams and help customers clarify their requirements, contribute to preparing and supporting bids and sales proposals
• Participate in projects and deliver high end data solutions as a leading expert or solution architect
• Translate Ciklum strategy and provide ongoing business updates within reporting team and if needed address possible concerns
• Lead the team of engaged talents, ensure high performance and continuous development in compliance with Ciklum processes (e.g. workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, performance management, evaluation, retention, etc); support timely internal rotation and bench management
• Ensure team organisational effectiveness e.g. via maintaining healthy seniority mix

Requirements:

• 7+ years in Engineering or Technology roles
• 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, with a proven track record of leveraging analytics to drive significant business impact
• 3+ years of hands-on technical management experience
• Recent experience in the delivery of large scale projects with multiple dependencies across teams
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics, or related field
• Excellent interpersonal and communication including superior presentation skills and proven ability to work effectively at all organizational levels
• Ability and desire to lead competency development in data science

What's in it for you?

• Being a part of a growing business in the software engineering industry
• Working in a creative and dynamic team environment
• Opportunity to work with the latest technologies on the market
• Long-term employment with 20 working days paid vacation and other social benefits

About Ciklum:

Ciklum is a Software Engineering and Solutions Company. Our 3,000+ IT professionals are located in the offices and delivery centres in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Spain.

As Ciklum employee, you'll have the unique possibility to communicate directly with the client when working in Extended Teams. Besides, Ciklum is the place to make your tech ideas tangible. The Vital Signs Monitor for the Children's Cardiac Center as well as Smart Defibrillator, the winner of the US IoT World Hackathon, are among the cool things Ciklumers have developed.

Ciklum is a technology partner for Google, Intel, Micron, and hundreds of world-known companies. We are looking forward to seeing you as a part of our team!

Join Ciklum and "Cross the Borders" together with us!