• Responsible for R&D within the Advanced Analytics organization for a specific product across a range of products or functions 
• Apply software engineering best practices (CI/CD and unit testing) to ensure the reliability and robustness of data science solutions. 
• Develop predictive models and only standardized value-measurement techniques (e.g. running A/B testing) to solve complex business problems, such as forecasting time series, churn prediction. 
• Coordinate scrums and ensure others have defined scope and clear objectives. 
• Manage portfolio of AA prototype products (pilots) to identify next high value product for HEINEKEN. 
• Relationship creation and management of broader team’s stakeholders to ensure strong connection and collaboration for team. 
• Continued self-development and research of best-in-class analytical approaches and management and/or development and capability building of Junior/Senior Data Scientists. 
• Potential responsibility for selection of AA Vendors and AA Tooling workbench (Procurement & Enablement of tools sits with GIS)

• BA/MSc in Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field; equivalent work experience accepted. 
• 10 years in a pure analytical/science role and at least 03 years in management roles  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the business.  
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple simultaneous projects and deliverables. 
• Communicate effectively with various stakeholders, tailoring your message to your audience's level of technical understanding. 
• Knowledge of industry trends and demonstrated commitment to stay up to date on new technologies. 
• Knowledge of Machine Learning, Statistics, and related fields.  
• Fluent Python and thorough knowledge of pandas & scikit-learn. 

Nice to have: Experience with Azure development environment. Experience working with a large development team (CI/CD)