Job Description Principal Data Scientist

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data scientists, fostering innovation and excellence across teams.
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical and AI/ML-driven initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, budget, and quality standards.
Own and prioritize the product backlog, translating business needs into user stories, including AI/ML use cases with clear success criteria.
Drive AI/ML adoption across products and platforms, ensuring integration into workflows, scalable deployment, and alignment with enterprise strategy.
Establish real-time measurement frameworks (KPIs, ML metrics, adoption rates, model performance, business impact) using dashboards and analytics tools.
Partner with business, data science, engineering, and architecture teams to define product vision, roadmap, and value-driven prioritization.
Ensure seamless collaboration across engineering, other Tech partners, data, DevOps, and operations for secure, scalable, and compliant solution delivery.
Drive adoption of modern technologies including Java, Python, cloud platforms (Azure/GCP), MLOps

Qualifications

B Tech/ M Tech or MCA
10 years experience in agile delivery, product lifecycle, or related technical roles
Strong understanding of AI DLC, Agile/Scrum, and product delivery
Experience with Rally / Azure DevOps / Confluence
Excellent communication, facilitation, and cross-functional leadership skills
Technical understanding of systems, APIs, integrations, and enterprise solutions
Experience of working in Java, Python, Azure Cloud

Principal Data Scientist