Senior Data Scientist
Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Science · Machine Learning · Data Engineering
In short
As a Senior Data Scientist at Volvo Financial Services, you will translate business needs into technical requirements, lead AI/ML solution delivery, and mentor junior data scientists. This role focuses on responsible AI and model governance, aiming to improve business outcomes in finance, credit, operations, legal, and HR.
Responsibilities
- Own the discovery, scoping, and delivery of AI/ML solutions that measurably improve outcomes in VFS business functions.
- Translate open-ended business problems into structured problem statements, success metrics, and prioritized backlogs.
- Partner with data engineers and data operations to design and secure data pipelines and access for AI products.
- Define model architecture and evaluation strategies to productionize models with monitoring, drift detection, and CI/MLOps guardrails aligned with Group AI architecture and governance practices.
- Establish and track business level KPIs and model-level KPIs to ensure sustained value realization.
- Act as a bridge between business and technology.
- Mentor and direct data science team, setting coding standards, review analyses, unblock delivery, and coach on stakeholder engagement.
- Model best practices in research, reproducibility, and documentation.
Requirements
- Experience translating complex business problems into structured analytical and AI solutions.
- Overall information technology experience of a minimum of 5 years.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, analytics, statistics or equivalent preferred.
- Expertise in end-to-end AI product development, from data preparation to production.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, engaging leaders across business functions.
- Proficiency with modern ML/AI frameworks and advanced statistical modeling techniques.
- Ability to communicate with team members and guide technical problem solving with clarity.
- Skill in collaborating with data team members to design scalable data pipelines.
- Strength in communicating technical insights through compelling visualization and storytelling.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and independently driving high-impact initiatives.
- Cross-functional collaboration skills for translating functional needs into technical requirements.
- Ability to influence technical and strategic decisions across teams and domains.
- Continuous learning mindset to stay current with evolving AI platforms, tools and methods.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in mentoring and guiding data scientists, setting technical direction and quality standards.
- Experience building the foundations for a future formal leadership path.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Generous paid time off.
- Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
- Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
- Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
- Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.
- Bonus eligible.
Skills
PythonRSQLMachine LearningAIData MiningStatistical ModelingData VisualizationMLOps
#Data Science#AI#Machine Learning#Analytics#Finance#Credit#Operations#Legal#HR#Responsible AI#Model Governance#Pipelines#MLOps#KPIs#Leadership
About Volvo Group
The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n
Company
Volvo GroupJob Posted
7 hours ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Salary
US$111,100–132,700 · Negotiable
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Greensboro, United States
Wroclaw, Poland
Gothenburg, Sweden
Qualification
Bachelor
Applicants
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