Principal Data Scientist

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