Lead Data Scientist Position Available In Fulton, Georgia

Lead Data Scientist The Home Depot

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7 Atlanta, GA Job Details 11 hours ago Benefits Paid parental leave Employee stock purchase plan Parental leave 401(k) matching Qualifications Statistics Computer science Data mining Doctoral degree Data analysis skills No experience needed Microsoft Office Tableau Algorithms SQL Bachelor’s degree Doctor of Philosophy Natural language processing Scripting Organizational skills Data science Data visualization Senior level Leadership Python Analytics 10 years Full Job Description

OVERVIEW

Location

• Atlanta, GA Job ID
• Req146646 Category
• E-Commerce Company Overview What’s the best place we’ve ever built?

The place where we work. At Home Depot, our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate more than 2,200 retail stores across North America. And each of our associates are focused one thing — helping our customers build and improve their homes, businesses, and ultimately their lives.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Purpose:

The Lead Data Scientist is responsible for leading data science initiatives that drive business profitability, increased efficiencies and improved customer experience. This role assists in the development of the Home Depot advanced analytics infrastructure that informs decision making by applying expertise of both business and Advanced Analytics Modeling techniques. Lead Data Scientists focus on seeking out business opportunities to leverage data science as a competitive advantage. Based on the specific data science team, this role has expertise in one or more data science specializations, such as optimization, computer vision, recommendation, search or NLP. As a Lead Data Scientist, you will be responsible for large data science projects, identifying opportunities to leverage best technology and approach, and mentoring data scientists on the project team. This role is expected to own the library of reusable algorithms for future use, ensuring developed codes are documented. This role supports the building of skilled and talented data science teams by providing input to staffing needs and participating in the recruiting and hiring process. In addition, this role leads data science communities across several business units.

Key Responsibilities:

30% Solution Development

• Utilize expertise when designing and developing algorithms and models to use against large datasets to create business insights; Make appropriate selection, utilization and interpretation of advanced analytics methodologies; Effectively communicate insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical leaders and business customers/partners; Clearly communicate impacts of recommendations to drive alignment and appropriate implementation 25% Project Management & Team Support•Lead and manage large and complex projects and teams; Provide direction on prioritization of work and ensure quality of work; Provide mentoring and coaching to more junior roles to support their technical competencies; Collaborate with managers and team in the distribution of workload and resources; Support recruiting and hiring efforts for the team; Serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) for one or more data science methods, both predictive and prescriptive; Lead data science communities across several business units 20% Business Collaboration•Leverage extensive business knowledge into solution approach; Effectively develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams; Provide technical education on advanced analytics to data science community; Partner with IT to understand potential for new tools and ways to maintain technical agility for data science; Actively seek out new business opportunities to leverage data science as a competitive advantage 25% Technical Exploration & Development•Seek further knowledge on key developments within data science by attending conferences and publishing papers; Participate in the continuous improvement of data science and analytics by developing replicable solutions (for example, codified data products, project documentation, process flowcharts) to ensure solutions are leveraged for future projects; Define best practices and develop clear vision for data analysis and model productionalization; Ownership of library of reusable algorithms for future use, ensure developed code/models are documented; Develop mastery in one or more prescriptive modeling techniques, like optimization, computer vision, recommendation, search or

NLP Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

This position typically reports to manager or above This position has 0 Direct Reports and leads/manages projects

Travel Requirements:

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Demonstrated expertise in predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis Demonstrated expertise utilizing statistical techniques to identify key insights that help solve business problems

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Math, Statistics, etc.) or equivalent work experience 10+ years of experience in business intelligence and analytics Expertise in a modern scripting language (preferably Python) Expertise running queries against data (preferably with Google BigQuery or SQL) Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Expertise with data visualization software (preferably Tableau) Expertise in Prescriptive Modeling like optimization, computer vision, recommendation, search or

NLP Minimum Education:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor’s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

10

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

None Preferred Leadership Experience:

None Certifications:

None Competencies:

Attracts Top Talent:

Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs

Builds Networks:

Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization

Business Insight:

Applying knowledge of the business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals

Collaborates:

Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Communicates Effectively:

Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

Cultivates Innovation:

Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful

Develops Talent:

Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals

Instills Trust:

Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity

Optimizes Work Processes:

Knowing the most efficient and effective processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement

Persuades:

Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others

Self-Development:

Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels

Strategic Mindset:

Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies

Tech Savvy:

Anticipating and adopting innovations in business building digital and technology applications

BENEFITS

Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition 401(K) savings plan with company match Merit increases and performance bonuses On-the-spot recognition and rewards for a job well done Bonus Eligible 401(k) Company Matching Employee Stock Purchase Program See More Benefits Work Location Work Location Hybrid

• An associate in a hybrid role blends in-office and remote/virtual working to complete their job duties. An associate may be required to work from a designated Home Depot location on some days, and may work from a virtual/remote location on others. We also refer to this as location
• flex. Learn more about our 4 different work locations. Additional information will be provided during the application process. × Work Location Onsite
• An associate in an onsite role works in a specific Home Depot location in order to complete their job duties. Multisite
• An associate in a multisite role works from multiple locations (e.g. Home Depot location or a customer’s homes) to complete their job duties. Hybrid
• A hybrid role blends in-office and remote/virtual work locations. An associate will work from a designated Home Depot location on some days and remote/virtually on others. Remote/virtual
• An associate in a remote/virtual role does not have to be at a designated Home Depot location to complete their job duties.

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