Unlocking Energy Efficiency Solutions
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for harnessing the power of data science to drive innovation and sustainable growth? We're looking for a skilled Lead Data Scientist to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of energy efficiency solutions.
In this influential position, you'll lead a team of experts, champion cutting-edge technologies, and deliver high-value analytics solutions that improve profitability, drive customer growth, and optimize operational efficiency. You'll foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and best-practice adoption across the business.
As the lead of our Data Science function, you'll balance the development of advanced data products with the delivery of insights-driven solutions that help our customers stay competitive. You'll engage stakeholders across the business to identify problems and shape innovative solutions that leverage the power of data science.
Responsibilities
* Lead end-to-end delivery of advanced analytics and data-science initiatives from concept to deployment, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives.
* Develop and deliver technology roadmaps, prioritizing investment and ensuring solutions add value across operations, commercial, and customer environments.
* Engage stakeholders to identify problems and shape innovative solutions that leverage data science.
* Manage, coach, and develop teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning, high performance, and modern engineering practices.
* Ensure compliance and risk management, including adherence to standards, data-privacy regulations, security controls, and best-practice governance.
* Oversee vendor relationships, budgets, and contract negotiations, ensuring quality delivery and alignment with organizational goals.
Qualifications
* Deep expertise across the data science lifecycle, including problem framing, modeling, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement, supported by strong software engineering and agile delivery practices.
* Proven leadership capability, fostering high performance, coaching teams, navigating complexity, and driving a collaborative, outcomes-focused culture.
* Advanced technical skills in Python, machine learning, predictive modeling, statistical methods, and experience working within cloud environments (ideally AWS).
* Strong stakeholder and communication skills, able to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and diverse audiences.
* Strategic thinking and commercial acumen, enabling you to align technology initiatives to business priorities, identify innovation opportunities, and guide long-term roadmaps.
* A commitment to operational excellence, with experience in service management (ITIL), compliance requirements, data privacy standards, and delivering reliable, scalable analytics solutions.
Benefits
* Make a meaningful impact on the energy sector by applying your skills and expertise to drive sustainable growth and efficiency.
* Work with a talented team of professionals who share your passion for innovation and excellence.
* Enjoy a dynamic work environment that encourages collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.