Principal Data Scientist

Capgemini • New York, NY

1d • $140,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.

Requirements

• 8+ years in consulting, FS technology, data, or AI-led transformation.
• Proven leadership of FS client engagements (banking, insurance, payments).
• Demonstrated experience shaping and scaling AI / GenAI initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data & AI platforms.
• Strong understanding of client decision dynamics.

Nice To Haves

• Account level orchestration and influence
• Translating business demand → AI execution
• Commercial judgment (what to pursue vs stop)
• Executive stakeholder management
• Comfort operating across ambiguity and fast moving AI landscapes

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of AI engagement ownership for the assigned FS account.
• Align AI initiatives to account plan, FS client priorities (risk, compliance, ops efficiency, growth), and I&D service offerings.
• Ensure AI work is pulled into the core account motion, not run as side pilots.
• Proactively identify, shape, and prioritize AI / GenAI use cases for the account.
• Own the account AI portfolio.
• Ensure delivery alignment with FS governance, Responsible AI, security, and compliance.
• Work with delivery teams to track delivery health, risks, and value realization for AI-related projects.
• Escalate early and with facts.
• Prepare concise, executive-ready updates specific to AI activities within the account, including AI pipeline, value delivered, and risks and decisions needed.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed