Senior Data Scientist
About The Position
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. This role partners directly with functional leaders in Finance, Credit, Operations, Legal, and HR to translate business needs into clear technical requirements; collaborates closely with data engineering to design or acquire the right datasets; and leads the model‑to‑product lifecycle with strong attention to Responsible AI and model governance. In addition to delivering high‑impact solutions tied to VFS priorities, the role mentors and guides data scientists, setting technical direction and quality standards while building the foundations for a future formal leadership path.
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.
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.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
