Data Science Team Lead

1 month ago

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa takealot Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Science Team Lead to join our team in Cape Town. As a key member of our data science team, you will be responsible for leading a team of analysts and engineers to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a dynamic and entrepreneurial company like takealot.com, where you will have the chance to build something great and deliver a world-class customer experience.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of analysts and engineers to design and implement reporting and analytical solutions.
  • Work closely with stakeholders, engineering teams, and analysts to ensure seamless collaboration and effective decision-making.
  • Responsible for the full life-cycle development, implementation, production support, and performance tuning of the Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Marts, and Business Intelligence Reporting environments.
  • Database management and administration in Postgres, MySQL, and BigQuery.
  • Ensure data pipelines and general support infrastructure continue to run and operate in the most efficient manner.
About You

To be successful in this role, you should possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent leadership and team management capabilities, and the ability to work under pressure while maintaining a high level of integrity.

You will also need to be an expert at doing, able to design and execute solutions, analytical, able to use data to make decisions, competitive, self-directed, and strive to be the best. Additionally, you should be passionate about the potential of e-commerce, delivering a world-class customer experience, entrepreneurial, thrive under change, and always look for solutions to do something better and faster.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 5-7 years related experience, with 1-2 years of coding experience in Python and JavaScript.
  • Minimum 4 years SQL experience.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Github Actions and experience using Looker, BigQuery, and Dataform.
  • A solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design and data structures, Linux and operating systems, networking, and Domain Driven Design (DDD).
Benefits

We offer a market-related salary of R950,000 - R1,200,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package, including medical aid, retirement fund, and paid time off.

We are a short company with no ego, high on output, and we love what we do and what we are creating. If you are an extraordinary mind who thinks like an owner of the business, has integrity, and is hard-working, we want to hear from you

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