Senior Data Scientist

BT ,
London, Greater London
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Our mission is to break down the barriers of today to release the potential of tomorrow. Join us today and release yours. About this role You'll be working in BT's Data & AI Solutions business. Part of BT Strategy and Transformation, the team has big growth ambitions centred on building innovative, customer-centric propositions that are underpinned by data & AI. This is an exciting and diverse business unit, full of talented people with an entrepreneurial attitude. We're doing something new within BT, with the significant digital, data and brand strengths of BT to draw on. Your working dataset is one of the richest and most exciting in the UK with a unique blend of first party data from BT and EE, which will allow you to produce incredibly impactful data products. You will use a cutting-edge platform (GCP) and toolset. You will be a senior technical lead for Data & AI Solutions, working closely with the product and commercial teams to understand customer needs and develop ground-breaking solutions to address those needs. Leverage various AI approaches to enrich business solutions. Develop and deliver market leading analytical solutions and products for external clients, to drive a new revenue stream for BT. You'll have the following responsibilities + Lead the enhancement of the current data capabilities and create new analytical products using various statistical and AI techniques + Responsible for the management and delivery of key client projects making sure they are delivered on time and to budget + Working with the commercial sales and product management team to agree and prioritise client deliverables and new product development workstreams + Supporting the sales team and working directly with clients to understand and translate their business requirements into actionable data insights + Building and delivering analytical solutions by analysing large and complex data sets using multiple technologies (BigQuery, GCP, Python, R, Spark) + Visualising analytical results in insightful and interactive ways using various technologies + Ownership of 3 rd party technology provider relationships + Management, coaching and mentoring other data scientists and engineers + Accountable for business case development, budget spend and forecasting You'll have the following skills & experience Must have: + Detailed knowledge of a range of AI techniques including supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques such as deep learning, graph data analytics, neural networks & natural language processing + Team management and development experience + Experience with Cloud computing on the GCP platform, SQL proficiency + Strong experience with statistical analysis using Python (preferable) or R + Knowledge of data visualisation fundamentals + Experience of working directly with clients and sales teams to understand client requirements and translate them into solutions + Competent in designing and building innovative data and AI products + Experience in commercialising analytics products to external clients + Strong communication and data presentation skills with the ability to build convincing recommendations and sell these to a non-technical audience + Experience in developing senior stake holder relationships + Flexible and agile work skills - comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment + Hold a PhD in Computer Science, or related technical, science or other numerate discipline Preferred: + Experience of geospatial principles and techniques + Wide experience of big data technologies: cloud computing, containerisation, analytics engines (Spark, Elasticsearch) Nice to have : + Experience in delivering location planning, transport, retail, marketing or web analytics. Benefits 15% target bonus, cash/car allowance, private healthcare, competitive pension, 10 x life assurance, 25 days AL and many more About BT BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here. We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential. So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it's like to work at BT at How to Apply It's easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don't worry if you need to make changes - you'll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application! n/a Job: Strategy and business intelligence Tit

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