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H-E-B · 1 week ago

Manager of Data Science - pXI

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

H-E-B is a leading omnichannel retailing company seeking a People Manager of Data Science to lead a team of Data Scientists. This role focuses on mentoring, establishing connections with external thought leaders, and driving the adoption of the latest ML/AI practices to enhance the H-E-B community's technical capabilities.

Retail

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manages the Data Science team

Establishes connections between external community thought leaders and the H-E-B internal community; collaborates cross-functionally to identify opportunities / develop initiatives that support H-E-B's growth in technical leadership and excellence

Brings visibility of latest ML / AI development so the H-E-B community learns how to adapt; builds playbook, best practices, and guidelines to help elevate the maturity in H-E-B community

Seeks the latest modern ML / AI development in the industry

Constantly explores the needs of best practices and guidelines to optimize reuse and efficacy of shared assets

Acquires prevalent knowledge of ML / AI used by competitors or in similar industries

Constantly evaluates design and adoption path of the latest ML / AI developments

Inspires DS teams to co-author papers and blogs to promote H-E-B data science branding in the community

Mentors data science teams; motivates them to adapt the mindset of constant change and innovation; actively develops next generation of data science leaders through mentoring, development, and training

Qualification

Data Science ManagementMachine Learning ExpertiseAI Best PracticesProgramming LanguagesBig Data OptimizationProject ManagementMentoring SkillsPresentation SkillsTime ManagementOrganizational Skills

Required

10 years of experience in a retail-related data / decision science role; experience managing data science teams across multiple projects

worked closely with product and program management on business and technical roadmap delivery

A related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience

10+ years of experience in a retail or retail-related decision science role

5+ years of experience in management or technical leadership

Expertise in ML visualization flow

Expertise in optimizing distributed machine learning in a heterogeneous domain environment

Experience managing data science teams across multiple projects

Technical knowledge in programming languages: SQL, R, Python, Scala, Java, C/C++

Technical knowledge in big data / ML optimization: GPU code optimization, Horovod, Spark MLlib optimization, Cython, JNI, Numba

Technical knowledge in mainstream ML / AI: manifold learning, distributed clustering, graph network, hierarchical model, Bayesian network, deep learning, computer vision, NLP/NLU, reinforcement learning, meta-Learning, federated learning

Advanced presentation, solution-selling, and influencing skills

Strong project management, time management, and organization skills

Ability to train, mentor, and inspire others

Company

H-E-B

Glassdoor4.2

H-E-B is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas with approximately $46 billion in revenue and 160,000+ Partners.

Founded in 1905

San Antonio, TX, US

10001+ employees

https://careers.heb.com

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