Data Scientist

Your potential, unleashed.

India’s impact on the global economy has increased at an exponential rate and Deloitte presents an opportunity to unleash and realise your potential amongst cutting edge leaders, and organisations shaping the future of the region, and indeed, the world beyond.

At Deloitte, your whole self to work, every day. Combine that with our drive to propel with purpose and you have the perfect playground to collaborate, innovate, grow, and make an impact that matters.

The team

Data Technology and Analytics uses innovative tools to analyze vast amounts of data in order to proactively or reactively identify opportunities for revenue enhancement, cost optimization, risk mitigation and strategic advice for our clients. The group specializes in electronic data sourcing, optimization, analysis, interpretation, prediction and modelling.

We work as an extension of our Deloitte member firms’ analytics practices and provide dedicated support throughout the project lifecycle. Working on international assignments involving cross-border and cross-service line teams allows you to build your networks across the vast Global Deloitte network.

We also have an active international secondment program for our staff after they gain relevant experience, we believe this plays a crucial role in the overall career and personal development of our staff.

Your work profile

As a Deputy Manager in our Data Analytics Team you’ll build and nurture positive working relationships with teams and clients with the intention to exceed client expectations: -

You will be part of a team that delivers complex analytics solutions designed to help SRT globally achieve clear differentiation and sustainable competitive advantage through improved decision-making.

We’re looking for ambitious analytics professionals like you—people who are passionate about data, driven by insights, and eager to think differently about challenges and solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate across teams within SRT and the wider firm. You’ll design and deliver data science solutions that integrate people, processes, data, and technology to drive strategic outcomes.

You will:

• Lead the definition, design, and development of data science solutions
• Support member firms and/or clients throughout the model development lifecycle
• Design, develop, and test models, considering various scenarios and sensitivities to enhance client decision-making
• Apply strong business diagnostic skills and a logical, analytical approach to problem-solving
• Work independently or as part of a team to deliver high-impact insights and solutions

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelors/ Master’s degree from a reputed institute in Computer Science, Information Systems (STEM) or similar quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of overall professional IT experience
• Qualification in Data Science a plus, but must illustrate in-depth hands-on knowledge

Technical Skills

To be considered for the role, your competencies will cover the broad scope of analytics services, leveraging your professional background and skills such as:

Must have:

• Strong proficiency in hands-on AI work with either Python / R / SAS / SPSS
• Expertise in machine learning frameworks and tools, with a focus on practical implementation.
• Active contribution to the development and implementation of Machine Learning and Deep Learning models and techniques
• Extensive hands-on experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Deep Learning modelling/Neural Network techniques
• Data Pre-processing / Data Mining & Management / Predictive Analytics / Machine Learning / Optimization / Business Rules Engines / Risk Scoring & Identification
• VS Code/MSFabric/Databricks / SQL / Azure Data Factory / Azure AI Studio
• Require hands-on experience with Generative AI models or LLMs and Prompt Engineering. This extends but not limited to Retrieval Augment Generation (RAG), Summarisation, Data Analysis, AI Agents etc.

Good to have:

• Experience with OpenAI based frameworks
• Experience with source control (git) and Azure DevOps
• Experience with building chatbots
• Good understanding of the ETL framework and ability to build efficient ETL dataflows using ADF, MS SSIS, or Python
• Dataiku / DataRobot / AWS Sagemaker
• Tableau / Power BI
• Experience with MLFlow and other MLOps pipeline
• Knowledge of existing and upcoming platforms and vendors in the market with and leveraging them creatively into wider business solutions

Soft & Preferred skills

This role will also leverage additional skills such as:

• Ability to create advanced analytical models that are fit for purpose and scalable, to identify insightful trends and patterns from the data
• Understanding existing and upcoming AI frameworks and realising them to appropriate assets/solutions
• Experience in structuring, presenting, and communicating your work results
• Proficiency in English and overall communication
• Strong appetite for innovation and emerging technologies
• Provide guidance on best practices, project execution, and professional development.
• Demonstrate ability to think strategically about business, create technical solutions with end users in mind, motivate and mobilize resources, as well as deliver results
• Flexibility in terms of working hours and working on multiple tools and technologies
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services (e.g., Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps)

Location and way of working

• Base location: Mumbai
• This profile does not involve extensive travel for work.
• Hybrid is our default way of working. Each domain has customised the hybrid approach to their unique needs.

Your role as a Deputy Manager

We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society.

In addition to living our purpose, Senior Executive across our organization must strive to be:

• Inspiring - Leading with integrity to build inclusion and motivation
• Committed to creating purpose - Creating a sense of vision and purpose
• Agile - Achieving high-quality results through collaboration and Team unity
• Skilled at building diverse capability - Developing diverse capabilities for the future
• Persuasive / Influencing - Persuading and influencing stakeholders
• Collaborating - Partnering to build new solutions
• Delivering value - Showing commercial acumen
• Committed to expanding business - Leveraging new business opportunities
• Analytical Acumen - Leveraging data to recommend impactful approach and solutions through the power of analysis and visualization
• Effective communication – Must be well abled to have well-structured and well-articulated conversations to achieve win-win possibilities
• Engagement Management / Delivery Excellence - Effectively managing engagement(s) to ensure timely and proactive execution as well as course correction for the success of engagement(s)
• Managing change - Responding to changing environment with resilience
• Managing Quality & Risk - Delivering high quality results and mitigating risks with utmost integrity and precision
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Applying strategic mindset to solve business issues and complex problems
• Tech Savvy - Leveraging ethical technology practices to deliver high impact for clients and for Deloitte
• Empathetic leadership and inclusivity - creating a safe and thriving environment where everyone's valued for who they are, use empathy to understand others to adapt our behaviours and attitudes to become more inclusive.

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