Manager - Data Scientist

Job title: Manager - Data Scientist

Are you passionate about cutting-edge technologies and driving innovation? Do you want to elevate customer experience in the banking procurement industry? This role offers a unique opportunity to advance Generative AI model development, Business Intelligence solutions, and Agentic AI. We are looking for individuals with over 3+ years of experience in Data Science and Analytics.

Role Overview

This position is responsible for helping the Global Procurement function make better, data-driven decisions and drive critical business outcomes by unlocking value from data. You will focus on 50% advanced analytics and 50% BI development using QlikSense. We take a customer-centric and consultative approach to develop insights that help HSBC’s senior leaders answer key business questions, such as:

• How do we drive efficiency in our supply chain?
• How do we partner with our suppliers to drive towards net-zero?
• How do we effectively manage supply chain concentration risk?

Key Responsibilities

• Analytics Delivery & Prototyping: Build and enhance QlikSense dashboards, write and optimize SQL queries on BigQuery, and create rapid prototypes and POCs.
• Architectural & Data Engineering: Design and support data workflows, collaborate on data pipeline architecture, and propose architecture improvements.
• Automation & Engineering Mindset: Automate reporting processes, apply modular coding practices, and drive technical innovation.
• Data Governance & Quality: Implement data validation checks, ensure compliance with data management standards, and address data integrity issues.
• Problem Solving & Priority Handling: Act as the first responder for analytics issues, troubleshoot independently, and provide consulting-style support.
• Advanced Analytics: Use Python for exploratory data analysis, build small-scale ML models, and ensure ethical AI practices.

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platform: GCP, Big Query, DataProc, Dataflow, Data Fusion, Dataplex, Vertex AI
• BI & Visualization: QlikSense Dashboard
• ML/NLP Expertise: NLP Techniques, Time Series, Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement Learning
• Programming and AI/ML: Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
• Generative AI (Optional) : RAG, LLM, Prompt Engineering, Model evaluation
• Vector Databases (Optional): FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate
• Agentic AI (nice to have): Langchain, Langgraph, llamaindex

Soft Skills and Competencies

• Proactive, collaborative, and goal-oriented mindset
• Resiliency under pressure and flexibility in problem-solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience and Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data analytics, BI, and Advanced Analytics and ML.
• Strong expertise in Qlik Sense and advanced SQL/Big Query skills
• Experience in data governance and data quality frameworks
• Proven track record in automation and performance optimization
• Experience in Generative AI/LLM development and machine learning
  Value Proposition
• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale procurement analytics with global exposure
• Scope to drive automation and engineering practices while mentoring team members

***Issued By HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private LTD***