Specialty/Competency: Data Science
Industry/Sector: Not Applicable
Time Type: Full time
Travel Requirements: Up to 20%
At PwC, we empower our data and analytics engineers to leverage cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to craft impactful data solutions for our clients. They are pivotal in converting raw data into actionable insights, which drive informed decision-making and foster business growth.
As a part of the data science and machine learning teams at PwC, you will harness advanced analytics and machine learning methods to derive insights from extensive datasets, enhancing data-driven decision-making. Your responsibilities include developing predictive models, performing statistical analyses, and designing data visualizations to address intricate business challenges.
Your leadership style is focused on motivation and inspiration, encouraging your team to deliver exceptional results. You are responsible for nurturing your team's unique strengths, managing their performance effectively to meet client expectations. With your comprehensive understanding of business operations, you will play a vital role in identifying opportunities that contribute to our Firm's success. As an advocate for integrity and authenticity, you convey our purpose and values meaningfully. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your outputs, encouraging your team members to do the same.
Key Skills and Experience Required:
• Analyze and identify the relationships and interactions within an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, overseeing planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Collaborate with team leadership to ensure shared responsibility for quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Encourage skill development beyond your comfort zone for both yourself and your team.
• Mentor and guide others effectively.
• Use work reviews as a means to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts directly, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members, and other stakeholders, escalating as needed.
• Maintain and promote professional and technical standards, adhering to the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.
The Opportunity
Joining the People Tech & AI team, you will lead the design, construction, and operation of scalable, secure, and intelligent platforms that empower AI-driven employee and client experiences across our Firm. This managerial role blends engineering expertise with people leadership, allowing you to deliver resilient platforms integrating cloud infrastructure, conversational AI, data, and enterprise systems. You will be at the forefront of technological advancements, mentoring the engineers of tomorrow and shaping the future of AI solutions.
Your Responsibilities:
• Mentor junior engineers and promote their professional growth.
• Ensure the security and scalability of AI-driven solutions.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to meet project objectives.
• Stay updated on the latest technological advancements in AI.
Essential Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in software, platform, or cloud engineering, including experience in leadership roles.
• If not possessing a Bachelor's Degree, a combination of relevant work experience and specialized training that equates to three years of college education for each missing year will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's Degree is a plus.
• Proven experience in leading cloud and platform engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, DevOps, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Ability to apply systems thinking in designing comprehensive platforms.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring engineers to uphold a culture of excellence.
• Effective management of delivery plans, dependencies, and risks.
• Experience operating production platforms with a focus on reliability and security.
• Collaboration with product owners, UX, data science, and security teams to transform People Tech & AI use cases into scalable platform capabilities.
• Defining and implementing automated testing strategies.
• Architecting, building, and deploying conversational bots using the Azure Bot Framework SDK and Composer, and integrating with Azure Cognitive Services (LUIS/Orchestrator) and various enterprise channels.
• Leading platform engineering teams in delivering cloud-native services and AI-powered platforms in alignment with PwC People Tech & AI strategy.
PWC is committed to diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law.
We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. The salary range for this position is: $73,500 - $212,280 and for residents of Washington state, it is $73,500 - $244,000. Actual compensation will depend on individual skills, experience, qualifications, and location. Hired individuals will also be eligible for annual discretionary bonuses and a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, and more.
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