[Hiring] Lead Data Scientist @Hire Resolve

Role Description

A company that operates a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform that lets different companies share consumer insights without ever exposing or trading actual customer data is seeking a Lead Data Scientist who will be second-in-command to the Head of Data Science, combining senior technical leadership with hands-on delivery.

• Technical Leadership: Act as deputy to the Head of Data Science; mentor team members, support delivery management, and potentially lead an Agile delivery squad.
• Roadmap and Strategy: Own and prioritize the analytical roadmap, establishing reusable assets and a coherent customer analytics journey.
• End-to-End Analytics: Translate ambiguous business needs into decision-ready insights; present findings to senior stakeholders and defend evidence-based conclusions.
• Production Engineering: Write maintainable, testable, production-grade Python using modern engineering best practices.
• Data Lakehouse Architecture: Apply best practices around data grain, provenance, reconciliation, and traceability across Delta Lake and Synapse environments.
• AI-Augmented Workflows: Leverage Claude Code and agentic AI workflows across prototyping, coding, testing, and documentation.
• Multi-Party Analytics: Derive accurate insights from matched, aggregated, or imperfect datasets using weighted binning, dependency measures, and strict validation controls.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Data Science/Analytics/Data Warehousing (with substantial recent DS experience) + 2+ years in technical/engineering leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Senior-level expertise designing, deploying, monitoring, and retraining production ML/AI models.
• Advanced Python, Jupyter, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn.
• Delta Lake (or similar), PySpark, feature stores, data versioning, Azure Synapse, T-SQL/ANSI SQL.
• Power BI and Python visualization tools.
• Excellent written and verbal English with strong stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

• PySpark and distributed data processing.
• FastAPI and Kubernetes-based model serving.
• Automated testing with PyTest.
• Apache Ranger or data governance frameworks.
• C#.NET, Angular, or Electron development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience (salary can potentially be more based on experience/skills).
• Package & Remuneration: R1 080 000 - R1 200 000 per annum.

Company Description

Hire Resolve is a top recruitment agency in South Africa, connecting businesses with talented professionals across a wide range of industries and locations.

• We help companies recruit and hire skilled professionals across Engineering, Mining, IT, Finance, Manufacturing, Construction, Supply Chain, Logistics, Renewable Energy, Sales, Marketing and more.
• Our recruitment expertise spans entry-level, specialist, senior management and executive positions.
• With recruitment solutions covering major South African cities including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Gqeberha and Bloemfontein, as well as locations nationwide, we help businesses find the right talent wherever they need it.
• Whether you're hiring for a single position or building an entire team, Hire Resolve provides tailored recruitment solutions designed around your hiring needs.