Senior Data Scientist: Big Data , AI

Role Purpose/Business Unit

The Senior Data Scientist is a hands‑on technical specialist within the Vodacom South Africa Big Data team, owning and delivering machine learning and AI use cases end‑to‑end, from problem framing and data exploration to model development, deployment and monitoring. The role works across Vodacom’s three strategic AI impact pillars – Customer Experience, Monetization and Productivity – to build solutions that create real impact for the business and its customers.

Responsibilities

Model Development & Delivery

• Own end‑to‑end machine learning and AI use cases, including framing the business problem, exploring and preparing data, engineering features, building and validating models, and supporting production deployment.
• Develop real‑world machine learning and recommender solutions that solve business problems, taking account of user needs, the technology landscape and operational constraints.
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