Lead Data Scientist

We are seeking a forward-thinking Lead Data Scientistto drive advanced analytics and AI innovation across our Retail business. This role blends technical depth with strategic leadership, guiding a small team while collaborating across Consumer Dealer Analytics (CDA) to accelerate analytics, insights, and AI adoption. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on modeler, a mentor, and a change agent who thrives in a fast-paced, data-first environment. The Lead Data Scientist will drive advanced analytics and AI innovation across the Retail business, managing a team of two and contributing to CDA-wide AI learning and development. This role blends technical depth with strategic leadership, guiding AI adoption and delivering actionable intelligence.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of predictive, prescriptive, and perceptive models to support Retail strategy and operations.
• Manage and mentor a team of data scientists, fostering growth and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, business stakeholders, and external partners to translate complex data insights into actionable strategies.
• Serve as a core member of the CDA AI Learning & Development team, helping shape and deliver AI training and enablement across the organization
• Identify and implement automation opportunities using AI-assisted tools (e.g., Snowflake Cortex, GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot)
• Champion MLOps practices for scalable, secure, and efficient model deployment.
• Stay current on AI / ML trends and tools, continuously evaluating their impact on business outcomes.

WHO YOU ARE

Required Skills & Experience (Who you are!)

Expertise in at least two of the following :

Preferred Qualifications

USD 119,600.00 - 199,400.00 per year

Compensation :

Compensation includes a base salary of $119,600.00 - $199,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits :

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.