Unilever Looking for Senior IT Manager – Data Science and Analytics at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Job Title: Senior IT Manager – Data Science and Analytics

Location: Bangalore

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Background

R&D’s vision is to Innovate Boldly for People and Planet, underpinning our purpose and sustainability goals – and driving profitable growth through our Business groups. In order to achieve this vision, the RDLT has identified the Digital Transformation as a strategic enabler thus a multi-year program leading up to the desired digitally transformed end-state of R&D has been created and is to be implemented.

This desired R&D digital transformation will require a streamlining of the development & deployment processes that deliver data analytics, simulation, optimization & compliance models/tools & visualizations. R&D has already experienced a significant uptake of the first generation of these models/tools and virtual simulations, which have provided clear proof of the value our people can create from combining digital technology, data and advanced modelling capabilities to increase speed, efficiency, quality and impact of our innovations. In addition, there is a growing opportunity to integrate some of these digital technologies into consumer-facing propositions to deliver value beyond the physical product and thereby enhance the overall consumer experience.

In order to deliver this vision we need to step up our ambition in Technology, Data and Talent as the 3 Digital Enablers that will drive our priorities and investments:

Technology: IT systems, digital tools and analytical models used to create more efficient & effective ways of working; facilitating innovation opportunities by codifying scientific & engineering knowledge into algorithms for reformulations, claims substantiation, process optimisation, etc. Data: Product, Process and Consumer related data generated internally, or harnessed from external sources, required to deliver faster and bigger innovation. Talent: New R&D skills around data science, modelling, advanced analytics and simulation, as well as digital consumer propositions and business models.

This transformation will require a new culture of ‘digital first’ to realise the vision of Science = Digital Technology. Standardising processes that do not create differentiation will be critical to reduce complexity and drive ROI from Digital investments. The R&D Leadership will be instrumental at shaping this new mindset, setting clear expectations, reskilling teams and ultimately ‘own’ this transformation.

Key Accountabilities

Ensure Platform for Data Scientist (Datalab) is future fit from Technology stack perspective.

Manage a team consisting of a mix of internal and Third Party delivery partners to deliver Data Science and analytics projects using agile project delivery methods.

Ensure that all work conform to Unilever Standards as set out by various teams with regard to Technology and security considerations.

Work Closely with Digital R&D Product Owners on implementing prioritized Digital transformation Programs with right technical and security framework

Liaise with vendor Partners to Design and implement Solution in alignment with R&D IT Strategy also liaise with technology Providers like Microsoft to ensure Platform is compliant and future ready in terms of ever evolving Technology landcape.

Working with Enterprise IT architects and APG to select the design apt solutions for business problems

Governance on the incident management, User Review , Audit Compliance.

Essential skills:
Strong technical Acumen: An understanding of Data Science and Data Engineering Concepts is must

Knowledge of Azure Machine learning , Databricks is desirable .

Favourable experience of Application Lifecycle including awareness of SDLC.

Understanding of cloud hosted architecture (preferably Azure)

Focus on IT Quality and delivery to meet business requirements

Experience of managing projects: Tasks, Risks and Stakeholder management skills

Good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management. Proven ability to impact and influence customers and stakeholders.

Self-motivated: able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently

Vendor Management:
Participate in functional and technical design reviews (QA process) with strategic IT suppliers and/or other 3rd parties when/where appropriate

Hold vendors accountable for quality and timeliness of deliveries through governance mechanisms

Ensure adequate knowledge sharing and retention through documentation

Manage multiple vendor teams of large sizes

Build Talent and Teams

Driving and motivating the team to provide quality deliverables

Upskilling and cross training the team to build the right skillset

Ensure adequate knowledge sharing and skillset retention

Desirable skills:
Agile Development process experience (Kanban/Scrum)

Knowledge of Container technology in particular Docker , AKS , Kubernetes

Agile project management tools experience: Azure DevOps, JIRA etc.

Knowledge in emerging Data Science trends and technology

Financial Management of IT projects

Key Interactions with:
Vendor partner leadership and extended team

Business (R&D) managers and leadership team

Unilever Internal teams – Enterprise Architect, Cyber Security, Technology Services, IT Finance

R&D Platform leads