Lead Data Science Engineer

4 weeks ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Manulife Full time

Company Overview

Manulife is a prominent financial services organization dedicated to enhancing decision-making and improving the lives of our clients and employees globally. Our commitment to environmental sustainability and community engagement reflects our core values, which guide our operations. We believe that a healthy, respected, and challenged workforce is essential for collective success. Explore how you can advance your career, create meaningful impact, and drive transformative change with us.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Position Overview

The Role

As a Lead Data Science Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and implementing AI and Advanced Analytics solutions within cloud-based production settings. Your primary responsibility will be to deliver tangible business value through data, aligning with key corporate goals such as optimizing portfolios, enhancing cost efficiency, accelerating growth, leading digital customer initiatives, detecting fraud, and ensuring team performance. The ideal candidate will possess a background in deploying analytics solutions within financial, healthcare, or investment sectors.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a domain expert, providing technical direction on data and AI/ML solution architecture and best practices.
  • Design, develop, and implement AI/ML solutions in a cloud environment.
  • Integrate AI/ML solutions with enterprise systems and business workflows.
  • Oversee MLOps, DevOps toolchain, and ensure Continuous Development, Continuous Integration, and Automated Testing utilizing Jenkins.
  • Offer insights on analytics concepts to the broader advanced analytics team, fostering the adoption of data science and engineering across the organization.
  • Communicate findings, share insights, and make recommendations that influence sales; present results in various formats including written, oral, and presentations.
  • Innovate methods to source and utilize data for modeling efforts, leveraging both structured and unstructured data, as well as big data technologies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize impactful insights across core business areas.

What Drives You?

  • You are passionate about customer satisfaction, actively listening and responding to their needs.
  • You think innovatively, seeking ways to leverage your agile mindset to achieve business outcomes.
  • You excel in teamwork and enjoy accomplishing goals collaboratively.
  • You take initiative and focus on delivering solutions that matter.
  • You uphold integrity, always doing what is right and voicing your thoughts.
  • You contribute to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance).
  • Extensive experience with PowerBI, Salesforce, MLFlow, and GitHub (preferably with co-pilot).
  • Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Spark), cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, AzureML, Databricks), containerization, and analytics libraries (e.g., pandas, NumPy, matplotlib).
  • Proficient in developing APIs or web applications.
  • Strong ownership mentality and exceptional problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Solid business acumen and knowledge of finance, particularly in wealth asset management.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Opportunities for career growth and skill development.
  • Focus on your career progression within the organization.
  • Flexible work policies promoting a healthy work-life balance.
  • Professional development and leadership training opportunities.

Our Commitment

  • Values-Driven Culture: We prioritize our values in every aspect of our operations.
  • Endless Opportunities: We provide avenues for learning and growth at every career stage.
  • Continuous Innovation: We encourage you to redefine the future of financial services.
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
  • Corporate Citizenship: We aim to create a positive social and environmental impact through our business practices.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group dedicated to simplifying decision-making and enhancing lives. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate under the Manulife brand in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth management solutions to individuals, groups, and institutions. Our workforce exceeds 40,000 employees, and we serve over 34 million customers worldwide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace diversity and strive to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customer base. We are committed to fair recruitment practices and fostering an inclusive work environment.



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