Manager - Data Scientist

Job title: Manager - Data Scientist

Are you passionate about cutting-edge technologies and driving innovation? Do you want to elevate customer experience in the banking procurement industry? This role offers a unique opportunity to advance Generative AI model development, Business Intelligence solutions, and Agentic AI. We are looking for individuals with over 3+ years of experience in Data Science and Analytics.

Role Overview

This position is responsible for helping the Global Procurement function make better, data-driven decisions and drive critical business outcomes by unlocking value from data. You will focus on 50% advanced analytics and 50% BI development using QlikSense. We take a customer-centric and consultative approach to develop insights that help HSBC’s senior leaders answer key business questions, such as:

• How do we drive efficiency in our supply chain?
• How do we partner with our suppliers to drive towards net-zero?
• How do we effectively manage supply chain concentration risk?

In this role, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Analytics Delivery & Prototyping: Build and enhance QlikSense dashboards, write and optimize SQL queries on BigQuery, and create rapid prototypes and POCs.
• Architectural & Data Engineering: Design and support data workflows, collaborate on data pipeline architecture, and propose architecture improvements.
• Automation & Engineering Mindset: Automate reporting processes, apply modular coding practices, and drive technical innovation.
• Data Governance & Quality: Implement data validation checks, ensure compliance with data management standards, and address data integrity issues.
• Problem Solving & Priority Handling: Act as the first responder for analytics issues, troubleshoot independently, and provide consulting-style support.
• Advanced Analytics: Use Python for exploratory data analysis, build small-scale ML models, and ensure ethical AI practices.

To be successful you will:

Technical Skills

• Cloud Platform: GCP, Big Query, DataProc, Dataflow, Data Fusion, Dataplex, Vertex AI
• BI & Visualization: QlikSense Dashboard
• ML/NLP Expertise: NLP Techniques, Time Series, Supervised, Unsupervised, Reinforcement Learning
• Programming and AI/ML: Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
• Generative AI (Optional) : RAG, LLM, Prompt Engineering, Model evaluation
• Vector Databases (Optional): FAISS, Pinecone, Weaviate
• Agentic AI (nice to have): Langchain, Langgraph, llamaindex

Soft Skills and Competencies

• Proactive, collaborative, and goal-oriented mindset
• Resiliency under pressure and flexibility in problem-solving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience and Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data analytics, BI, and Advanced Analytics and ML.
• Strong expertise in Qlik Sense and advanced SQL/Big Query skills
• Experience in data governance and data quality frameworks
• Proven track record in automation and performance optimization
• Experience in Generative AI/LLM development and machine learning

Value Proposition

• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale procurement analytics with global exposure
• Scope to drive automation and engineering practices while mentoring team members

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You’ll achieve more at HSBC

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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