Skillhouse Internal Career Opportunity

Data Science Manager (AI Strategy)

Position Title:

Data Science Manager (AI Strategy)

Employment Type:

Permanent

Working Hours:

Japanese Level - Fluent,English Level - Conversational (TOEIC 350)

Salary

Description

 

 


A Global Digital Marketing solution firm is looking for an experienced  Data Science Manager (AI Strategy) .
The role is responsible for leading the company-wide AI strategy and transformation from conceptualization through execution. This role emphasizes project leadership and technical decision-making over hands-on coding.

Responsibilities
- Identify AI use cases across the company, prioritize them, and create an implementation roadmap
- Design realistic steps for AI adoption considering existing operations, organizational structure, and data infrastructure
- Redesign business processes, roles, and decision-making flows in line with AI implementation
- Lead strategic discussions and alignment with executives and the parent company
- AI Project Leadership / Execution (PM / Lead)
- People management for existing data scientists (goal-setting, coaching, evaluation)
- Transform the team into one capable of understanding business needs, explaining results, and driving projects
- Hands-on Data Science Work (as needed)
- Machine learning, statistics, optimization, and time series analysis using ID-POS data
- Consumer behavior prediction, effectiveness analysis, clustering, and campaign optimization
- Algorithmic process automation

Required skills:
- Experience in strategic planning and negotiation with executives and senior stakeholders
- Leading company-wide or cross-departmental projects
- PM experience in AI/data projects involving business process changes
- Experience managing and developing a team
- Practical experience in one or more of the following areas for business application: Machine learning, Statistic, Mathematical optimization or time series forecasting
- 5+ years of professional experience with Python, R, or Julia (primarily Python)
- Ability to select and design appropriate models and algorithms for business problems

Why should you apply:
- Opportunity to work for an exciting, international company
- Growing opportunities in fast paced environment
- Great base salary + bonus, travel expenses, various insurances, hybrid work style


Company Details:
A marketing solutions company that “transforms data into customer value and adds value to clients. The company helps retailers attract and retain more consumers and helps brands adapt their strategies and developments. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and has been operating in the European, American, and Japanese markets since 1983.

Working hours: 9:00-17:30, Monday-Friday
Work Style: Hybrid (4 days WFH)
Holidays:  Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays, Year-end and New Year Holidays, Paid Holidays, Other Special Holidays etc
Services/Benefits:  Pension, insurance, health, travel, additional bonus (depending on company performance).
Number of Interviews : 3


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If you are interested in this position at Skillhouse, please provide your contact details and attach your CV. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Tomoecho Annex No.2 Building

3-8-27 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo

03-5408-5070

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