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Nestle

Global branded foods and beverages producer

Lead Data Scientist - Foco em Sust

Applied Machine LearningUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeSão Paulo, State of São Paulo, BrazilNo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in technology-related areas, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or related fields.
  • Experience in technical leadership or management of Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or related teams, ensuring technical quality, service-level agreement compliance, and results delivery.
  • Experience operating, maintaining, and evolving Machine Learning models, AI products, and analytical applications in corporate environments.
  • Experience in Machine Learning Engineering, MLOps, and production model lifecycle governance, including versioning, continuous integration and continuous delivery, model monitoring, and retraining.
  • Experience with monitoring, observability, operational reliability, and incident management for AI and Machine Learning solutions.
  • Experience with Python, SQL, and modern Data Science and Machine Learning ecosystems.
  • Experience with Analytics and AI platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent technologies.
  • Ability to translate business needs into technical direction and lead discussions with stakeholders at different levels.
  • Strong communication, influence, and negotiation capabilities with technical audiences, business areas, external partners, and executives.
  • Experience managing competing priorities and coordinating initiatives across multiple teams and suppliers.
  • Experience collaborating with Data Engineering, Architecture, Governance, Security, and Data Products teams.
  • Advanced or fluent English.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for the maintenance, evolution, and reliability of data science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence products in Brazil.
  • Ensure availability, performance, scalability, security, and operational continuity of models, Machine Learning pipelines, and analytical applications in production.
  • Own the operation and maintenance of the portfolio of analytical and AI models, ensuring service-level agreement compliance, incident resolution, and continuous solution improvement.
  • Technically lead teams responsible for maintaining and evolving data and AI products, setting priorities, technical direction, and quality standards.
  • Serve as a technical reference for Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, and MLOps teams, promoting operational excellence and best practices.
  • Establish and evolve monitoring and observability capabilities for data, models, pipelines, and inference services, enabling proactive detection of risks and degradation.
  • Ensure ongoing model quality, relevance, and performance through monitoring, validation, retraining, and lifecycle governance processes.
  • Prioritize and negotiate demands with relevant areas, aligning expectations, risks, timelines, and value generated by solutions.
  • Act as a liaison between business areas, suppliers, and technical teams to ensure alignment, effective communication, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Contribute to technological improvements and optimization of AI environments, promoting operational efficiency, scalability, and cost rationalization.
  • Develop the operational support ecosystem for AI and Analytics, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and operational excellence across internal teams and partners.

About the Company

Nestle

Global branded foods and beverages producer

Nestlé manufactures and markets branded foods, beverages, pet care, and nutrition products in about 185 countries. Its products are produced at scale and distributed through retail, foodservice, and direct-to-consumer channels, backed by a global R&D network. Distinctive factors include its enormous global footprint, a diversified lineup from coffee to pet care to infant nutrition, and the combination of retail plus professional channels. Its goal is to provide reliable, high-quality nutrition to people worldwide while advancing nutrition science through its research and brands.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Vevey, Switzerland
Founded
1866

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