Director Data Science

**ADP is hiring a Director of Data Science.**
- Are you an experienced leader in Data Science ready for your next-level adventure building a world-class Data Science Center in Barcelona?
- Does the thought of working with one of the most comprehensive employment data sets in the world excite you?
- Are you inspired by transformation and making an impact on the lives of millions of people every day?
- Are you a technologist first and foremost who approaches every problem wearing that hat while going out of your way to champion creativity and build diverse, productive, and engaged teams?

Well, this may be the role for you. Ready to design what's next?

In this role, you'll have access to the most unique and one of the largest HCM data sets and do exploratory analysis to understand if it meets project requirements. It's more than digits and dials - you're making huge decisions that impact millions of customers.

Every day you'll work with multiple stakeholders to identify, design, develop and implement advanced AI and machine learning projects that influence daily life of working people. You'll work with your team to provide, interpret, and predict necessary metrics for decision-making. You'll code with machine learning tools like Python, R, and Scala to synthesize millions of data sets into patterns that answer ad hoc requests and then use Tableau for data visualization. You will create models that guide professional through daily working decisions related to every aspect of working life.
To thrive in this career, you should know how to identify errors and reactively fix them. You'll need to have some formal education in quantitative analytics and know design patterns and data structures. You have the skills to create new models using the technologies above. You will coach and mentor junior data scientists with different strengths to solve various problems with different methodologies and analyses. But given the scale of our data sets and the complex problems we give you to solve, you will stay challenged and engaged with years of exciting projects ahead-all while growing your skills and progressing in a rewarding career.

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**:
Here's what you can expect on a typical day:

- Setup, Build and Grow the Team. You will work in close collaboration with the USA Data Science and Machine Learning team to setup the goals and roadmap to assemble a world-class team in close alignment with the company's OKRs.
- Own and Manage Projects. You will identify, design, develop, and implement advanced analytical projects.
- Productionize. You will design, implement and deploy high-performing machine learning/AI models and create API endpoints in AWS.
- Advanced Analytics & Predictive Modeling. You bring prior experience to the role of formulating problems, extracting & analyzing data from multiple systems, summarizing critical findings/insights, and developing a compelling visual representation of analyses with actionable recommendations-this will set you up for success on Day 1. You will interact with developer, UX designer, product manager, and senior executives to understand problem domain, project requirements, users experience and demonstrate model performance and its business value
- Collaboration and Communication. You'll be part of a collaborative team, listening to needs, then finding and sharing solutions. You're comfortable and skilled at presenting to both peers and leadership on your projects and findings.

**TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE**:

- PhD in quantitative area and 10+ years' experience in Data Science or related field is required, with at least 4 years' experience as a Team Leader.
- Prior experience in Python, SQL, distributed computing tools such as Databricks, AWS or other Cloud platforms; Well versed with Scikit-learn, PyTorch or other machine learning libraries and platforms.

**YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE YOU CAN**:

- Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge one another's ideas to find the best solution.
- Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with a focus on client happiness and productivity.
- Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes.
- Act like an owner & doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master our craft.
- Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work. Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic Fo