Consultant - Data Science & Analytics

As a consultant in data science & analytics you will work on both local and international client engagements on data science topics, including data acquisition and exploration, building relevant models, and presenting results to stakeholders.

You will also contribute to internal data science projects hosted on Heka, our internal accelerator for data science projects: https://www.heka.ai/en
As part of the global data science team, you will contribute to the development of various solutions designed to address our clients’ needs.

Key responsibilities:

• Identify, acquire, process and explore relevant data sources.
• Analyze large amounts of structured and unstructured information to discover trends and patterns.
• Use your data analytics and data science expertise to derive valuable insights from datasets, build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms.
• Communicate at scale, through multiple mediums: presentations, dashboards, datasets, bots and more.
• Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges.
• Collaborate with engineering and product development teams.
• Contribute to a broad range of projects and deliverables, including models, algorithms, datasets, measurements, services, tools and processes.
• Evangelize data science in the region by contributing to training & upskilling as well as business development initiatives

• 1-3 years’ experience as a Data Scientist or Data analyst (ideally in consulting)
• At least a bachelor’s or equivalent degree in a relevant area of study (Data Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, Economics or a related field of study) from a top university
• Good skills in Python and ideally another analytical language (e.g., R, SQL)
• Problem-solving aptitude and strong business acumen
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin) fluency a must
• Strong plus: Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, R-shiny)
• Strong plus: Good understanding of statistical techniques and concepts
• Strong plus: Knowledge of Machine Learning techniques or optimization

What do we offer?

• Training resources to further develop yourself as an expert in your discipline
• Opportunity to work with top tier clients in financial services, retail, and other sectors in HK and beyond
• Dynamic environment with many opportunities to take on responsibilities usually reserved for more experienced professionals

Sia is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.