Property Finder is the leading digital real estate platform in the Middle East and North Africa region. A UAE-born startup, Property Finder expanded its operations to Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt over the years. Recently, it acquired a significant stake in Zingat in Turkey. The company is one of the largest technology start-ups in the region and on a journey to becoming a Unicorn. We are aspiring to create a lighthouse technology company which will have a lasting impact in the entire tech ecosystem in our geography.
About This Role
As the Head of Data Science, you will be a hands-on data science leader, you will support the VP of Data & AI in developing and implementing the Data Science and AI strategy for Property Finder. You will work cross-functionally with the Product Development team and other departments to design and deploy Data Products that support our users and customers.
What You’ll Do
- Build and lead a team of Data Scientists to deliver cutting edge off-line and real time machine learning solutions and data pipelines
- Build Data Science, ML advanced models and deploy them at scale
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Leadership and Core Engineering teams to develop and track detailed schedules, dependencies and critical paths
- Effectively collaborate with all project stakeholders i.e. Product Management, Engineering Team, Marketing and other functions
- Encourage and drive initiatives which promote innovation and technical excellence
- Hire, retain, and develop the the engineers on your team
- Coach and motivate your team to ensure high productivity and teamwork, and help each individual achieve their potential
- Interface with other internal teams to prioritise features and functionality based on the resources available and business priorities
Skills & Experience
- Minimum 7 years experience in data science, and/or machine learning
- Minimum 3 years experience hands-on people management of high performing engineers, scientists, and/or engineering managers
- Strong experience in data management, including building and scaling data lake management systems and data pipelines
- Strong experience in data curation and ethical sourcing of data, with knowledge of data privacy regulations
- Strong experience in product management with a track record of delivering successful products and features in the AI/ML space
- Strong experience in building AI architectures and deploying scalable AI models
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make data-driven decisions
- Experience with agile development methodologies and best practices for software development
- Experience communicating highly technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Experience in the marketplace industry or an interest in the marketplace space
Property Finder Principles
- Move fast and make things
- Data beats opinions
- Don’t confuse motion with progress
- Failure is success if we learn from it
- People over pixels
