Senior Staff Data Scientist

Tekion is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Staff Applied Science Engineer to contribute to the development of innovative machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions within the automotive industry. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy data-driven solutions that enhance customer experiences and optimize business operations. You will play a key role in implementing and improving ML models, driving technical innovation, and supporting the overall data science strategy. This position requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team. Roles and Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Lead and mentor cross-functional teams in the design and development of innovative ML/AI solutions aligned with business objectives and long-term product strategy. Advanced Model Development: Architect, build, and deploy advanced machine learning models to address complex automotive industry challenges, ensuring production-level quality and scalability. Data Strategy: Identify and integrate new data sources, develop sophisticated data pipelines, and implement innovative methodologies to enhance model performance and impact. End-to-End Solution Delivery: Oversee the full ML lifecycle, from problem definition and data exploration to deployment and monitoring of production systems. Performance Optimization: Define and track key performance metrics for offline and online evaluations, driving continuous improvements in model accuracy and system performance. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to understand requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure successful delivery. Thought Leadership: Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies, influencing the strategic direction of Tekion's data science initiatives. Innovation and Research: Drive research and experimentation in cutting-edge machine learning areas such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative models to create differentiating solutions. Operational Excellence: Implement best practices for MLOps, model governance, and scalable deployment to ensure reliability and performance of ML solutions in production. Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level data scientists, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.