Lead Consultant, Advanced Analytics, Data and Decision Science

Location: Cape Town,Western Cape,South Africa

Founded in 2002, Quantium combines the best of human and artificial intelligence to power possibilities for individuals, organisations and society. Our solutions make sense of what has happened and what will, could or should be done to re-shape industries and societies around the needs of the people they serve.

Quantium works with iconic brands in over 20 countries. With over 800 people in the team globally, we are headquartered in Australia and have offices in New Zealand, South Africa, UK, India and North America.

Since being established in 2015, the South African office of Quantium has grown itself into a leader in the market. Through its data partnerships with industry leaders in the banking, retail and insurance sectors, it is positioned with a strong foundation to continue its growth. The office benefits from the scale and maturity of the broader Quantium Group, while preserving the excitement, energy and diverse exposure that comes with a start-up.

What would I be doing?

This is a unique opportunity in the South African market, where you will help to unlock the potential of data and AI for our clients and their customers.  

Within the team you will:

• Work on highly impactful projects that are often “firsts” for our clients
• Delivering high quality analytics / data science projects, from scoping, data quality assessment, data manipulation, method selection, model building, insights generation and visualisation
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to determine objectives / scope of upcoming projects
• Leading a team of highly capable, ambitious Analysts
• Proactively participate in learning forums and sharing knowledge with wider team

 What skills and experience do I need?

We’re looking to hire a Lead Consultant that can provide technical and commerical leadership in the scoping and delivery of projects; so demonstrable experience doing this is paramount.

 We know people are not bullet points, but we would expect you to have:

• A desire to provide technical and commercial leadership, whilst continuing to develop your own skillset
• A technical degree, such as Actuarial, Maths/Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics etc.
• Experience across descriptive, predictive and productionised analytics
• Strong technical coding experience using SQL, Python or R
• Experience solving commercial problems and generating insights from large customer or transactional data sets
• Experience delivering analytical solutions in either a consulting or end user business
• Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving skillset
• Previous leadership experience and strong analytical and technical capability
• A collaborative style and the ability to work with and positively influence a variety of people across all levels and functions will see you succeed
• Experience building predictive models in a commercial environment, ideally GBMs (XGBoost or LightGB) is advantageous

Today in South Africa, we are working with some of the biggest companies in the market. Working within a collaborative team environment with a flat structure, you will be working closely with our senior leaders in the business, who are keen to share their knowledge to support your growth and provide as much additional accountability as you are capable and motivated to take on. The ceiling on your growth is completely up to you.

If you think this could be a fit and you would thrive in our business, we want to hear from you. Please apply and we’ll be in touch to discuss your application.

More about Quantium

As one of the world’s fully diversified data science and AI leaders we operate across every sector of the economy and we’re growing fast - with growth comes opportunity! We’re passionate about building out our team of smart, fun, diverse and motivated people.

We combine a team of experts that spans data scientists, actuaries, statisticians, business analysts, strategy consultants, engineers, technologists, programmers, product developers, and futurists – all dedicated to harnessing the power of data to drive transformational outcomes for our clients.

We actively foster a culture where our people can stretch themselves to reach their full potential. We also know that work has to work for you, and modern life is fast paced and balance can be tricky. You want to work where you are respected and valued as an individual, not a number. Quantium embraces a flexible and supportive environment dedicated to powering possibilities for our team members, clients and partners.

Quantium are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are a multicultural team of various beliefs, sexual orientations and gender identities. We celebrate our diversity of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status and disability status.

Please note, this role is not suitable for Graduates. If you are a graduate and you’d like information about our Graduate Academy please visit https://au.gradconnection.com/employers/quantium/about-us/

If you submit an application or expression of interest to The Quantium Group Pty Ltd, we may disclose your application or expression of interest on a confidential basis to our related companies, and joint venture companies, including Quantium Health Pty Limited.  We will only make such disclosures for the purpose of considering your application or expression of interest and opportunities in those organisations.