Senior Data Scientist - AI Startup

Your new company

Our client is a well-invested start-up that is investing heavily in AI-powered digital products and data-driven innovation. As part of their continued expansion, they are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to drive the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI and machine learning solutions that support both customer-facing products and internal business operations initiatives.

Your new role

• Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models and AI solutions to support digital products and business initiatives.
• Partner with technology teams, business stakeholders and external partners to identify AI use cases, translate them into scalable solutions, and participate in project implementation.
• Build predictive, recommendation, classification, NLP, and LLM models where applicable.
• Conduct data exploration, feature engineering, model training, validation, and performance optimization.
• Develop and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines and model deployment frameworks.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovative approaches to enhance product capabilities.
• Communicate analytical findings from customer engagements and provide technical recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure AI solutions are developed in accordance with governance, security, and responsible AI best practices.
• Participate in mentoring junior data scientists and analysts and contribute to the advancement of data science capabilities within the organization.

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or AI-related roles.
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or similar technologies.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production environments.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or containerization technologies is highly advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of statistics, predictive modelling, and data analysis techniques, with exposure to NLP and LLMs.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment and comfortable working in a start-up setting.
• Proficient in spoken and written both English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin).
• Currently based in Hong Kong with valid working rights.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this exciting opportunity, please don't delay and click APPLY NOW. For more information, please contact Kelvin Chu at kelvin.chu@hays.com.hk.