Lead Data Scientist

Title: Lead Data Scientist (Products)We are looking for the candidate who is experienced in large data handling, analysis and implementation of statistical techniques, knowledge of SQL, python Key Responsibilities:Design and build Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and NLP models and applications to power the existing front office/back office applications and for new productsGenerate scalable and high-performance Prediction, Evaluation, Recommendation, anomaly detection, chat bots and sentiment analysis from structured/unstructured Big Data Determine the best AI technique, Machine learning algorithms for use cases specific to the match making businessIdentify opportunities, Design and develop embedded AI features for the suite of matrimony.com products working closely with the Product and Technology teamsSkills:Prior experience in working with large data sets and statistically interpreting itKnowledge of Python, ML algorithms, libraries Numpy/Pandas/scikit-learn/Keras/Theano/TensorFlow and SQLStrong programming skillsPrior experience in working with big data platforms like Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Pig Good knowledge of statistical techniquesKnowledge of NLP techniques and image processing Knowledge of AWS ML stack will be desirableExperience with visualization tools like Tableau will be nice to haveGood past experience of working on client projects mining and analysing data, generating patterns, trends, and insightsAbility to multi-task and work simultaneously on various 'run the company', 'change the company' projects.Should be able to work with minimal supervision from the stage of gathering/eliciting requirements, building and testing models with key model evaluation metrics through to production deploymentThe candidate should have good written, oral communication skills and an ability to work with senior stakeholders to define key business questions and organize data sets that can answer those questions. He or she should be passionate about data and aspire to be a go-to-person for data related understanding of the overall businessB.Tech /MS/ M.Tech or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field with 6 plus yrs. of experiencePrior experience with India facing B2C internet companies, dating and match making services and start-up environment will be a plus.Location : ChennaiCompany Profile :Matrimony.com Ltd is India's first pure play Wed-Tech Company to get listed on BSE and NSE. Its flagship brand Bharat Matrimony is the largest and the Most Trusted Matrimony Brand (as per the Brand Trust Report 2014). Over 3000 associates serve close to 6 million members. The company provides both matchmaking and wedding related services and is also complemented by 100+ company-owned retail outlets. Its flagship matchmaking services are Bharat Matrimony, Elite Matrimony and Community Matrimony.Jodii, a game changing vernacular matrimony service for common people was launched in 2022. With Jodii, Matrimony.com serves all facets of people on the economic spectrum - ranging from the HNI to the commoner. With a strong leadership in matchmaking, the company has fast expanded into the $55 billion wedding services Industry: Wedding Bazaar - the Largest Wedding Services Provider and Mandap.com - the Largest Online Wedding Venues Platform.Matrimony has also forayed into international markets with its UAE operations completing over 4 years and Bangladesh operations commencing in year 2021. The goal is to build a billion-dollar revenue company and a long-lasting institution with a legacy for the generations to come. PRB