Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist Let's Talk About the Role VF Corporation is seeking an exceptional Senior Data Scientist to help accelerate our Data & AI transformation. This role combines advanced data science, machine learning, and Generative AI expertise with the opportunity to solve complex business challenges across some of the world's most iconic apparel and footwear brands. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will partner with business, product, engineering, and technology teams to design, develop, and deploy scalable AI and machine learning solutions that deliver measurable business value.

From demand forecasting and marketing optimization to Generative AI applications and intelligent automation, you'll translate ambiguous business opportunities into production-ready solutions that influence decision-making across VF. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of Applied AI, helping shape how VF leverages machine learning, large language models, and modern AI technologies to deliver innovative experiences for consumers and associates worldwide.

Develop advanced machine learning solutions that improve decision‑making across marketing, merchandising, supply chain, planning, and digital commerce. Design and implement predictive models, forecasting solutions, and optimization algorithms to solve complex business problems. Translate business challenges into analytical approaches that drive measurable outcomes and ROI. Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities where AI and advanced analytics can create competitive advantage.

Design, develop, and produce machine learning and Generative AI applications. Build and deploy solutions powered by large language models (LLMs), Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and multimodal AI capabilities. Evaluate, fine‑tune, and optimize AI models using both proprietary and open‑source frameworks. Ensure AI solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and aligned with responsible AI principles.

Partner with Data Engineers to acquire, prepare, and manage large‑scale data sets. Develop and validate statistical, machine learning, deep learning, and forecasting models. Monitor model performance and continuously improve solutions through experimentation and optimization. Establish best practices for model development, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management.

Present technical findings and business recommendations to leadership and non‑technical stakeholders. Collaborate with Product Managers, Data Engineers, Dev Ops teams, UX designers, Legal, and Operations partners. Advocate for data‑driven decision making and support broader adoption of AI solutions across the enterprise. Serve as a trusted technical expert and thought partner on Data Science and AI initiatives.

We are looking for a highly skilled data scientist who combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen and stakeholder leadership.

Data Science & Machine Learning Expertise in machine learning techniques including regression, classification, clustering, recommendation systems, forecasting, and optimization. Strong foundation in statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and predictive analytics. Experience developing and deploying production‑ready machine learning models. Advanced knowledge of time‑series forecasting methodologies and model evaluation techniques.

Generative AI & AI Engineering Experience designing and deploying enterprise Generative AI solutions. Proficiency working with large language models, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and fine‑tuning techniques. Experience building…