Senior Data Scientist & Operations Analytics Lead

Job Description - Data Scientist Senior Manager (17117)

Job Description

Data Scientist Senior Manager ( 17117 )

Description

We are easy

Jet – a FTSE-250 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easy

Jet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easy

Jet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easy

Jet.

TEAM

The role sits in our Ops Data & Intelligence team which serves as the centre of excellence for all data delivery, analytical and data science capabilities in the Operations function.

Specifically, this new role will lead our data science team (5 individuals) as we seek to leverage advanced analytics to improve operational performance including driving on time performance, cost efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The team works closely with a growing number of internal stakeholders across easy

Jet on multiple transformation projects

This role reports into the Head of Operations Data and Intelligence

JOB PURPOSE

The Data Scientist Senior Manager will be responsible for:

· Leadership & Team Management. Lead, mentor, and develop a team data scientists, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture. Ensure best practices in modelling, experimentation, and deployment.

· Data Science & Advanced Analytics. Design and implement predictive and prescriptive models for airline operations. Apply machine learning, optimization techniques, and statistical analysis to large, complex datasets

· Translate business problems into analytical frameworks and actionable solutions to improve decision making

· Stakeholder engagement. Manage project prioritization, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication

· Owning and leading the entire Data Science Project Lifecycle utilising an advanced knowledge level of the Data Science Toolbox and a good understanding of the nuances of the easy

Jet business

· Oversight of data science application to the airline ops tech strategy and product ways of working to drive better decision making and outcomes

Requirements of the Role

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

· Significant and demonstrable experience as a Data Scientist

· Strong team leadership skills are essential, including the ability to mentor data scientists, foster collaboration across cross-functional teams, and drive high-impact projects from conception to delivery while aligning with business objectives.

· Have an advanced knowledge level of the Data Science Toolbox (i.e. the fundamentals of Mathematics and Statistics, computer programming, Data Ingestion, Data Munging, Data visualisation, Machine Learning, Optimisation, Simulation, Reinforcement Learning and Big Data techniques and technologies)

· Have experience of leading and landing successful Data Science projects in a operational setting (preferred).

· Understand key user personas, customers and stakeholders for your project and their pain points really well

· Demonstrate great prioritisation and decision-making skills, in line with business priorities and resource allocation

· Take an active part in the wider analytics community building and sharing knowledge with peers

· Help others in the team and the wider operations function, to keep up-to-date with data trends and developments as key member of the Operations Data & Intelligence Leadership team

COMPETENCIES :

Ownership and Delivery

Ensures self and others achieve in line with expectations by setting stretching objectives focussed on key priorities. Has a strong results orientation, anticipating obstacles and dealing with setbacks. Provides a high level of challenge and support to team members who are not delivering in line with expectations.

Innovation and Change

Identifies…