Added 7 Nov 2026 · Engineering
Job description
Entity: - Accenture Strategy & Consulting
Team: - Global Network – Data & AI
Practice: - Resources
Title: - Data Science Associate Director
Job Location: Bangalore/Gurgaon/Mumbai
About S&C - Global Network: -
Accenture Global Network - Data & AI practice help our clients grow their business in entirely new ways. Analytics enables our clients to achieve high performance through insights from data - insights that inform better decisions and strengthen customer relationships. From strategy to execution, Accenture works with organizations to develop analytic capabilities - from accessing and reporting on data to predictive modelling - to outperform the competition
As part of our Data & AI practice, you will join a worldwide network of smart and driven colleagues experienced in leading AI/ML/Statistical tools, methods and applications. From data to analytics and insights to actions, our forward-thinking consultants provide analytically-informed, issue-based insights at scale to help our clients improve outcomes and achieve high performance.
What you would do in this role
The ideal candidate shall be,
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with clients and stakeholders at all levels
Strategic mindset, with the ability to drive business growth and identify new opportunities
Responsible to solution architect, design, build, deploy, deliver, and monitor advanced analytics models for different client problems.
Interface with clients/account team to understand engineering/business problems and translate it into analytics problems that shall deliver insights for action and operational improvements.
Take initiatives and collaborate with different Accenture internal teams and support driving sales.
Collaborate with different cross-functional teams, including technology, engineering, Strategy and account teams, to identify the new use cases.
Provide innovation and thought leadership support to build key capability areas such as tools & technology, new solutions in supply chain planning and assets & accelerators development.
Manage and mentor high-performing team of data analysts to work on large scale datasets, cloud platforms, IoT, and other similar large datasets.
Who we are looking for?
Qualifications and Experience:
Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
15+ year(s) experience as a Data Science with a focus on cloud services.
Solid foundation of Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning algorithms and Experimental design.
Expert knowledge of experimental test design and ability to inform business strategy based on statistical findings.
Experience in Utilities, Energy, Chemical and Natural Resources experience is preferred.
Understanding of programming languages such as Python, PySpark, SQL, or Scala.
Implement MLOps practices to streamline the machine learning lifecycle, including model versioning, deployment, and monitoring.
Solid understanding of data integration, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data requirements and propose innovative solutions.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Relevant certifications in Azure Data Services or cloud data engineering are highly desirable.
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- Gurugram, India
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- Gurugram, India