Role Specific Information
Job Description
About the Role
As Manager, Data Science, you will manage a data science team in the Merchandise Financial Planning balanced team to solve business challenges related to long-term forecasting and promote data-driven decision-making with advanced data analysis and machine learning. In addition, you will coordinate with other data scientists and balanced-teams to accomplish shared initiatives.
What You’ll Do
Attract, retain, develop, manage, coach and assess data scientists in a balanced team
Work with product, engineering and design leads and leverage data-driven insights to make decisions, set goals, prioritize work and achieve team objectives
Lead end-to-end data science projects from problem formulation to model deployment, ensuring high-quality deliverables that meet business needs
Oversee the design of experiments that answer targeted questions
Identify and drive continuous improvement of key business metrics within assigned team
Translate data science outputs into business outcomes and value delivered
Maintain strong business partner relationships to gain cross-organizational alignment, spur adoption and usage of data science capabilities and drive business outcomes
Remain current on the latest trends and developments in data science and technology and identify areas that offer the greatest return on investment
Additional tasks may be assigned
What Skills You Have
Expertise in developing and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms using machine learning and statistical and optimization methods to power various aspects of highly complex business models and deliver value
Expert in using modern analytics tools, programming languages, and cloud platforms such as Python, R, Spark, SQL, GCP, etc.
Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development
Experience proposing rapid experiments to test the efficacy of new strategies or initiatives and iterating quickly based on results
Proven success guiding teams through unstructured technical problems
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent quantitative field
5+ years (or 2+ years with a Master’s degree) of progressively complex data science experience
2+ years of managerial or leadership experience in data science or analytics organizations
Preferred
Master's degree and/or Ph.D.
Retail experience
Experience in supply chain, merchandise, inventory planning and operations planning
Experience building long-range time series forecasts, preferably from a financial planning standpoint
Experience in optimization
Strong communication skills and experience mentoring ICs
Essential Functions
The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section
Ability to comply with dress code requirements
Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company
Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs
Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units
Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner