Digital AI Data Scientist – Johannesburg – R650k to R850k per annum

A global financial services organisation whose core purpose is to seek out and invest in exceptional individuals and whose values align and pride themselves with attracting intellectual leaders, seeks a highly skilled and forward-thinking Digital AI Data Scientist to drive the development and implementation of cutting-edge AI / ML solutions that fuel digital transformation across the organization. This role sits at the intersection of data science, artificial intelligence, and digital strategy designed for a proactive innovator with a passion for solving complex business problems through data-driven intelligence.

Responsibilities :

• Design, build, and deploy scalable AI / ML models to solve business challenges across digital platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations) to translate digital transformation goals into AI-powered solutions.
• Leverage NLP, computer vision, generative AI, and predictive modeling techniques where applicable.
• Work closely with data engineering teams to access and preprocess large-scale structured and unstructured data.
• Communicate insights and model outcomes to stakeholders with clear storytelling and visualization tools.
• Develop and maintain automated systems for continuous learning, monitoring, and model performance optimization.
• Contribute to the strategic AI roadmap, exploring emerging technologies like GenAI, LLMs, AutoML, and MLOps frameworks.
• Ensure ethical use of AI and adherence to data governance, privacy, and compliance standards.

Qualifications & Experience :

Reference Number for this position is NG60436 which is a contract Hybrid position offering a contract rate of R650k to R850k per annum