Director, Data Science
Brainlabs
Date: 4 days ago
City: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Contract type: Full time

We are Brainlabs, the High-Performance media agency, on a mission to become the world's biggest and best independent media agency. We plan and buy media that delivers profitable and sustained business impact. And what’s our formula? Superteams of Brainlabbers, fueled by data and enabled by technology.
Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. In fact, from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture.
As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.
This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together.
You can read The Brainlabs Culture Code in full here.
Classification: Full time
Team: Data Science Practice
Reporting to: Head of Data Services
Location: Bengaluru (Hybrid model of working)
Experience Range - 13-15 Years Of Experience.
As a Director, Data Science you’ll execute data science initiatives, influence senior leadership and shape the data science roadmap for the organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in statistical modeling, machine learning, Generative AI, MLOps, and cloud-based solutions, along with a track record of leading large-scale projects, mentoring high-performing teams, and deploying models into production.
What you do:
Practice Efficiency
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!
Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.
Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. In fact, from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture.
As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.
This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together.
You can read The Brainlabs Culture Code in full here.
Classification: Full time
Team: Data Science Practice
Reporting to: Head of Data Services
Location: Bengaluru (Hybrid model of working)
Experience Range - 13-15 Years Of Experience.
As a Director, Data Science you’ll execute data science initiatives, influence senior leadership and shape the data science roadmap for the organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in statistical modeling, machine learning, Generative AI, MLOps, and cloud-based solutions, along with a track record of leading large-scale projects, mentoring high-performing teams, and deploying models into production.
What you do:
- Strategy & Roadmap: Build and define Brainlabs’ global Data Science capability roadmap, focused on advanced media optimisation and marketing effectiveness
- Product Development: Work through all stages of product development: defining capability, crafting business solutions, gathering/structuring data, building ML/DL/AI models, and communicating business impact.
- Innovation: Research and bring innovations to develop next-generation solutions in marketing & media analytics, incorporating advancements like GPT, LLMs, Agentic AI and multimodal data pipelines
- Team Leadership: Grow and mentor a high-performing data science team, driving thought leadership, R&D culture, and global collaboration.
- Pre-sales Support: Estimate project efforts, creating detailed proposals, and developing Statements of Work (SOWs). respond to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) with innovative, tailored analytics solutions.
- Client/Stakeholder Communication: Engage with diverse stakeholders, including clients, team members, and management.
- Organizational Initiatives: Lead key organizational initiatives focused on enhancing operational efficiency, service quality, and employee engagement.
- Analysis: Ability to analyze data and prescribe model-based recommendations/actions for the end users.
- Process Management: Manage projects in an Agile environment.
- Experienced: A visionary leader with 13-15 years in Data Science projects, 4+ years in Marketing Analytics
- Educated: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in relevant field (Math, Statistics, Analytics, Operational Research or related disciplines)
- Technically Skilled: Experience building ML/DL/NLP/AI models (Python, R, Scala). Experienced with frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, YOLO as well as marketing specific models like Meridian, Robyn and PyMC
- LLM & AI Specialist: Deep understanding of Agentic AI frameworks (AutoGPT, BabyAGI, OpenAgents) and LLMs (GPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA)
- Cloud & MLOps Fluent: Familiar with MLOps, ML safety and building scalable architectures on AWS, GCP, Azure, or Nvidia stack
- Culture: You will live our culture code every day!
- Client Success: Client satisfaction targets being met (internal & external)
- Deliver Business Impact: Translate complex analytical challenges into actionable solutions that drive measurable outcomes and revenue growth.
- Lead & Influence: Effectively lead interdisciplinary teams, provide thought leadership, and collaborate with various stakeholders.
- Lead with Innovation: Stay ahead of trends in Agentic AI, AI safety, regulatory frameworks etc. ,to maintain a competitive edge.
- Quality: Ensure quality across the deliverables
- Process Adherence: Enforce compliance with standard operating procedures, best practices, and organizational guidelines.
- Business Growth: Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and develop new business by understanding client needs, proposing value-driven solutions, and fostering long-term relationships.
Practice Efficiency
- Working effectively to manage your own time in accordance with client requirements
- Client satisfaction
- One client case study produced to show the impact of your work on growing client business
- Learning certification/hours met
- Actively contributing ideas and innovations to the wider practice
- Adoption target of 100% met
- 95% QA metric hit
- Process automation
- Give 5 meaningful pieces of feedback each month
- Receive 360 positive feedback on how you live our Culture Code
- Complete Brainlabs Data Science Advanced Certification
- Brainlabs Internal Mentor accreditation (Optional)
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!
Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.
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