Senior Manager - Data Science - Media/Entertainment Industry

We're Hiring: Senior Manager - Data Science

Location: Mumbai

Company: OTT / Media / Entertainment Industry

Reporting To: GM - Data Science & Campaign Management

Experience: 5+ years in Data Science & Analytics

Please Note - We are looking for Mumbai based candidates only!

About the Role:

We're looking for a Senior Manager - Data Science to drive data-driven solutions across marketing, product, and content strategies. You'll play a pivotal role in leveraging ML and AI to build personalized experiences, boost customer retention, and support revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build and enhance Recommendation Engines, Propensity Models, Fraud Detection, and other machine learning solutions.

- Apply NLP techniques such as Sentiment Analysis, Topic Modeling, Speech-to-Text, and search optimization.

- Lead a small team of 2-3 data scientists, guiding them across model development, testing, and deployment.

- Integrate models into campaign systems and optimize customer segmentation for upselling/retention.

- Evaluate model performance using tools like ROC curve, Lift analysis, and other KPIs.

- Develop deep learning-based systems using structured and unstructured data.

- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Content teams to identify and solve business problems.

- Drive innovation in analytics strategy using AMS (Audience Measurement System) and micro-segmentation.

What We're Looking For:

- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Science / Analytics

- Strong understanding of ML algorithms - Regression, Classification, SVM, Neural Networks, etc.

- Experience in NLP, Text Mining, and Recommendation Systems

- Proficiency in Python or R

- Prior team management experience

- Experience deploying models in production environments

- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

- Familiarity with visualization tools and data pipelines

- Strong business acumen in revenue & retention strategy

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

What You'll Get

- Opportunity to lead impactful projects in a customer-first digital platform

- Work with a fast-paced, innovative team shaping the future of OTT & DTH content

- Exposure to cutting-edge AI/ML solutions in a real-world, high-scale business