54 Collective is a leading venture capital firm revolutionising investment and scaling idea to early-stage ventures throughout Africa.
We are a commercial-first investor that embeds impact into everything we do. Our catalytic capital provides founders with the tailored funding they need to scale while providing investors with outstanding returns.
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Engage with our portfolio companies to support their data science ambitions
Lead the development of machine learning models and other data-driven solutions for portfolio companies.
Spot opportunities to use data and algorithms in novel ways to deliver value and improve processes.
Work with startups across the 54 Collective portfolio to identify their data science capability gaps.
Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance the use of data science/ML and have a strategic impact on their overall businesses
Requirements
You should:
Have good knowledge of data science, statistical analysis and data engineering.
In particular statistical learning methods, and the ability to work with large, complex and uncleansed datasets.
Have good coding skills in a language suitable for data science, preferably Python.
Be able to switch between hands-on execution and strategic advice, as needed.
Be comfortable with deploying data services and infrastructure to production systems.
Have high emotional intelligence and empathy for our founders and their teams as well as for your fellow colleagues in the 54 Collective operations team.
Be organised with a strong attention to detail and an ability to balance detail with the big picture.
Have a deep passion for defining and solving loosely defined problems.
Have good communication and collaboration skills.
Have 5+ years experience, especially deploying commercial data science/ML projects and working collaboratively with team members
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