Senior Data Scientist — ML Architect & Mentor

Sky Italia Srl, part of the Sky Group, seeks a senior data scientist to lead advanced analytics, translate business challenges into analytical plans, and supervise a team of data scientists across cross-functional projects. You will design and deploy models that maximize customer value and operational efficiency.

The role requires at least 5 years in data science, fluency in Italian and English, and strong execution across data wrangling, modelling, and deployment.

Apply data workflow tasks as extraction, mining, preparation, quality control, KPI optimization, modelling, validation and business insight consideration. Apply advanced analytics techniques in a big data paradigm considering multiple data sources Develop and deploy machine/deep learning models for cross-functional use cases to increase value or efficiency Lead the technical design and delivery of complex data science initiatives, define analytical approaches and review solutions Mentor and coach junior data scientists through technical guidance, code reviews and best-practice sharing Define and promote best practices in data science, statistical modelling, experimentation, and ML across the team Act as the technical reference for the most complex analytical initiatives, supporting problem framing and solution design Identify opportunities where analytics and AI can generate measurable business value and drive decisions. Master’s Degree or Ph.D in a highly quantitative field (Statistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, etc.) or equivalent experience At least 5 years of industry experience in data science Fluent in data wrangling and preparation: exploratory analysis, profiling & cleansing, feature selection, feature engineering, supervised, unsupervised and semi-supervised modelling techniques. Strong working knowledge of programming languages such as Python, SQL, R and data science libraries (Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn, Dask, etc.) and at least one deep learning API (Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch) Experience with Git and version control Ability to translate business problems into structured analytical approaches Strong knowledge of statistical inference, experimental design, model validation, and performance measurement Proven ability to lead technical direction of complex data science projects and influence cross-functional teams Strong written and verbal communication skills Proficiency in both Italian and English is mandatory. Sky4You wellbeing program Private health insurance Gym access at Milan hub Employee discounts and services