Business Data Scientist, Forecasting, Google Cloud

Business Data Scientist, Forecasting, Google Cloud

_corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Waterloo, ON, Canada

**Mid**

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

**Minimum qualifications:**

+ Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent practical experience.

+ 3 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis, or a relevant PhD degree.

+ 3 years of experience in data science, with a focus on time series analysis and forecasting.

+ Experience in causal inference, A/B testing, statistical modeling, or machine learning.

+ Experience with a range of forecasting methods, from classical statistical models to machine learning approaches.

**Preferred qualifications:**

+ 4 years of experience deploying and maintaining forecasting models in a live production environment.

+ Experience with recent advancements in forecasting, such as foundation models (TimesFM) or deep learning approaches.

+ Experience in a demand planning, contact center, or operational workforce management role.

+ Ability to apply judgmental forecasting and incorporate qualitative business adjustments into model outputs, especially for new or unprecedented events.

+ Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform) and their AI/ML services (e.g., BigQuery, Vertex AI).

**About the job**

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the models that predict our customer support case volume. Your work will be a critical input for the organization's staffing, budgeting, and strategic planning, directly impacting our ability to deliver exceptional customer support at scale.

**Responsibilities**

+ Develop, deploy, and maintain time series forecasting models to predict customer support case volumes across various products, regions, and channels.

+ Build and automate scalable data pipelines to ensure timely and reliable data for model training and inference.

+ Monitor and evaluate model performance, dealing with key accuracy metrics, identifying model drift, and ensuring forecast reliability. Research and implement forecasting techniques to continuously improve model accuracy and capabilities.

+ Partner with Operations, Finance, and leadership stakeholders to understand their planning needs, deliver forecasts, and explain variance drivers.

+ Communicate forecast results and uncertainty to both technical and non-technical audiences to guide strategic decision-making.

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