Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Senior Director, Data Science

Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Concur’s easy-to-use cloud-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Concur® Connect is the platform that enables the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers and solution partners to access and extend Concur’s T&E cloud. Concur is trusted by thousands of companies in more than 100 countries and reaches millions of employees worldwide.

Come be part of the Big Data revolution at Concur! Lead the Data Science Engineering team to deliver the promise of tomorrow today. Use data from 25 million consumers to provide them with enhancements, feedback, and that “wow, that’s awesome!” moment that only big data can give as they build out their Perfect Trip.

In the first 12 months you will:
  • Enhance and refine Concur’s overall Big Data and advanced analytics strategy
  • Lead the Data Science Engineering team in their quest to find Big Data solutions that are based on unique business needs
  • Build and maintain multiple analytics platforms for Big Data manipulation
  • Work closely with your peers on product and architecture teams to integrate your offerings into our products and tech stacks
  • Grow the community of Data Scientists across Concur and facilitate information sharing and cross-pollination of ideas between analytical organizations
  • Work with senior business leaders to identify problems that can be solved with Big Data approaches
  • Define and develop solutions that will address the challenges in dealing with huge quantities of data including management, ingestion, transport, and visualization
  • Build scalable systems that analyze huge data sets through data-mining and machine-learning algorithms using behavioral data


    Position Requirements

    In order to accomplish this you will need:
  • Solid grounding in applied mathematics and statistics including some of the following (or related) techniques: Bayesian modeling , multivariate regression, logistic regression, machine learning, cluster analysis, decision trees, time series analysis and forecasting, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, item response theory, Markov chains, and data visualization
  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques in parallel frameworks MapReduce, Hadoop and related frameworks such as Spark, HBase, Pig and Hive
  • Strong visualization skills using Tableau, Lumira, d3.js, and/or similar platforms and toolkits
  • A strong results driven personality, with a high level of enthusiasm, energy and confidence
  • Great communication skills and an evangelical mindset to disseminate the value throughout the organization


    So who are we?

    Concur is the leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Founded in 1993 on the premise of helping drive costs out of business through innovation, Concurs services are truested by 20,000 clients around the globe with 25 million users. In December 2014, Concur has been part of SAP, one of the world’s largest and most trusted software companies, dramatically expanding our reach, scale, and customer base.
    Your career at Concur is what you make of it. You can forge your own path, work in different offices, switch business units or solve a problem that no-one has before. We’re inspired by change and by each other which is a major contributing factor to how we have retained (and jealously guard) the innovative culture that has created a market leading team of 4500 colleagues.

    What do you need to bring:
  • Masters degree required, (PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or related fields with an emphasis on Machine Learning/NLP
  • 7+ years of relevant industry / academia experience in software development and full product life-cycles.
  • 4+ years of supervisory management experience overseeing agile software development teams in a dev-ops evironment
  • Proven track record defining strategies in the area of advanced data analysis
  • History of multiple release cycles of consumer facing code and APIs delivered to the web
  • Proficiency with large-scale machine learning techniques and languages, such as R, SAS, GNU Octave, MATLAB, etc.
  • Proficiency in at least one object oriented programming language e.g. Java / C++.
  • Familiarity with at least one scripting language e.g. Python, Perl, LUA, etc.
  • Mastery of Spark, Hadoop, Hive, HBase, and similar open source big data tools
  • Experience working with open source technologies and stacks in cloud-based ecosystems
  • Confidence building and working in Event Driven Architectures

    To launch your career with an organization whose products have a real positive impact on peoples lives, apply today and see where your journey takes you. #weworkwithawesome
    EEO:

    Concur is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team.

    Concur is a dynamic, growing and fast-paced organization. As such, successful employees are able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities often times under tight deadlines. This typically requires working a 40+ hour work week to accomplish performance objectives. With that, Concur offers flexibility as to the specific working hours that may be required or available depending on your role.

    Concur is a SaaS company. Employees must be technically savvy with the ability to use the computer/keyboard and telephone to conduct business. The ability to creatively problem solve to our core value of ‘Leadership through innovation in everything we do’. Many positions within Concur are customer facing so written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills are required for a majority of opportunities with Concur.

    Confidentiality and our core value ‘Personal and corporate integrity’ are critical components being that Concur is a publicly traded company and working towards building a great, enduring company.

    E-Verify:

    Concur participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization.
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