Strategic Data Insight Consultant

We are seeking an accomplished Data Scientist to join our growing team in Singapore. This exciting opportunity is part of our strategic growth plans for the region.

The role will leverage your expertise in data science and machine learning to drive real-world business outcomes, while gaining exposure to business strategy, value creation, and management consultancy.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data for mergers, acquisitions, valuations, restructuring, business performance improvements, and other strategic advisory projects.
• Apply Data Science / Gen AI skills to identify actionable insights that may create values and positive impacts for our clients.
• Loading and preprocessing large, complex datasets (structured and unstructured) to make them usable for predictive modelling, statistical analysis, and visualization.
• Developing predictive models, machine learning algorithms, Gen AI models, and statistical models to identify trends, risks, and opportunities in the data.
• Applying optimization techniques to solve business problems related to resource allocation, pricing, and other business and operational aspects.
• Generating actionable business insights based on the processed data, transforming analytical results and models into clear data-driven recommendations for stakeholders.
• Creating compelling data visualizations and dashboards using tools like Power BI, Tableau to communicate findings and tell stories effectively.
• Presenting findings to senior management and clients, helping them leverage data science models to optimize their strategic and operational decisions.

• Bachelor's degree or above in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. Master's degree in data science and AI will be beneficial.
• Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in data science or data analytics roles, AI, operational research.
• Ability to generate actionable insights from data, going beyond numbers to make meaningful business recommendations.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain complex models and results to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in financial analysis, understanding of corporate finance and deal structuring is a plus.
• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering results in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Alteryx, Power BI (or Tableau) are essential.

• Alteryx (incl. macro and analytic app) to build workflow for data analysis and insights generations
• Operational research including mathematical optimization models and solver tools (e.g. linear programming, mixed-integer programming)
• Machine learning / deep learning python libraries (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, Keras, TensorFlow, PySpark, etc.)
• Predictive modelling, advanced statistical modelling and hypothesis testing (e.g. regression analysis, time series analysis, clustering, classification, predictions, A/B testing)
• Expertise in generative AI models (e.g. GPT). Experience in building, fine-tuning, and deploying large language models (LLMs) and transformer architecture. Familiarity with natural language processing (NLP)
• Azure cloud platform, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Data and AI tools, Azure Databricks for big data processing and machine learning pipeline management
• Data cleaning and preprocessing techniques, features engineering / selection to enhance model performance, features importance to explain the model
• Data visualization using tools to develop data story, e.g., Matplotlib, Seaborn, Power BI / Tableau.
• SQL skills and knowledge of relational databases (e.g. MySQL)

We invest substantially in professional development of our team members, with particular emphasis on coaching. We offer a collaborative and flexible working environment, with due consideration of work-life balance and changing demands of personal or family life.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior advisors and business leaders, deepen your understanding of business optimization, mergers & acquisitions, financial restructuring, and other high-impact areas within the Deal Advisory space for various industries.

Through hands-on projects, you'll learn how data-driven insights directly contribute to strategic decision-making and business growth.

We only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team, personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.