Data Scientist -People Analytics

Key Skills

Data science techniques, ETL frameworks, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python Programming, R Programming

Job Description

Lead Consultant - People Analytics

Bangalore

Reporting to – Senior Manager-People Analytics

About Flipkart

Flipkart is committed to the cause of transforming commerce in India through our investments in made-in-India technology innovations, customer-centric features and constructs, a diverse category landscape and a world-class supply chain. With a customer base of over 350 million, product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories, focus on generating direct and indirect employment and a commitment to empowering generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs and a sustainable growth strategy – Flipkart is maximizing for our customers, stakeholders, and the planet at large!

Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Health+, Myntra, and Cleartrip.

About the Role

Come join a high performing team and scale your career to new heights with the People Tech and Analytics function, as you enable Flipkart on its Digital Transformation journey.

People Tech Org Vision - To drive an integrated and a Best-in-class Digital People Experience for Flipsters through Technology and Analytics

People Analytics Org Vision- Influence People Decisions & Strategy through actionable Insights

How will this role maximize impact ?

This role is for a Lead People Analytics Consultant with Data science background (individual contributor) on the People Analytics team based out of Bangalore. Here you get the chance to be part of the team that uncovers data-driven insights to better attract, develop, motivate, advance, and retain Flipkart’s most important asset – our employees. This role will serve as a consultant for the HR function and Leaders to perform research and analyses on a broad spectrum of people related challenges. Examples include employee performance, growth, engagement, diversity, compensation, retention and top talent attrition. The ideal candidate is an SME and will have a strong quantitative background in HR Analytics, strong proficiency in Business Statistics, Python/R coding, Machine Learning/Deep Learning, etc. You will help build and manage analytics service and tool providing detailed statistical analysis across the employee life cycle and identify actionable insights, design, and develop organization-wide predictive models to improve employee experience, depend engagement and the EVP at Flipkart.

You are accountable for:

Predictive models

• Understand hypothesis around specific People challenges (including Talent Management, Workplace Analytics, Engagement Analytics, Performance Analytics, and Attrition Analytics, etc).and map/clean corresponding data variables and build data sets
• Conceptualize, design, build and then run Predictive models for the People analytics charter using AI / Machine Learning solutions and HR Data sets. This will also require a broad understanding in Data Engineering aspects
• Guide and collaborate with the rest of the team to fine tune these models and then socialize with the respective BU’s/COEs to validate accuracy.
• Partner with Bus/COEs to define clear action plans basis these insights
• Bring in an external in view based on Industry research and best practices
• Driver deeper accountability within HR for Data quality, based on data and insights
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, ad targeting and other business outcomes.

Consulting

• Collaborating with HR and business teams to understand specific hypothesis or business needs and advise on data and analytics opportunities to deliver the HR functional goals in line with the HR Strategy for 23
• Present key insights against metrics to leaders, HRBPs and managers, as well as partner with other COE/s teams across the company to accelerate our journey to success
• Drive and manage People metrics for all BU’s across the employee life cycle
• Co create and build insight models based on past trends with actionable recommendations for COEs and HRBPs
• Drive report automation on Power Bi while embedding self-sufficiency within the function for all reporting/analytics needs

Engagement/Survey Management

• Drive along with the rest of the team, the Continuous Listening strategy that capture employee experiences around key moments that matter, focused on increasing survey adoption and action planning with stakeholder groups. This is a key priority for 23 along with building and executing on the predictive model roadmap.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following:

Key Skills

• Preferred Master / Bachelors Degree in Statistics / B.Tech at least 6+ years of experience in working on data science projects, preferably involving working with large data sets and creating statistical models. (HR domain experience is preferred) Overall Work experience in the range of 8-10 years
• Hands-on experience in Python/R
• Hands on experience on Power Bi
• Background in Data Engineering is a plus, with broad exposure on data warehouses, ETLs etc
• Text Mining/Natural Language processing and expertise in statistical models (Linear/Logistic regression, CART, Random forest, Clustering techniques

Key Behaviors

• Big Picture thinker and can see the “art of the possible” while being able to paint that vision for others
• Highly collaborative and solution oriented – Embodies a ONE HR mindset and seeks out ways to listen and engage others in ideation and execution
• High degree of initiative, Bias for action to drive impact through accountability and creative problem solving
• Growth mindset and willing to push their own boundaries - Challenge the status quo and raise the bar for the People Tech and analytics Org
• People Analytics evangelist who lives and breathes data/analytics and exemplifies a Customer/People first mindset while using Design thinking principles

Certifications

• HR Analytics
• Data Science
• Google Cloud platform or the equivalent of a cloud-based data hosting platform

Why work with us?

At Flipkart, we promise to maximize what you care about the most. You’ll get an opportunity to leave a mark and create your own legacy, you’ll have freedom to experiment, learn and grow, you’ll get to work with the best in our inclusive teams and experience our culture of care to ensure that you can focus on doing your best work.

Every Flipster is a Maximiser - Curious, Audacious, Entrepreneurial, Purpose-Driven, Excited By Big Challenges, A Team Player and Inclusive. If this is who you are, then Flipkart is the place where you can thrive.

We understand that your own aspirations and journeys are unique. So you choose what you want to maximize, and we provide you the platform for it. Because when you maximize, we maximize.

Visit our career site to know more about what it means to work at Flipkart.

Being Yourself @ Flipkart

Flipkart respects and values differences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to promoting a diverse workplace culture where every individual is valued for who they are, regardless of race, color, age, faith, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, marital status, professional pedigree, physical ability, veteran status, or any other characteristics. We firmly believe that when people with diverse identities and perspectives work together, we create the most value – for our customers, our people, and society. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, where diverse teams innovate and excel every day.