Senior Business Scientist - Hong Kong

Ekimetrics is a global leader in Marketing & Commercial effectiveness and AI-powered solutions. Since 2006, we’ve been helping businesses optimize marketing and operations by combining AI with business and tech expertise across 4 domains: Marketing & commercial effectiveness, Customer analytics, Operational excellence, ESG & sustainability.

With a full in-house team and offices in Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, we deliver tailor-made solutions that turn data into real positive impact, leveraging our unique combination of technology and services.

We excel at delivering AI impact at scale. Our mission is to harness this power to tackle the world’s most urgent issues. We commit to responsibility and frugality in AI, systematic AI impact at scale, and loyalty to our values and DNA.

Your responsibilities:

As a senior business scientist, you will:

Leading challenging projects with international blue-chip clients across high-profile presentations to senior clients. You will be working in teams of 3 to 6 consultants, on 2 to 3 projects simultaneously.

The primary focus will be to drive high client value and broaden relationships at the most senior levels with current and prospective clients and translate this into new business opportunities for Ekimetrics.

Leading projects from the first discovery meetings all the way to final recommendations, responsible for gathering and analyzing data, building statistical models, translating quantitative insights into strategic recommendations, and delivering the final results as a persuasive story.

Expected to develop the more junior members of the team to be able to do high impact work across core areas of the clients’ businesses.

Expected to drive development initiatives and new thought-leadership, transfer knowledge to junior team members, and continue to build Ekimetrics reputation and brand in Asia.

1. Team Management

Actively work with team to identify actions to improve engagements

Retain top performers and support the development of future Eki leaders

Provide visible sponsorship to recruiting, retaining & engaging diverse talent in your organization

2. Business Operator

Design and scope new projects, using the right analyses to answer client questions

Deliver with excellence – ensure high client satisfaction and make sure that issues are raised and resolved in a timely manner with no surprises

Ensure client's business case is achievable and Ekimetrics has appropriate ability to influence promised outcomes

Present actionable and easy-to-understand findings to drive high levels of adoption within client organizations

Drive client retention and new business opportunities

3. Ekimetrics Life

Help lead our fast growth by contributing to local and global initiatives such as Thought-Leadership, Knowledge Management, Recruitment, Culture, Gender Balance and Diversity teams, Pioneering Machine Learning/AI techniques for the office, etc.

Your profile:

The successful candidate will have a balance of marketing and business strategy understanding, client-facing consulting experience, and significant data and analytics expertise. The work will be rooted in the creation of innovative analytic engagements for clients.

Ideally, you will have:

Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, operations research or business (MBA) from a leading academic institution is preferred

4+ years of experience in Data Analysis / Modelling / Advanced Analytics in a business setting, preferably in a client-facing consulting-oriented role

Passion for data, extensive knowledge in statistics or applied mathematics, experience with techniques such as modelling / optimization, and experience in using advanced analytical methodologies to answer business questions

Experience with statistical software such as R, Python, etc.

Consulting & Transversal skills

Strong knowledge of marketing and media strategy, and the key questions for the modern CMO

Excellent communication skills – especially translating complex technical findings into plain language insights and stories for stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to develop new and lasting client relationships at senior levels across multiple industries

Team oriented and collaborative working style, both with clients and within Ekimetrics

Management experience and demonstrated ability to develop younger talent and build a high performing team.

Project management and delivery expertise

Passion for joining a small team and desire to help the business grow quickly

High proficiency in Putonghua and English

Proficiency in APAC languages is a plus (Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, etc)

What we offer:

Attain experience in a global leader of Data Science & AI solutions.

Young & dynamic environment with a strong culture.

Close-knit team in Hong Kong with a friendly environment.

Creative and entrepreneurial spirit.

1 day paid leave per month.

Multiple monthly staff events and you will have fun among us.

Prime location in Causeway Bay.

Ekimetrics is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or other legally protected categories, subject to applicable law.

Ekimetrics is a global leader in Marketing & Commercial effectiveness and AI-powered solutions. Since 2006, we’ve been helping businesses optimize marketing and operations by combining AI with business and tech expertise across 4 domains: Marketing & commercial effectiveness, Customer analytics, Operational excellence, ESG & sustainability.

With a full in-house team and offices in Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, we deliver tailor-made solutions that turn data into real positive impact, leveraging our unique combination of technology and services.

We excel at delivering AI impact at scale. Our mission is to harness this power to tackle the world’s most urgent issues. We commit to responsibility and frugality in AI, systematic AI impact at scale, and loyalty to our values and DNA.

Your responsibilities:

As a senior business scientist, you will:

Leading challenging projects with international blue-chip clients across high-profile presentations to senior clients. You will be working in teams of 3 to 6 consultants, on 2 to 3 projects simultaneously.

The primary focus will be to drive high client value and broaden relationships at the most senior levels with current and prospective clients and translate this into new business opportunities for Ekimetrics.

Leading projects from the first discovery meetings all the way to final recommendations, responsible for gathering and analyzing data, building statistical models, translating quantitative insights into strategic recommendations, and delivering the final results as a persuasive story.

Expected to develop the more junior members of the team to be able to do high impact work across core areas of the clients’ businesses.

Expected to drive development initiatives and new thought-leadership, transfer knowledge to junior team members, and continue to build Ekimetrics reputation and brand in Asia.

1. Team Management

Actively work with team to identify actions to improve engagements

Retain top performers and support the development of future Eki leaders

Provide visible sponsorship to recruiting, retaining & engaging diverse talent in your organization

2. Business Operator

Design and scope new projects, using the right analyses to answer client questions

Deliver with excellence – ensure high client satisfaction and make sure that issues are raised and resolved in a timely manner with no surprises

Ensure client's business case is achievable and Ekimetrics has appropriate ability to influence promised outcomes

Present actionable and easy-to-understand findings to drive high levels of adoption within client organizations

Drive client retention and new business opportunities

3. Ekimetrics Life

Help lead our fast growth by contributing to local and global initiatives such as Thought-Leadership, Knowledge Management, Recruitment, Culture, Gender Balance and Diversity teams, Pioneering Machine Learning/AI techniques for the office, etc.

Your profile:

The successful candidate will have a balance of marketing and business strategy understanding, client-facing consulting experience, and significant data and analytics expertise. The work will be rooted in the creation of innovative analytic engagements for clients.

Ideally, you will have:

Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, operations research or business (MBA) from a leading academic institution is preferred

4+ years of experience in Data Analysis / Modelling / Advanced Analytics in a business setting, preferably in a client-facing consulting-oriented role

Passion for data, extensive knowledge in statistics or applied mathematics, experience with techniques such as modelling / optimization, and experience in using advanced analytical methodologies to answer business questions

Experience with statistical software such as R, Python, etc.

Consulting & Transversal skills

Strong knowledge of marketing and media strategy, and the key questions for the modern CMO

Excellent communication skills – especially translating complex technical findings into plain language insights and stories for stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to develop new and lasting client relationships at senior levels across multiple industries

Team oriented and collaborative working style, both with clients and within Ekimetrics

Management experience and demonstrated ability to develop younger talent and build a high performing team.

Project management and delivery expertise

Passion for joining a small team and desire to help the business grow quickly

High proficiency in Putonghua and English

Proficiency in APAC languages is a plus (Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, etc)

What we offer:

Attain experience in a global leader of Data Science & AI solutions.

Young & dynamic environment with a strong culture.

Close-knit team in Hong Kong with a friendly environment.

Creative and entrepreneurial spirit.

1 day paid leave per month.

Multiple monthly staff events and you will have fun among us.

Prime location in Causeway Bay.

Ekimetrics is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or other legally protected categories, subject to applicable law.