Data Scientist II

Overview

The CXE Shared services team is a part of the Msec CXE within Microsoft's booming Security org . We work with users and partners from all over the world to drive service adoption and to shape the Microsoft Security business .

The CXE Shared Se rvices team has  an exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist to work in the most customer-connected engineering team at Microsoft.  Your primary responsibilities include understanding product/business priorities, conducting opportunity analysis, defining product metrics, setting metric targets, building data-driven hypothesis, and running high-quality experiments to hit those targets.

We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist with a proven track-record of solving complex data analysis and machine learning problems in a real-world product setting. We want folks who are passionate about c ustomer experience and driving user engagement and growth. An ideal candidate will closely partner with product teams to drive product/business growth with meaningful insights and data-driven recommendations and experimentation. Hands on with AI Experience with experimentation and with driving growth in a subscription business is a plus.  

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Responsibilities

• Build s deep understanding of the Microsoft Security business, technology, and customers .
• Applies (or develops if necessary) tools and pipelines to efficiently collect, clean, and prepare massive volumes of data for analysis. 
• Transforms problems into analysis plans for data telemetry, metrics, predictive modeling, reporting, and experimentation. Communicates and gets alignment on analytics priorities.
• Maintaining a robust understanding of evolving AI technologies to keep solutions cutting edge .
• Partner s with teams across Microsoft & within Identity division to drive customer opportunities and revenue growth.
• Communicates key outcomes with stakeholders and leadership.
• M entor s other data scientists and data engineers.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/ Master’s degree in Mathematics , Statistics, Data science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 3 year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques, and reporting results)
• Experience building product/business metrics
• Solid foundation of statistical modeling, machine learning algorithms and experimental design.  
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies as well as data analytics tools
• Excellent data visualization skills to be able to present insights that drive business impact 
• Excellent communication & collaboration skills  
• Strong track record of self-directed execution
  
  

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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