AI & Data Lead - Senior Associate
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- Sekondi-Takoradi, Western Region
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to support analytics and AI uses cases
- Develop and manage data architectures that support AI workflows and model development
- Integrate and prepare structured and unstructured datasets for AI applications
- Ensure high levels of data quality, reliability, and availability for AI Models
- Design end-to-end AI architectures, from data ingestion to model deployment, integrating with cloud and on-premises systems.
- Select appropriate technologies from a pool of open-source and commercial offerings, considering deployment models and integration with existing tools.
- Lead the development of AI models (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision) and implement scalable AI solutions.
- Design and maintain cloud-based data platforms which includes working with big data tools and modern data architectures
- Support data observability and monitoring to detect pipeline issues and data drift
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security and relevant regulations.
- Develop dashboards and reporting solutions
- Translate business and operational requirements into data and AI solutions
- Enable advanced analytics and decision-making across departments
- Work closely with Engineering, Operations and Back-Office teams
- Collaborate with external partners on AI pilots and deployments
- Enable business teams by providing reliable data infrastructure
- Act as bridge between business, data and AI initiatives
- Actively assist the Department Head with the preparation of the monthly budget.
- Develop and manage all budget items, including cost control and expenditure forecasting.
- Ensure the budget is in line with the department’s scheduled activities.
- Supervise the team to execute assigned projects within deadlines and budget.
- Carry out performance appraisals and development plans with subordinate staff.
- Coordinate the leave schedule of subordinate staff.
- Operational Efficiency: Reduce time spent on manual reporting, data reconciliation, and routine decision-making across Power, Midstream, and Engineering through automation and AI-driven workflows.
- Cost Reduction: Identify and support the elimination of cost inefficiencies via predictive analytics, asset optimisation, and smarter procurement/resource planning.
- Data Driven Decision Making: Ensure leadership across all SBUs have timely, reliable data to drive strategic and operational decisions.
- AI Adoption at Scale: Mature Gensers AI capability from isolated pilots to embedded, production-grade solutions across business units within a defined roadmap.
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or Information Systems.
- Master's degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence or related field is a plus.
- Certifications in AI/ML technologies and Cloud platforms, such as AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty, Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Azure AI Engineer, Azure Data Scientist, or Azure Solutions Architect
- Multicultural experience is mandatory is a plus.
- Proficiency in French is a plus.
- 6 – 8 years of experience in data engineering, AI, or analytics, preferably in the Oil & Gas industry.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
- Experience building data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
- Strong understanding of data modelling and data architecture
- Experience with machine learning frameworks
- Experience working with both structured and unstructured data