Senior Data Scientist - Demand Forecasting

Job Description

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We are seeking an experienced Sr Data Scientist with advanced forecasting expertise to join the Data Science & AI team at the LEGO Group. This role demands strong technical proficiency in time series and machine learning models, coupled with the ability to translate data insights into strategic business narratives that drive decision-making.

The content of this role will involve operational forecast delivery, along with efforts to improve accuracy, analyze results, and drive innovation.

We do not finance relocation for this role.

Core Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Manage operational forecasts: Ensure the continuous production and monitoring of forecasts used by LEGO demand planners worldwide, maintaining stability and reliability in operations.
• Enhance forecasting models: Design, test, and implement improvements to current models to increase accuracy and adoption.
• Engage strategically with partners: Collaborate with senior demand planners and other business partners to increase adoption of our forecasts and enable strategic data-driven decision-making.
• Analyse and interpret forecast performance: Identify patterns in data, evaluate results, and provide clear narratives on drivers, outcomes, and business implications.
• Bridge business and data science: Serve as a translator between technical outputs and business needs, ensuring partners understand and trust forecasts.
• Contribute to scalable solutions: Support the development and deployment of forecasting workflows in production within Databricks, ensuring scalability and robustness.

Do you have what it takes?

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in forecasting, with direct application of time series and ML models.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and Databricks (or equivalent platforms).
• Proven ability to translate complex technical analyses into strategic business insights through clear communication and data storytelling.
• Experience balancing continuous operational delivery with model innovation and improvement.
• Strong analytical approach with exceptional attention to detail and data quality.

Nice to have

• Background in demand forecasting, supply chain, retail, or other forecasting environments.
• Experience with MLOps practices and scalable model deployment.
• Experience with Pyspark

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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