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We are looking for individuals who are passionate about data science solutions that will shape the future of digital marketing technology.The Marketing Services Technology team is looking for Data Science Manager.\nThis position will manage an efficient team of globally distributed data scientists, as well as make an individual impact on Marketing Services data science goals.\nThe Role\nAs part of the Marketing Services team, the role involves:\nPartner with global, cross functional teams to design, develop, and maintain advanced analytics and data science solutions that drive business impact.\nPropose and present creative solutions to existing challenges that are new to the company, the financial industry and to data science.\nResearch and evaluate emerging AI, machine learning, and data science technologies to identify innovative opportunities and potential risks.\nMeasure, validate, implement, monitor and improve performance of both internal and external facing machine learning 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