Principal Data Scientist

Job Description Role Summary: The Technical Director will lead platform evolution, feature migration, horizontal scalability, and customer adaptations, while also acting as a strategic enabler for innovation, research, and talent development. The role blends technical depth, product vision, and leadership to balance current commitments and future readiness. Responsibilities A. Strategic ResponsibilitiesGrowth, Vision & Innovation: - Act as a growth enabler with the Head of Department through well-designed POCs. - Anticipate technological shifts and drive early prototypes to ensure future readiness. - Envision platform and product capabilities aligned with long-term strategy. Research, Talent & Funding: - Mentor and develop Technical Architects and Product Owners. - Shape university and research collaborations aligned with platform strategy. - Front-end with stakeholders to support funding and investment decisions for new problem areas. B. Operational ResponsibilitiesPlatform & Architecture: - Lead rapid feature migration and platform evolution. - Architect horizontally scalable, multi-tenant systems. - Define reference architectures and ensure technical governance. Customer Enablement & Delivery: - Drive customer adaptations across TL, TSR, and MAV. - Enable platform localization and fast POC deployments. - Ensure predictable delivery of current customer and platform commitments. Dual Focus Execution: - Balance delivery excellence today with building future technologies in parallel. Key Skills & Competencies - Platform engineering, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures - Strategic thinking with strong execution ownership - Stakeholder leadership, mentoring, and innovation mindset Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science - Experience with ADAS (Automotive domain) - 12+ years of experience with 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles - Experience with platform products or large-scale systemsSuccess Metrics - Effective positioning of the team through strategic POCs - Improved platform scalability and reuse - Faster customer onboarding and POC readiness - Strong pipeline of future technical leaders - Visible progress toward future-ready technologiesRole EssenceDeliver today with excellence while building the technology, talent, and vision for tomorrow. Qualifications BE CS Additional Information 15 yrs