Military Fellowship - Data Scientist

When you join Verizon

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What you'll be doing...

The Network Capital Management (NCM) team is hiring a strategic thinker with strong software frontend and backend skills to join a high-profile, high-visibility organization that powers Verizon's Network capital analytics. You will be part of a team that builds strategy, analysis, and insights that inform, quantify, and enable business decisions and investments for Verizon Networks. As a member of NCM, you will shape multibillion-dollar investments for the nation's largest network.

For this role, you will be a member of the Waypoint Project Team. Waypoint creates and ingests model data to produce comprehensive optimized multi-year capital plans across a series of data-driven dashboards with dependencies between major network programs allowing for a strong focus on capital-efficient performance outcomes that are feasible based on various build pipelines while emphasizing trade-offs between plans, collaboration, and feedback.

In order to be successful, decisions need to be made based on high-quality data insights that are aligned with NCM's partners & stakeholders.

The responsibilities associated with this role are

Partner with the existing team to identify critical focus areas for upcoming work

Develop new features and maintain the existing Waypoint data platform

Work on critical focus areas by meeting with stakeholders to identify the business process, and relevant data to create meaningful high-value models

Measure model outcomes as input actuals shift to understand the impacts on future plans

Perform quality assurance testing and maintenance on existing and new dashboards to maintain a high user experience

Lead efforts to boost engagement via demonstrations and gathering stakeholder feedback for future enhancements that boost value/use

Aid in transitioning the tool's architecture from external Verizon sources to NCM sources.

What we're looking for...

You'll need to have:

Must be a current participant of the Department of Defense Skillbridge Program or of the Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program Cohort 2-2024.

Bachelor's degree or higher in data science, engineering, or computer science

Six or more years of Experience with logical data modeling development tools & languages, visualization tools (Tableau), database management (SQL), & API integration

Strong understanding of SQL, Python (or other relevant programming languages), problem-solving using logical representations of real-world systems

Analytical capability, including the ability to analyze a large amount of data between and amongst various systems

Proven ability to prioritize, manage, and deliver multiple complex projects against key deliverables and timelines

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex issues quickly, effectively communicate strategies, and summarize key points

Visualization/storyboarding experience to present insights and recommendations in concise, intuitive, narratives

Demonstrated effective communication skills with the ability to influence and set expectations across various functional teams; and across all levels within the organization

Even better if you have one or more of the following

Master's degree in data science, engineering, or computer science

High level of curiosity and investigative mindset, with strong attention to detail

Experience with Alteryx, Tableau, and other data processing programs

Experience with Agile methodologies

Strong project and process management skills and ability to manage multiple competing projects/priorities simultaneously

Able to translate data into Executive Presentations in an accurate, clear, and concise manner, including graphical displays

Strong Google Suite & Microsoft Office skills

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

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