Data Scientist

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2021, Continental generated sales of €33.8 billion and currently employs more than 190,000 people in 58 countries and markets. On October 8, 2021, the company celebrated its 150th anniversary.

At Continental Tires we want to make analytical excellence an integral part of all processes that have impact on leveraging business value. In cooperation with our domain experts from the Business units we identify business problems which can be supported and solved by using methods from Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. Only with data insights we will be able to adapt to changes and mitigate risks in a constantly changing economy.

As Data Scientist you will work in a global team of experts delivering Data Science products and know-how to diverse areas all over the tire business. Our Data Science Hub in Portugal will be integral part of this team.

Responsibilities

• Be integral part of projects in an area of specialization like Sales, Marketing or Supply Chain Management.
• Work on our Sales and Marketing data to create forecasts, customer insights and connect the dots that others don’t see.
• Work with domain experts to understand their problems and solve them with data.
• Be a partner in connecting the necessary experts from business and IT to solve problems.
• Get involved into different tasks at once and involve yourself with our team to get the support you need.
• Support in shaping the processes and organization to leverage the business value Data Science can bring to our enterprise.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Economics.
• Minimum 1 years of IT or Industry working experience.
• Reliable team player with structured self-organized workstyle
• Profound expertise in programming Data Science use cases with a widespread programming language from the community (e.g., Python).
• Experience with Data extraction from diverse sources like common data bases, Streaming, APIs or SAP systems.
• Good knowledge of data managing and data engineering.
• Good experience in visualizing data.
• Good knowledge of methods from Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Statistics.
• Good knowledge of data intensive IT architectures.
• Very good communication skills.
• Experience in working in a multinational company is a plus.
• Good English language skills (written and spoken).

Continental Tires is a global leader in tire manufacturing with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. We have a dynamic and collaborative work environment that values teamwork and professional development. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to our employees.

What We Offer

Being part of a global IT team of thousands of colleagues working on various innovations and tasks, there is always an opportunity to grow and move into different directions within our corporation.

On top of that you can expect the following benefits:

• Performance bonus

• Casual leave with pay (e.g. paternity leave, marriage of your children)

• Employee discounts on tire purchase

• Life Insurance

• Medical coverage for your spouse and children, incl. general, optical and dental health.

• Interest free car loan and housing loan interest subsidy

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.