Principal Engineer - Data Science

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you’ll be doing...

Build relationships with stakeholders from organizations such as operations, marketing, finance, IT, and analytics to understand business needs, constraints, and objectives; Own roadmap throughout the product lifecycle including key objectives, delivery schedule, and final acceptance criteria; Develop the product strategy for each analytical tool, casting a clear vision that speaks to how the system will be used to benefit the business; Identify, define, and prioritize features and requirements based on business needs; Provide insights through combined understanding of current business operations and technical capabilities / constraints; Track and report success metrics to key stakeholders and their impact on business KPIs; Develop and manage testing plan to validate model assumptions and results; Lead handover process to ensure effective adoption and utilization of final products; Identify opportunities for improvement within existing products and processes, including conducting root cause analysis, and proposing creative solutions though Business Cases and ROI analysis. 

What we’re looking for...

Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a related field, and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a data engineer, data/business analyst, manager, or in a related/similar position. Experience therein to include 6 years with data management including data manipulation & cleansing, data visualization & analysis, data architecture, data modelling, simulation, and automation; supply chain and energy knowledge and tools; financial modeling, business case scenario building, project valuation, ROI analysis, and business strategy; using Python, R, SQL, Java, Excel Solver, optimization techniques, statistics and probability, Machine Learning, and AI knowledge; and communicating complex data concepts in business scenarios. In lieu of a Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience, employer will accept a Master’s or foreign equivalent degree in the fields stated above and 4 years of experience in the skill sets stated above. Hybrid role, ability to work from home.

RATE OF PAY:   $173,349 to $231,000 per year. 

Must Reference:  Job code SHYAOR-W.

Where you’ll be working

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.