Data Scientist Leader

4 days ago


Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. Full time

About Grab and Our Mission

We are Southeast Asia's leading superapp, delivering everything from meals to financial services and transportation. At Grab, purpose gives us joy and excellence is built through habits, harnessing technology and AI to drive the region forward economically with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Get to Know the Team

The Fulfilment Tech Family empowers Grab to serve consumers and partners across Southeast Asia. We aim to offer top products and experiences, increasing adoption and engagement of our services. Improve opportunities and efficiency for driver partners without fail, ensuring seamless consumer orders rain or shine. We create efficient marketplaces by determining optimal prices that benefit both partners and consumers.

Job Role Overview

You will report to the Head of Analytics and work closely with teams in a business line (Product, Business, Engineering, Design, and Data Science) to understand data needs, identify key metrics, and provide insights. You will collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate new business/product ideas and make recommendations.

This role is based in Petaling Jaya and requires on-site presence.

Critical Tasks

  • Innovate: Propose innovative product ideas by diving deep into data, addressing customer challenges.
  • Illuminate: Use data mastery to uncover trends, decode anomalies, and tell compelling stories inspiring action.
  • Influence: Collaborate with stakeholders to define metrics and design experiments shaping product futures.
  • Drive Impact: Enhance user experience and contribute to mission excellence by driving significant improvements across platforms.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

  • At least 6 years in data-related or quantitative fields with experience in D2C or B2C contexts like Marketplaces, ECommerce, OmniCommerce, Retail Marketing Analytics, etc.
  • Solve complex problems, narrowing down options to the best approach, taking ownership of ambiguous business problems. Propose novel solutions beyond common practice.
  • Influence teams, cross-functional teams, and senior stakeholders.
  • Data storytelling expert, adept at creating impactful dashboards using PowerBI or Tableau.
  • Fluent in SQL, Python, R, or other scripting/programming languages, comfortable with large datasets and ETL processes.

Lifestyle at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab. Here are some global benefits we offer:

  • Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
  • GrabFlex: Create a benefits package tailored to your needs and aspirations.
  • Parenthood, Birthday leave, and volunteering leave through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA).
  • A confidential assistance program guiding you through life's challenges.
  • FlexWork arrangements for balanced personal commitments and life demands.

What We Stand For

We build an inclusive workplace providing equal opportunities for growth and performance. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of attributes.



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