Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist

Job Summary :

We are seeking a Senior AI / ML Data Scientist to lead the design and application of advanced machine learning solutions across global trade and customs compliance. This role will be responsible for shaping our AI strategy, mentoring junior talent, and driving impactful models that power predictive compliance, duty optimization, and regulatory risk management. As a senior member of the team, you will work closely with product managers, trade experts, and engineers to bring AI-first innovation into our data products and advisory solutions, ensuring measurable business outcomes at scale.

Key Responsibilities : -

• End-to-End Model Strategy & Development

Own the design, development, and continuous improvement of advanced ML models for predictive compliance—detecting anomalies, forecasting clearance delays, automating HS classification, and assessing customs risk.

Partner with business leaders and GTCC advisors to proactively identify high-value AI opportunities (e.g., reducing audit exposure, optimizing duty strategies), define hypotheses, and translate them into measurable impact.

Guide and mentor junior data scientists / analysts on modeling approaches, feature engineering, and best practices. Lead technical reviews and establish standards for experimentation and validation.

Work with large-scale, multi-source customs and trade datasets, driving deep exploration to surface insights, refine features, and unlock new modeling techniques tailored to complex regulatory landscapes.

Benchmark multiple ML / AI techniques (classification, NLP, time-series, clustering, graph models) and ensure robust validation, scalability, and compliance with AI governance frameworks.

Transform model outputs into actionable insights that directly support strategic decision-making across GTCC, CCT, and digital advisory platforms. Drive adoption of AI-enabled insights across regions.

Work closely with product managers, trade compliance experts, and engineering teams to shape data product strategies. Contribute as a senior voice in agile squads, ensuring AI-first thinking guides solution design.

Stay ahead of the curve on applied AI / ML, generative AI, and agentic AI approaches for compliance and trade. Bring in external best practices, research advancements, and regulatory AI trends.

Required Skill & Experience : -

Impact Areas : -

Qualifications : -

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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