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# ZA - Data Scientist at Equal Experts

- **Company:** Equal Experts
- **Location:** South Africa
- **Posted:** 2024-04-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/equalexperts/jobs/7342579002

## Job description

Equal Experts is an innovative consultancy specialising in the delivery of custom software solutions for blue-chip enterprise and public sector clients across a range of industry sectors. We work on important projects for our clients, deliver market-leading propositions across the digital, online and mobile channels, and are recognised for our leadership in the application of agile and lean delivery methods to assure delivery. We have offices in Australia, Germany, India, South Africa, the UK and the USA.

Our Data Scientists are highly skilled in driving valuable insights from data and creating machine learning algorithms to automate decision making and drive business value.

This role involves working in teams that use modern agile technical practices - including continuous integration and deployment and fast feedback loops - to deliver timely and pragmatic solutions, as well as helping others to do their jobs in a more effective way.

## Responsibilities

- Use data to improve how our clients make decisions to enhance their customer experience, and drive loyalty.
- Uncover deep insight hidden in their vast repository of raw data, and provide tactical guidance on how to act on findings.
- Leverage their work in order to increase adoption across their business partners, to drive real business value.
- Develop quantitative models, leveraging machine learning and advanced data analysis techniques.
- Work effectively in an agile environment to deliver machine learning increments and ensure that requirements are met. Ensuring timely delivery across supporting/dependant teams in support of agreed goals.
- Drive adoption of best practices and standards, influencing across the client teams - most likely working with a wider team of data scientists and data engineers.
- Strong partnership with business and engineering teams.

Required Skills

- Strong analytical experience in looking at data from multiple angles using both technical and statistical skills and deep product/business understanding.
- Significant experience building machine learning products.
- Strong background in at least one programming language, Python preferable.
- Experience with ML Frameworks: Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow or similar.
- Experience with SQL.
- Working with source control (Git) and CI/CD tools.
- Understanding and being able to communicate with data engineering or business intelligence teams - Explaining data requirements and being able to participate or communicate in ML Ops environment.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively while working remotely with globally distributed teams.

## About Equal Experts

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Equal Experts is a global network of senior technology consultants that partners with enterprises to design, build, and modernise digital products and platforms.
- **Entity Type**: Private (100% network-owned trust, no external funding disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2007
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: IT services and consulting, digital transformation, software engineering
- **Target customers**: Enterprise and blue-chip companies (B2B)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Help our customers be successful” by bringing experienced engineers together within a flat structure and giving them the autonomy to do the right thing for their clients

## Products & Services
Equal Experts offers a range of consulting and delivery services:
- **[Modernisation and Platforms]**: Building future-ready foundations that fuel faster delivery
- **[Data]**: Turning data into a strategic business asset
- **[Product]**: Shaping, validating and building better products faster
- **[Software Engineering]**: Building and running bespoke, high-quality software
- **[AI Accelerated Software Delivery]**: Harnessing the power of AI in software delivery
- **[Customer Experience]**: Designing customer experiences that deliver business value
- **[AI]**: Unlocking the potential of AI across the business
- **[Technology Strategy]**: Navigating the technology landscape with expert guidance

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Network of **4,061** technology consultants (as of mid-2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Strategic partnerships with cloud, data and technology platforms (names not specified on public site)
- **Growth Signals**: Over **200 blue-chip clients** served globally; offices on 5 continents (Australia, Germany, India, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, UK, USA & Canada); ranked in Glassdoor’s **Top 10 Best Places to Work in the UK** for the third consecutive year (99% recommend)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep experience**: Average industry experience of **18 years** per consultant; 90% have 10+ years (independently verified by Select Statistical Services)
- **Flat structure**: Minimal politics, high autonomy for teams to make decisions in clients’ best interests
- **100% network-owned**: The trust that owns the company is collectively owned by employees, associate consultants and customers, aligning long-term incentives
- **Rigorous hiring**: A selective interview process ensures only senior, experienced practitioners join the network
- **Strong culture**: A Team Charter and shared values guide every engagement, fostering trust and collaboration

## Strategic Focus
- Accelerating adoption of **AI and data-driven** solutions across client engagements
- Expanding **modernisation and platform** capabilities to help clients move faster
- Continuing to build a **global network** of senior talent while maintaining a flat, autonomous operating model

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Flat structure with less politics, more freedom to innovate; strong emphasis on autonomy and doing the right thing for customers
- **Recognition**: Consistently ranked among the **Top 10 Best Places to Work in the UK** on Glassdoor (99% employee recommendation)
- **Peers**: Work alongside highly experienced practitioners (average 18 years) in a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment
- **Global network**: Opportunities to work across multiple countries (Australia, Europe, India, South Africa, North America) and industries
- **Career development**: Access to Slack communities, meet-ups, conferences and co-working days; the network supports consultants even between engagements
- **Remote/hybrid**: Not explicitly stated, but the presence of offices in 8 countries suggests a mix of on-site, hybrid and remote work depending on client needs
- **Perks**: Being part of a 100% network-owned trust where everyone has a stake in the company’s success

## Sources
1. [equalexperts.com](https://www.equalexperts.com/)
2. [equalexperts.com/about-us](https://www.equalexperts.com/about-us/)
3. [equalexperts.com/join-us](https://www.equalexperts.com/join-us/)
4. [equalexperts.com/current-opportunities](https://www.equalexperts.com/current-opportunities/)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/equalexperts](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/equalexperts)

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