Jared Naidoo

Principal Data Scientist at Vodacom Group

Jared Naidoo has extensive work experience in the field of data science and engineering. Jared is currently working as the Principal Data Scientist at Vodacom, leading the Hyper-Personalisation team within the Big Data department. Jared'srole focuses on Customer Value Management and providing personalized products to customers.

Prior to their current role, Jared worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Vodacom, where they built machine learning models for real-time and batch recommendations. Jared also focused on developing solutions to offer personalized products to customers.

Before joining Vodacom, Jared worked at Absa Group, starting as a Software Engineer in the Absa Rising Eagles Graduate Program. Jared rotated between the CIB and Engineering teams, gaining experience in Python, C#, Angular, and web development.

After completing the graduate program, Jared became a Data Scientist in the Artificial Intelligence Team at Absa Group. Jared worked on projects involving document classification, facial recognition, and fraud detection.

Jared's work experience also includes a Data Science Internship at the University of the Witwatersrand, where they participated in a program focused on theoretical and practical lessons in data science fundamentals.

Overall, Jared Naidoo has a diverse background in data science and engineering, with a strong focus on customer value management and providing personalized products.

Jared Naidoo completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from the University of the Witwatersrand between 2013 and 2017. Jared later pursued a Bachelor of Science with Honours degree in Computer Science from the same university between 2019 and 2020.

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Timeline

  • Principal Data Scientist

    September, 2023 - present

  • Senior Data Scientist

    October, 2021

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