Specialist: Big Data and AI Project

Employer: Vodacom Tanzania
Aggregate Function: Consumer
Business Area: Local Consumer Business Unit
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Employment Type: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Date Posted: 10 September 2026

About Vodacom

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future—a more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, our human spirit, together with technology, empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate to connect people, businesses and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get things done together.

Vodafone provides an environment where employees can be themselves, belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive and make a real difference.

Role Purpose

The Specialist: Big Data and AI Project will be responsible for:

• Creating AI systems for product monetization, productivity and customer service excellence.
• Implementing big data projects and data science initiatives.
• Delivering actionable insights to support and contribute towards the achievement of business objectives and targets.
• Contributing to the wider AI community to support and advance Machine Learning capabilities across Vodafone globally.

Key Responsibilities and Decision Ownership

• Identify, analyse and interpret trends and patterns in complex datasets.
• Support the extraction of data (ETL) from multiple sources to build domain-oriented lakehouses.
• Manage end-to-end go-to-market execution of big data, AI and special project initiatives.
• Implement machine learning models for various areas of the business using MLOps.
• Communicate analytics and machine learning model use cases and results to business users.

Qualifications, Competencies, Knowledge and Experience

Education

• Degree in a quantitative field such as:
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Economics
  • Actuarial Science
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Or another related field.

Experience

• At least 2 years of experience in a similar Big Data and Data Science role.
• Project knowledge and experience will be an added advantage.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of customer-driven marketing techniques and processes.
• Proficiency in Python and the associated Data Science ecosystem.
• Strong knowledge of Machine Learning and experiment design.
• Expertise in data manipulation using structured data tools such as SQL.
• Experience with unstructured data tools and platforms such as Hadoop and Spark.
• Strong data management skills.
• Excellent analytical and causal reasoning skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to anticipate customer, competitor and market dynamics and proactively propose commercial actions.

Inclusion and Diversity

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace where talent is recognised and rewarded.

The company is committed to promoting inclusion for all and believes that diversity plays an important role in the success of its business. Everyone is encouraged to consider becoming part of Vodafone’s journey.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications through the official Vodafone careers portal using the link below:

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