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Manager - Data Science & AI

Suntory Global Spirits · Chicago, IL · posted yesterday

In short: Manager - Data Science & AI at Suntory Global Spirits in Chicago, IL, posted yesterday.

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Suntory Global Spiritsemployer
Chicago, ILlocation
Data, analytics and AIsub-niche
yesterdayposted
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The job

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EmployerSuntory Global Spirits
LocationChicago, Illinois
FieldTechnology › Data, analytics and AI
LevelSenior Level
Source categoryData and Analytics
Posted2026-11-07 (yesterday)
Work arrangementOn-site at the location listed
PayNot published in the source listing

Job description

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

As the Manager of Data Science & AI, you will play a key leadership role in delivering AI and advanced analytics solutions that translate complex business challenges into measurable business impact. Reporting to the Director of Data Science & AI, you will lead multiple Data Science workstreams end-to-end, from problem definition and scoping through development, deployment, experimentation, and measurement. This role requires a highly technical, hands-on leader who can manage multiple resources and projects while effectively partnering with business stakeholders in a highly ambiguous environment.

Qualifications

General Qualifications

Education:
Master's degree or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related quantitative field. Advanced degree strongly preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years in Data Science, Machine Learning, or Advanced Analytics with progressive responsibility and demonstrated leadership impact. Four or more years building and deploying production AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments. Proven success leading data science programs in a global CPG, beverage, or similar fast-moving consumer-goods environment preferred.

Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in machine learning, AI, and statistical modeling with proficiency in Python, PySpark, SQL, and advanced analytics platforms. Working proficiency in cloud-native AI architectures (Google Cloud Platform, DataBricks), and scalable AI deployment. Experience with generative AI, deep learning frameworks, and modern AI development practices is nice to have. Strong background in A/B testing, attribution modeling, demand forecasting, and recommendation engines preferred.

Leadership and Communication: Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively. Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver complex data science and AI initiatives on time and within resource constraints. Outstanding PowerPoint and presentation skills required.

Strategic and Commercial Acumen: Strong strategic thinking and business acumen with the ability to translate AI/ML capabilities into measurable business value. Track record of delivering advanced analytics solutions that drive revenue growth, cost optimization, and competitive advantage.

Innovation Mindset: A strong track record of leveraging emerging AI technologies and data science methodologies to drive transformational business outcomes and establish competitive differentiation.



Preferred Qualifications



Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the beverage and alcohol manufacturing sector, including global market dynamics, consumer behaviors, regulatory constraints, and distribution complexities.

Commercial Analytics: Extensive experience in revenue growth management (RGM), brand investment optimization, and pricing analytics for CPG companies. Background in leveraging AI to drive commercial decisions, optimize promotional effectiveness, and enhance portfolio management in the beverage and alcohol sector.

Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of data protection laws, AI ethics, compliance regulations, and responsible AI practices within the global beverage and alcohol industry.

Advanced AI Specializations:Experience with multimodal AI systems, computer vision for product and marketing applications, LLMs for consumer insights, and advanced forecasting and optimization models.

Role Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy: Help define and execute the Data Science & AI strategy in alignment with corporate objectives. Lead and manage multiple Data Science resources across concurrent projects, providing direction, coaching, prioritization, and accountability for delivery.

Technical Excellence: Serve as a hands-on technical leader with strong programming capabilities. Drive the development of scalable Data Science solutions using Databricks, PySpark, Python, SQL, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Oversee data pipelines, machine learning models, ML Ops frameworks, and production deployments while establishing strong engineering practices including Git/GitHub, code reviews, unit testing, documentation, reproducibility, and CI/CD.

Product Recommendation & Advanced Analytics: Lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of product recommendation engines, next-best-product, next-best-action, ranking, and other decision-support solutions. Apply machine learning, statistical modeling, business rules, and commercial data to generate actionable recommendations and measurable business value.

Experimentation and Measurement: Design and lead A/B testing, test-and-control methodologies, experimental design, statistical analysis, and business impact measurement. Establish rigorous frameworks to quantify incremental sales impact, ROI, and effectiveness of Data Science solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders. Work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to translate complex business problems into actionable Data Science opportunities. Strongly manage stakeholder expectations, communicate clearly, facilitate decisions, and maintain alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Problem Definition and Delivery: Operate effectively in highly ambiguous environments with messy, incomplete, or fragmented data. Bring structure to loosely defined problems, assess data feasibility, define realistic scope and success criteria, and independently lead projects and workstreams from end-to-end with minimal managerial oversight.

Performance and Governance: Establish and monitor KPIs for adoption, data quality, system performance, and business impact. Drive continuous improvement while ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, reproducible, and appropriately governed.

Organizational Capability Building: Promote Data Science best practices and build team capabilities through coaching, knowledge sharing, technical standards, and development processes. Help scale the Data Science function to support future organizational growth.

Commercial Impact and Industry Expertise: Lead advanced analytics initiatives that drive sales productivity, revenue growth management (RGM), product recommendation effectiveness, consumer insights, forecasting, and operational efficiency. Apply strong business judgment to identify where Data Science can create meaningful commercial value.

The salary range for this role is $130,000-$150,000 along with an annual bonus, 401K match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. The salary range is commensurate with the candidate's location, experience, and skillset. The range will vary if outside of this location.

While relocation, immigration, and/or tax compliance support are not guaranteed, we may offer assistance to successful candidates depending on factors such as role requirements in accordance with company guidelines.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.

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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Technology field (Data, analytics and AI) at Suntory Global Spirits. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in Chicago, IL. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Chicago compares. Among the 100 largest places in Illinois, Chicago is #1 by population, #96 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #87 for long commutes (#1 = fewest), #22 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Cook County, is #2 of 102 counties for average pay ($86,931).

The place in numbers

Chicago has 2,711,226 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 21.4% of the population of Illinois. It covers 228 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 11,904 people per square mile. The median age is 35.8, 8% younger than the state median (35.8 against 39.0).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,440 a month (rent plus utilities), 13% above the state median ($1,440 against $1,274). Over a year that is 22.2% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $334,100, which is 4.3 times the median household income ($77,902). 46.0% of households own their home, 31% below the state average (46.0% against 67.1%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area has 4,513,280 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $54,720 a year, 7% above the national median ($54,720 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (488,940 jobs, median $48,840); transportation and material moving (484,580 jobs, median $45,920); management (404,010 jobs, median $131,890). The area is most specialised in management (1.2 times) and transportation and material moving (1.2 times), where the share of workers is above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($131,890) and legal ($112,440). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Cook County was 4.7%. 67.5% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Cook County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 44.8% drive alone, 17.7% use public transit, 5.8% walk, 21.0% work from home. 27.5% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 39% above the state average (27.5% against 19.7%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

44.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 17% above the state share (44.3% against 37.9%). 20.9% of residents were born outside the United States, 42% above the state share (20.9% against 14.8%). The poverty rate is 16.8%, 43% above the state rate (16.8% against 11.8%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 73°F (22.6°C), and the coolest is Jan at 28°F (-2.5°C). About 981 mm (39 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (117 mm) and Jan the driest (48 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Cicero (4 miles, rent 20% lower); Berwyn (5 miles, rent 16% lower); Oak Park (6 miles, rent 11% higher); Burbank (8 miles, rent 12% lower). Rent differences are against Chicago; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of Chicago, IL that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Chicago, IL0 mi$1,440$334,100$77,90227.5%n/aJobs
Cicero, IL4 mi$1,154$249,400$70,84220.3%n/a—
Berwyn, IL5 mi$1,215$299,800$78,40821.3%n/a—
Oak Park, IL6 mi$1,593$465,500$110,82028.9%n/a—
Burbank, IL8 mi$1,265$275,700$80,11626.7%n/a—
Elmwood Park, IL9 mi$1,334$339,300$91,95531.4%n/a—
Oak Lawn, IL9 mi$1,335$281,200$83,91127.4%n/a—
Melrose Park, IL10 mi$1,176$275,800$66,18916.8%n/a—
Elmhurst, IL14 mi$1,975$545,400$149,64424.5%n/a—
Skokie, IL14 mi$1,552$387,200$95,33721.0%n/a—
Evanston, IL14 mi$1,762$481,200$96,43421.6%n/a—
Park Ridge, IL15 mi$1,537$551,200$142,98622.2%n/a—
Niles, IL15 mi$1,336$358,700$75,27417.9%n/a—
Westmont, IL15 mi$1,533$379,100$88,09017.1%n/a—
Morton Grove, IL15 mi$2,164$389,100$111,11621.8%n/a—
Oak Forest, IL16 mi$1,328$255,100$91,99027.3%n/a—
Wilmette, IL17 mi$1,978$810,600$190,66232.6%n/a—
Lombard, IL17 mi$1,948$335,700$100,36216.2%n/a—
Downers Grove, IL18 mi$1,656$449,800$115,11420.8%n/a—
Des Plaines, IL18 mi$1,606$335,600$97,87518.6%n/a—

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Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far Chicago, IL is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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Chicago, IL0 mi2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN164 mi885,860
Columbus, OH277 mi914,802
Charlotte, NC589 mi903,844
Philadelphia, PA667 mi1,579,706
Oklahoma City, OK688 mi697,125
New York, NY718 mi8,483,844
Dallas, TX799 mi1,307,930
Fort Worth, TX820 mi963,194
Jacksonville, FL862 mi977,670
Denver, CO909 mi718,877
Houston, TX937 mi2,328,253
Austin, TX974 mi979,539
San Antonio, TX1,048 mi1,479,835
Phoenix, AZ1,445 mi1,642,323
San Diego, CA1,724 mi1,389,526
Seattle, WA1,732 mi754,195
Los Angeles, CA1,749 mi3,857,263
San Jose, CA1,832 mi990,138
San Francisco, CA1,885 mi830,235

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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Arlington Heights, IL24 mi10
Deerfield, IL24 mi2
Hoffman Estates, IL28 mi2
Aurora, IL32 mi3
Wauwatosa, WI87 mi1
Holland, MI103 mi2
Kalamazoo, MI112 mi2

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