Data Scientist

The Role

Fisher & Paykel is an iconic New Zealand brand, a global company with a strong local heritage. Our origins inspire our culture of curiosity and passion to develop solutions designed around people - these are some of the core elements that make us unique.

We are driven by our values of being trusted, sustainably minded, innovative, generous, and curious. As a team we take a collaborative approach and have a working environment where all ideas are heard, evaluated, and tested against our leading goal - to be the world's most human-centered appliance brand.

We are now entering a bold new chapter in our journey. Across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, we are creating a world-class three-site campus: our Global HQ in Penrose, Distribution Centre in East Tāmaki, and landmark Global Experience Centre in Grey Lynn. These hubs connect our people and our purpose, forming a centre of excellence for design, innovation and storytelling in Aotearoa.

About the role:

As the Data Scientist, you will lead and shape Fisher & Paykel’s data science and AI capability, enabling data-driven decision-making and delivering measurable business value. This role plays a critical part in driving operational efficiency and innovation across the organisation by applying advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to complex, real-world problems.

You will work closely with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders, providing technical leadership while translating data into actionable insights that influence strategy and outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Own and drive Fisher & Paykel’s data science strategy, identifying and delivering opportunities to create business value through data-driven decision-making and AI.

• Lead the development and application of advanced analytics and machine learning models to support predictive and prescriptive use cases across the business.

• Work with large, complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities that inform strategic and operational decisions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define problem statements, data requirements, and success measures.

• Provide technical leadership, direction, and guidance to the data science team across multiple initiatives and projects.

• Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and reproducibility, including data preparation and model performance.

• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, providing visibility of data science activity and supporting integrated, organisation-wide strategies.

That’s the role, so who you are:

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in data science, data analytics, or advanced insights roles, ideally within complex or enterprise environments.

• Solid experience applying machine learning techniques to real-world business problems, from model development to optimisation and deployment.

• Proven capability in data exploration, statistical analysis, and visualisation, using tools such as Matplotlib, Seaborn, Tableau, or Power BI to communicate insights.

• Strong proficiency in Python or R for data analysis, modelling, and automation.

• Skills in the libraries such as NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch are beneficial.

• Working knowledge of SQL, data pipelines, and data warehousing concepts, with experience collaborating closely with data engineering teams.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• A proactive, collaborative mindset with the confidence to lead, influence, and drive change through data and analytics.

What we offer

Our environment is designed to allow people to thrive. Our culture is one in which our people can constantly develop, working alongside a team of talented and skilled professionals. At Fisher & Paykel you will have opportunities for growth and exposure to a variety of things within a global organisation. 

You will be part of a team-based culture that offers great development opportunities, a challenging and supportive work environment, leading technology, work/life balance, competitive remuneration, superannuation scheme and a full on-site subsidised cafeteria (Auckland) and free car parking. 

Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.