Data Scientist Manager

Trane Technologies is seeking a Data Scientist Manager to lead a player-coach team delivering engineering intelligence platforms. The role is focused on driving delivery, establishing technical standards and governance, and coordinating cross-functional execution to build secure, reliable capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of engineering intelligence platforms and shared technical capabilities.
• Manage, coach, develop, and retain a multidisciplinary team of data scientists and software engineers.
• Establish and maintain architecture and engineering standards across components and engineering use cases.
• Own governance, quality, operational accountability, and delivery discipline within the team.
• Coordinate with engineering, IT, cybersecurity, legal, and other partner organizations.
• Lead hiring, team formation, capability development, and succession planning.
• Provide technical direction for AI/ML, software, data, cloud, and platform initiatives.
• Support production deployment, reliability, security, and operational readiness.
• Guide spec-driven development, AI-assisted software engineering, and the use of advanced code assistants.
• Manage distributed and international collaboration, including India-based engineering roles.
• Contribute hands-on to architecture work, technical reviews, and critical delivery activities.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant technical field.
• 12 or more years of relevant experience, including management experience.
• Experience managing data science, AI/ML, software engineering, or multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Experience leading production AI/ML or engineering technology programs.
• Experience with technical architecture and engineering standards.
• Experience with GCP and cloud-based platforms.
• Experience hiring, coaching, and developing technical talent.
• Experience with governance, quality, security, and operational accountability.
• Experience coordinating with engineering, IT, cybersecurity, legal, and other cross-functional partners.
• Strong software engineering or data science background.
• Experience with spec-driven development and AI-assisted software engineering.
• Experience managing distributed or international teams.

Technologies

• GCP
• Cloud-based platforms
• AI/ML
• Data
• Software
• GitHub

Work Location and Schedule

This position is onsite in Davidson, NC. Work runs Monday to Thursday onsite. On Fridays, you can choose your work location by balancing what the work requires.

Compensation

Annual base salary range: USD 134,100 - 279,200. Compensation type is salary. Incentive eligibility: Yes. Sales commission eligible: No.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs with generous incentives.
• Family building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off including up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• 401K match.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs, including tuition assistance and student debt support.

What Success Looks Like

• Implement a high-performing team operating model and delivery rhythm.
• Deliver production-ready capabilities for multiple engineering use cases.
• Adopt consistent architecture, quality, governance, and operational standards.
• Establish reliable GitHub integration and testing workflows.
• Improve team capability through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and standards.
• Build effective, trusted cross-functional relationships with engineering, IT, cybersecurity, and legal.