David Hedderich
Senior Data Scientist @CARIAD
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Data Scientist @CARIAD
Berlin, DE
Technical & Product Lead for (1) vehicle data products at large scale and (2) ML products (recommender systems, customer segmentation) serving 5 Volkswagen Group brands across 12 European markets- Own product roadmap and budget, orchestrating 10+ engineers across parallel delivery streams- Co-lead Data Science Community of Practice (30+ members) aligning methods and tooling across the organization
EDUCATION
RWTH Aachen University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Tampere University
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
RWTH Aachen University
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID HEDDERICH
I am a data & ML platform leader who architects cloud-native solutions (AWS, Azure Databricks) and leads the teams that deliver them.At CARIAD (Volkswagen Group) I lead cross-functional data and ML initiatives across multiple brands owning technical architecture decisions, product strategy, and delivery for teams of 10+ engineers and scientists. My work spans recommender systems, customer segmentation, large-scale data engineering and the underlying platform infrastructure and data pipelines that makes production ML and data products reliable.What I have lived through:Technical Architecture: Designing and deploying enterprise-grade data platforms on AWS and Azure, that is GDPR-compliant, audit-ready, and built for scale. Hands-on with Databricks, Terraform, and MLOps tooling.Engineering Leadership: Running parallel project streams, building CI/CD and MLOps practices and creating environments where data teams ship quality work without drowning in technical debt or conflicting requirements. Recently also incorporating AI into the development process effectively.Business Value: Translating business goals into technical roadmaps, managing budgets and vendor relationships and advising stakeholders from engineering teams to C-level executives.
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