Sr Specialist IT Innovation

We are looking for a Sr Specialist IT Innovation to be part of our IT North America Innovation Team

Position Snapshot

• Location: Mexico City
• IT Innovation
• Type of work: Hybrid
• Work Language: Advanced Business English (must have)

The role

Join the Nestle IT North America Innovation Team as a Sr Specialist IT Innovation and drive applied innovation in quantum computing and data science to create causal inference and what-if analysis solutions that unlock measurable business value for Nestlé.

What you’ll do 

• Partner with business functions to identify high-value decision problems where causal inference, what-if analysis, optimization and quantum approaches can improve outcomes.
• Translate business questions into testable hypotheses, causal frameworks and measurable use cases; deliver at least one meaningful prototype or analysis iteration every sprint.
• Build production-ready or near-production prototypes quickly, ideally within 2–4 weeks for a first version, using sound statistical and engineering practices.
• Connect externally to bring different perspectives. Engage partners, startups and academia to evaluate quantum and advanced analytics methods and turn the most promising ones into demonstrable prototypes.
• Quantify impact, communicate trade-offs clearly, and prioritize solutions that can scale and meet ROI expectations.

Minimum qualifications: 

• Strong data science / ML foundation with Python, statistical modeling, experimentation and applied analytics
• Causal inference, causal AI, quasi-experimental methods and what-if / scenario analysis
• Quantum computing fundamentals across annealing, quantum-inspired optimization and gate-based approaches
• Software engineering / MLOps / DevOps and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on experience with Qiskit or comparable quantum SDKs: Quantum annealing and digital annealers for optimization use cases, Gate-based algorithm development and hybrid quantum-classical workflows, Optimization, operations research, simulation and decision intelligence, Knowledge of algorithms such as QAOA, VQE or related quantum optimization methods
• Causal graph modeling, uplift modeling and treatment effect estimation
• Bayesian methods or probabilistic modeling
• AI agents / GenAI for analyst productivity and decision-support workflows
• Supply chain, manufacturing, pricing, revenue growth management or commercial analytics domain experience
• Experiment design, A/B testing and quasi-experimental evaluation at scale
• Edge AI / efficient models for operational environments
• Ability to compare quantum approaches rigorously against classical baselines

We offer you

We offer more than just a job. We put people first and inspire you to become the best version of yourself.

• Great benefits including competitive salary and a comprehensive social benefits package. We have one of the most competitive pension plans on the market, as well as flexible remuneration with tax advantages: health insurance, restaurant card, mobility plan, etc.
• Personal and professional growth through ongoing training and constant career opportunities reflecting our conviction that people are our most important asset.
• Hybrid working environment with flexible working scheme. Our state-of-the-art campus is dog friendly and equipped with a medical center, canteen and areas to co-create network and chill!
• Recreation activities such as yoga, Zumba, etc. and a wide range of volunteering activities.

How we will proceed:
You send us your CV → We contact relevant applicants → Interviews → Feedback →   Job Offer communication to the Finalist → First working day

About the IT Hub  

We are a team of IT professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges in the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company of the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver standardized, integrated technology products and services to create tangible business value.

About Nestlé

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.

We encourage the diversity of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief and disability.

Step outside your comfort zone; share your ideas, way of thinking and working to make a difference to the world, every single day. You own a piece of the action – make it count.

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