You're the first data scientist on a central ML team. How do you show it's worth it?

Measure successHard

Problem. Six months from now, leadership will ask whether Embedded Insights, a central team of ML engineers and data scientists who embed with other teams, is worth what it costs. As the team's first data scientist, how would you set up the measurement now so there's a real answer then?

Before you reveal: say your answer out loud, as if you were in the real interview — get your reasoning across clearly first. There is no single correct answer: reading what the interviewer is really after and defending your own thinking is what makes an answer strong.