Head of Data Science (12 month FTC) in London

I’m working exclusively with a high growth FinTech that is looking for a Head of Data Science to join on a 12 month FTC.

The opportunity

• You’ll lead and develop a Data Science team while remaining close enough to the technical detail to set the bar on quality and make key technical decisions.
• You’ll work closely with Engineering, Product, Pricing and senior stakeholders to identify where Data Science can have the greatest commercial impact and ensure the team delivers at pace.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading, developing and motivating a high performing Data Science team
• Setting technical standards across the full modelling and Data Science lifecycle
• Identifying and prioritising opportunities that can deliver meaningful commercial impact Partnering with Product, Engineering and Pricing on technical direction and trade offs
• Influencing senior and C-suite stakeholders and constructively challenging decisions where required
• Coaching technical talent and driving improvements across ways of working, tooling and best practice

What they’re looking for

• Proven experience leading and developing Data Science teams
• A strong technical background as a senior Data Scientist or equivalent individual contributor
• Experience delivering ML solutions end to end in a commercial environment
• Strong experience in pricing, risk or another commercially focused Data Science environment
• The ability to influence technical direction across Data Science and Engineering
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• A commercial mindset with a track record of using Data Science to drive measurable business outcomes

The team works across traditional machine learning, risk based decisioning, Generative AI and agentic AI, making this a great opportunity for a leader who wants to work across a broad and evolving Data Science landscape.

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