Overview
As Lead Data Scientist at Cotality, you will set the technical direction for core data products used by major financial institutions and help shape a new data platform. You will lead a team of data scientists, drive innovative predictive modelling, and ensure production-grade, scalable models. You will collaborate with Product, Sales, and Leadership to translate business needs into strong analytical solutions, maintaining best practices and model quality. This role offers impact across finance-focused property data platforms and strategic projects.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible working arrangements
- generous leave
- private medical cover
- pension scheme
- annual wellbeing allowance
- parential leave
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy advanced predictive models using sophisticated statistical and machine learning techniques to solve high-impact business problems
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to fellow data scientists, elevating team capabilities
- Own end-to-end model lifecycle from R&D to production deployment
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Product, Sales, and Leadership to translate business needs into analytical solutions
- Advise on best practices in model development, validation, and maintenance to ensure quality and integrity of outputs
Key requirements
- 8+ years of data science experience with deployed, high-impact ML models in a commercial setting
- Expert-level knowledge of statistical analysis, predictive modelling, and ensemble methods (e.g., Gradient Boosted Trees, Random Forests)
- Strong proficiency in Python (Pandas, Scikit-Learn, XGBoost/LightGBM) and SQL
- Experience handling very large, complex datasets; geospatial data experience is a plus
- Proven ability to lead technically, mentor others, and guide complex projects
- Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence decisions
- leadership and mentorship
- strong communication and collaboration
- ability to translate business needs into analytical solutions
- Python for data science (Pandas, Scikit-Learn, XGBoost/LightGBM)
- SQL
- Ensemble modelling techniques (Gradient Boosted Trees, Random Forests)
Lead Data Scientist employer: CoreLogic
Cotality is an exceptional employer that prioritises a diverse and inclusive work culture, fostering innovation and collaboration among its 5,000 global employees. With a remote-first working model, generous benefits including private healthcare, extensive parental leave, and a strong commitment to employee growth, Cotality empowers its team members to thrive both personally and professionally while making a significant impact in the property industry.
