Lead Data Scientist in Leeds

Are you ready to ignite your career with the World’s largest sports betting and iGaming company? Are you a critical thinker with a growth mindset? We are the Flutter UK & Ireland Trading Team – we power performance, think differently, and drive phenomenal customer experiences to keep our Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming brands at number one.

This Lead Data Scientist role is based in the pricing function, a high‑performing team responsible for delivering new pricing strategies across the Flutter UKI brands.

What you’ll do

• You will play a lead role in developing and mobilising data science capabilities for experimentation, measurement, predictive analytics and modelling workstreams.
• You will work within the UKI Trading function, connecting with colleagues from across the organisation to address sophisticated pricing problems and identify new opportunities for pricing optimisation.
• Explore and mobilise new data science applications for pricing, including delivering pricing models that harness predictive capabilities to advise pricing strategy decisions.
• Deploy sophisticated statistical analysis and data manipulation techniques to analyse experimental data, identify trends and derive relevant conclusions.
• Coordinate set‑up and definition of experiments, deploying statistical techniques and processes, ensuring robust trial outputs that yield actionable insights.
• Build autonomous systems to monitor high volumes of price experiments & strategies, tracking critical metrics vs expectations and surfacing to the wider pricing team.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of experimental builds, methodologies, and results to ensure transparency and reproducibility.
• Lead preparation and present findings to interested parties, clearly communicating the implications of pricing experiments on business strategies.
• Work proactively with cross‑functional teams, including commercial, finance and product development, to align data insights with business objectives.
• Lead senior data scientists, coordinating their focus areas and workloads while developing them personally to grow their careers.

What We’re Looking For

• Experienced leader in data science with a track record of leading a data science function, ideally within a customer‑focussed or commercial domain.
• Proficiency in multiple advanced analytics and data manipulation tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Excel, Tableau).
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a proven record of interpreting complex data sets.
• Experience with experiment design and parameter definition (sampling, control vs. test groups, front‑end product changes).
• Experience in sophisticated statistical modelling techniques (e.g., regression, significance testing, clustering, A/B testing, time series analysis).
• Excellent documentation skills, with attention to detail and the ability to build clear and concise reports.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities and a proactive approach to finding opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to manage and own multiple data and analytics assets simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Collaborative outlook, able to build strong and effective relationships both within the Pricing team and across the business at all levels.
• Ideally, experience working on pricing and/or pricing strategy projects in a large business setting.

What We’ll Offer You

• Flexible ways of working – hybrid work arrangement that supports your wellbeing & lifestyle.
• £1,000 learning fund.
• Twice‑yearly bonus (with part of it guaranteed!).
• Pension contribution scheme.
• Private healthcare.
• Access to thousands of Udemy courses.
• Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme.
• 16 hours paid volunteering time per year.
• Unlimited holiday.

We encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.