Lead Data Scientist

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London / £80000 - £90000 annum

INFO

Salary

SALARY:

£80000 - £90000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

LEAD DATA SCIENTIST

UP TO £90,000 + DISCRETIONARY BONUS

LONDON

HYBRID WORKING - 2/3 DAYS PER WEEK

Shape the future of credit risk by building impactful models that directly influence real-world lending decisions, in a role where your work is highly visible and commercially relevant. You'll take ownership of the full modelling lifecycle, from development through to deployment, working in a fast-paced environment that values both technical excellence and clear communication. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth team where your ideas, expertise, and stakeholder engagement will drive meaningful business outcomes.

THE COMPANY

Join a scaling UK fintech specialising in consumer lending and credit analytics. Focused on building modern data platforms and decisioning tools to improve lending outcomes and known for a collaborative culture and strong growth trajectory within a competitive market.

THE ROLE

As a Lead Data Scientist, you will focus on building and deploying credit risk models within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to drive insight-led decision making across the business.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in:

  • Developing and maintaining credit risk models, including scorecards, behavioural and acquisition models
  • Working on predictive modelling across areas such as fraud, open banking, and competitor analysis
  • Deploying models into production environments and monitoring performance
  • Collaborating with technical and business teams to deliver data-driven insights
  • Contributing to innovation projects exploring new data sources and modelling techniques

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Experience in consumer credit or lending environments with exposure to credit risk modelling
  • Strong hands-on coding skills in Python and SQL
  • Experience developing predictive or statistical models in a commercial setting
  • Knowledge of cloud-based tools (e.g. AWS SageMaker)
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
  • Exposure to model deployment or end-to-end model lifecycle is advantageous
  • Degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, or similar

BENEFITS

The successful Lead Data Scientist will receive up to £90,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.

CONTACT

Elli Lam

Recruitment Executive

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