Head of Data Science

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London / £150000 - £170000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

£150000 - £170000

Location

LOCATION

London

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Head of Data Science
London | Hybrid working (2 to 3 days in office) | £150,000 to £170,000 base salary

This is a rare opportunity for you to take ownership of a large, highly influential data science function within a profitable, data driven organisation where modelling and AI directly shape commercial outcomes. You will have executive level visibility, genuine autonomy, and the chance to define how data science and AI are applied at scale.

The Company

They are a well established UK fintech operating in the SME lending space, with data science embedded at the core of their decision making. The business is profitable, growing, and known for applying rigorous probabilistic and statistical models in production environments. Data science is not an advisory function here; it directly underpins lending decisions, forecasting, and commercial strategy across the organisation.

The Role

  • You will lead a multi team data science function spanning credit, product, and operations
  • You will set the strategic direction for how data science delivers measurable commercial value
  • You will scale and optimise ways of working, standards, and tooling across teams
  • You will partner closely with senior stakeholders across engineering, product, and commercial functions
  • You will drive AI adoption and transformation, focusing on productivity, efficiency, and decision quality
  • You will oversee hiring, development, and progression of managers and senior individual contributors
  • You will contribute to modelling, architectural, and probabilistic machine learning strategy where needed

Your Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience leading and scaling data science teams, including managing managers and senior ICs
  • Clear examples of commercial impact delivered through data science or AI initiatives
  • Experience working with models in production and understanding trade offs between rigour, speed, and value
  • Ability to operate strategically while remaining technically credible at model and methodology level
  • Recent experience driving AI adoption or transformation, with evidence of value created
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with senior decision makers
  • Academic background in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, physics, or similar

What They Offer

  • Base salary of £150,000 to £170,000
  • Hybrid working with 2 to 3 days per week in the London office
  • A senior leadership role with high autonomy and strong executive sponsorship
  • The chance to shape how data science and AI are applied across a profitable, scaling business
  • A comprehensive benefits package and long term progression opportunities

How to Apply
If you are a senior data science leader looking to drive impact at scale in a commercially focused environment, please apply to learn more.

CONTACT

Sarah Heywood-Jones

Recruitment Executive

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