Head of Data Science (12m fixed-term contract)
Core
Lead a data science team acting as a primary commercial engine to drive business outcomes in pricing strategy and operational efficiency using data and machine learning.
Role type
Senior leadership IC / Team Lead (Data Science)
Builds
Production ML models and agentic AI solutions for risk-based decisioning and operational automation.
Domain
Insurtech / Fintech
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Commercial-first mindset, team leadership and management, end-to-end ML solution delivery, technical standards setting, stakeholder management, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Experience in insurance, fraud, or regulated decisioning domains, Gen AI strategy and delivery
Technologies
Python, LangChain, Sagemaker, MLflow, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Sierra.ai
Responsibilities
Drive commercial impact by prioritizing high-leverage data science opportunities, lead people and culture agenda, provide hands-on technical leadership on modeling lifecycle, represent data science in cross-functional technical trade-offs, build collective ownership of technical standards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on leader with team management responsibilities
