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Head of Data Science & AI

London, UK💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-19 → 2026-08-07

Core

Lead a team of ~25 data scientists building probabilistic and statistical ML models for real-time lending decisions and embedding AI across the business.

Role type

Senior IC/Manager hybrid (Head of Data Science & AI)

Builds

Production ML models for credit risk, forecasting, and commercial strategy

Domain

Fintech / SME Lending

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

probabilistic modeling, statistical modeling, real-time decision systems, AI strategy, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, commercial trade-off analysis

Preferred skills

experience leading data science teams, deep technical understanding of ML limitations

Technologies

probabilistic models, statistical models, production ML pipelines

Responsibilities

Set standards for AI adoption and safety, influence resource investment and modeling priorities, shape commercial and product decisions via analytical trade-offs, collaborate with engineering and product teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope

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