CareerPlan

Lead Data Scientist - Receive Risk

London, gbFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Lead the development and deployment of machine learning models to improve how customers receive and add money, focusing on risk mitigation and operational decision-making.

Role type

Lead Data Scientist (Receive/Risk)

Builds

Production-grade ML models, scalable data pipelines, and decisioning systems for the Receive product.

Domain

Fintech / International Payments / Risk Management

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection, Statistical Analysis, Feature Engineering, Model Monitoring, Experiment Design

Preferred skills

MLOps tools (Airflow, MLflow, AWS SageMaker), Fraud detection, LLM-based solutions, Java code review

Technologies

Python, SQL, Hadoop, Spark, Git, AWS (S3, EMR, SageMaker), Airflow, MLflow, CI/CD

Responsibilities

Lead development and deployment of ML models for Receive product performance; Analyze large volumes of customer and transaction data; Design and implement experiments for product changes; Build scalable modelling approaches for risk management; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements; Develop robust data pipelines and tools for production-grade modelling.

Seniority

Lead, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities