CareerPlan

Lead Data Scientist - KYC/onboarding

London, gbFull-time£91k–£127k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Lead Data Scientist owning the lifecycle of machine learning models for document verification and risk mitigation in the KYC/onboarding domain.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Data Scientist (KYC/Onboarding)

Builds

Production ML models and systems for document verification and risk assessment

Domain

Fintech / KYC / Document Verification

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine learning lifecycle management, deep learning image models, Python, data engineering, model performance optimization, stakeholder communication, mentorship

Preferred skills

Domain knowledge in criminal activity prevention, research in rapidly developing ML fields

Technologies

Python, Deep Learning frameworks

Responsibilities

Own training, iteration, and management of ML model life cycle; Manage and create large image and tabular datasets; Iterate on deep learning image models; Measure and optimize model performance; Research document verification domain to prevent criminal activity; Provide mentorship to junior team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities