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Data Scientist Lead

Lagos, LA, ngFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the design, development, adoption, and deployment of advanced analytics and AI solutions across all business units in the bank, ensuring model governance and regulatory compliance.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (technical leader)

Builds

Production ML and AI models at scale for banking products and processes

Domain

Banking / Financial Services

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Model Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Cloud Platforms, Data Engineering, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Model Monitoring, Proof of Concept Leadership

Preferred skills

Azure ML, AWS ML, TensorFlow, Databricks, SAS, Agent Orchestration, Microsoft Fabric, GenAI, LLMs, RAG, Reinforcement Learning

Technologies

Microsoft Azure, TensorFlow, Databricks, SAS, Microsoft Fabric

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of the bank's Data Science & AI strategy; Coordinate a team of data scientists and ML developers; Collaborate with senior business leaders to identify high-impact AI opportunities; Oversee end-to-end delivery of machine learning models; Work closely with Data Engineering to ensure high-quality datasets; Ensure all models comply with internal model risk guidelines and global best practices; Lead Proof of Concept and pilot initiatives for new AI capabilities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities