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Principal Data Scientist

UK - London💼 Full-time🗓 2025-11-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical leader and domain expert driving delivery of complex, high-impact AI projects for financial services clients, setting technical direction and mentoring the data science team.

Role type

Principal Data Scientist (Technical Lead & Mentor)

Builds

Scalable AI solutions, shared resources, frameworks, and best practices for financial institutions.

Domain

Financial Services / Applied AI / Generative AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Machine learning, Generative AI, agentic AI, Large Language Models, Python, strategic problem-solving, technical leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

Experience in academia or industry as a thought leader, prior direct management experience, experience with financial services clients

Technologies

Python, Large Language Models

Responsibilities

Serve as technical authority on ML and GenAI; lead development of shared resources and frameworks; contribute to scoping and bid processes for large-scale projects; own a portfolio of work within a specific sector; lead and mentor project teams and direct reports; act as a thought leader by publishing papers and presenting at conferences

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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