Lead Data Scientist

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. Set the technical direction for complex, business-critical projects .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project management and technical leadership, with a focus on delivering innovative solutions in data science while mentoring team members and aligning technical strategies with commercial objectives.

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Project Management ExpertiseMachine Learning Domain ExpertiseTechnical Leadership SkillsCross-Functional CollaborationCustomer Leadership Skills

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Hard Skills

Data ScienceMachine LearningTechnical ScopingFeasibility StudiesTechnical SpecificationsArchitectural DesignProduction-Grade SolutionsBest Practices AdoptionRoadmap DevelopmentProblem Solving

Soft Skills

MentoringCommunicationStakeholder ManagementCollaborationLeadership

Industry Keywords

Technical DirectionBusiness-Critical ProjectsCommercial GoalsData Science CraftHigh-Value Sales OpportunitiesInnovative OutcomesUK Visa Sponsorship

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the technical direction for complex, business-critical projects
Balance trade-offs between speed, innovation, and reliability
Design and implement reliable, production-grade technical solutions
Document architectures and technical specifications
Define project problems and develop clear roadmaps
Oversee end-to-end delivery across multi-disciplinary workstreams
Lead technical scoping and feasibility studies for high-value sales opportunities and strategic customer engagements
Manage relationships and communications with technical stakeholders
Align technical solutions with long-term commercial goals
Drive adoption of best practices, shared resources, and robust technical processes across the Data Science craft
Mentor and develop data scientists and other team members
Contribute to the organisation’s technical excellence and growth

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven project management expertise, including dividing complex, ill-defined problems into actionable workstreams with defensible timelines
Strong customer leadership skills and ability to act as a trusted technical advisor
Deep expertise in at least one machine learning domain
Strong technical breadth across the data science landscape
Technical leadership skills, including mentoring individuals, managing teams and other managers, and rolling out impactful tools and workflows
Ability to manage ill-defined, high-risk tasks and deliver innovative, practical outcomes under commercial pressure
Cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Commercial, and Infrastructure teams
Experience extending technical oversight to business unit-level initiatives
Must address UK visa sponsorship requirements in the application
Required CV, name, email address, and phone number

Benefits

Comp & perks

Open to conversations about part-time hours
AI tools may be used for research and interview preparation
Option to opt out of the AI note-taker (Metaview) used in interviews