Job Title: Head of Data Science
Location: Central London (Zone 1) – hybrid
Working: 2–3 days/week in-office + ~20–25% EU travel
About the Company
A billion Euro international B2C company operating across major European markets. The company has recently centralised its data leadership to build a world-class predictive AI capability. With thousands of staff globally, they’re embedding AI across marketing, product, risk, and operations. The business is highly regulated, operates under strict compliance regimes (GDPR, EU AI Act), and is backed by long-term private ownership.
The Role
Own and deliver the predictive AI strategy across multiple regulated B2C markets. You’ll report to the CMO (also CIO/CPO), lead a small DS team, and work cross-functionally with product, tech, innovation, and local business units.
Responsibilities
- Set the AI/ML roadmap
- Lead model development (personalisation, churn, pricing)
- Scale internal GenAI tools across markets
- Ensure compliance (GDPR, EU AI Act)
- Influence senior stakeholders incl. CMO, CTO, CEO
Requirements
- 10+ years in ML/DS, including senior leadership
- Hands-on background in model deployment
- Strong B2C experience (e.g. ecommerce, gaming, telco)
- MSc required; PhD optional
- Executive-level stakeholder management
- Exposure to GenAI and cloud ML stacks (Databricks, Azure, AWS)
Pathway to Chief Data Officer
Interested? Please apply below.
