Lead Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist

My client is a fast-growing UK FinTech business serving thousands of customers. They are investing heavily in their data capability and are now looking to appoint a Lead Data Scientist to drive end-to-end machine learning delivery within a regulated financial environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical ownership, team development, and production-grade model deployment.

The Role

As Lead Data Scientist, you will:

• Lead and develop a growing Data Science team, setting standards and delivery cadence
• Own end-to-end ML solutions -from problem framing and feature engineering to deployment, monitoring, and governance
• Translate business objectives into modelling strategies aligned to risk appetite and operational constraints
• Build and deploy models using Python, SQL, and AWS (SageMaker or equivalent)
• Partner closely with Engineering, Data, and Risk/Financial Crime teams to ensure robust, production-ready solutions
• Establish monitoring frameworks for performance, drift, and retraining
• Drive clear documentation, traceability, and governance appropriate for a regulated environment

This role requires someone who thinks beyond experimentation - focusing on operational impact, adoption, and long-term model performance.

Essential Experience

• Proven commercial ML/Data Science delivery with measurable impact
• Exp...