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Senior Data Scientist - Fintech | Hybrid (3 days Office)

Opus Recruitment Solutions
Manchester
1 day ago
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Senior Data Scientist – FinTech – Hybrid (3 days Office)

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About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join a fast‑growing data science team. You’ll work on high‑impact projects, partnering with stakeholders across marketing, risk, customer services, and quantitative teams to build innovative solutions using state‑of‑the‑art machine learning and AI.


What You’ll Do

  • Lead complex projects and act as a technical thought leader in machine learning and generative AI.
  • Explore diverse datasets (structured and unstructured) to identify opportunities for impactful data science applications.
  • Build next‑generation AI‑driven products such as recommendation systems, chatbots, text analytics, pricing optimization, and automated insight generation tools.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate challenges into data science solutions.
  • Mentor junior team members and help shape the data science culture.

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong experience implementing machine learning models in production environments.
  • Expertise in areas such as NLP, time‑series forecasting, neural networks, and recommendation systems.
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts to non‑technical audiences.
  • Proven track record of generating insights from complex data sources.

Why Join?

  • Work in a global organization with a strong focus on innovation and autonomy.
  • Hybrid working model (3 days in office) for collaboration and flexibility.
  • Opportunity to influence the future of AI and data science within a leading FinTech.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level


Employment Type

Full‑time


Job Function

Finance


Industries

Financial Services; Data Infrastructure and Analytics


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