Lead Data Scientist responsible for setting the technical direction and delivering high-impact AI projects. Collaborating with Defence clients to develop human-centered AI solutions in hybrid work settings.
Responsibilities
Setting the technical direction for complex, business-critical projects and expertly balancing trade-offs between speed, innovation, and reliability.
Designing and implementing reliable, production-grade technical solutions, ensuring comprehensive documentation of architectures and specifications.
Defining project problems, developing clear roadmaps, and overseeing end-to-end delivery across multi-disciplinary workstreams.
Leading technical scoping and feasibility studies for high-value sales opportunities and strategic customer engagements.
Managing relationships and communications with demanding clients, fostering trust and aligning technical solutions with shared long-term commercial goals.
Driving the adoption of best practices, shared resources, and robust technical processes across the wider Data Science craft.
Mentoring and developing other data scientists and team members, actively contributing to the growth and technical excellence of the organisation.
Requirements
You bring depth of expertise in at least one machine learning domain and strong technical breadth across the entire data science landscape.
You are a skilled technical leader, proficient in mentoring individuals, managing teams (including other managers), and rolling out impactful tools and workflows.
You have proven project management expertise, capable of dividing complex, ill-defined problems into actionable, clearly defined workstreams with timelines you can defend.
You are adept at managing ill-defined, high-risk tasks, consistently delivering innovative and practical outcomes under commercial pressure.
You possess strong customer leadership skills, able to act as a trusted technical advisor and drive long-term strategic relationships with demanding clients.
You excel at cross-functional collaboration, effectively aligning technical strategy with Engineering, Commercial (BD), and Infrastructure teams.
You have experience extending technical oversight to business unit-level initiatives, using your vision to influence and contribute to organisational success.
Benefits
Unlimited Annual Leave Policy
Private healthcare and dental
Enhanced parental leave
Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working
Sanctus Coaching
Hybrid Working (2 days in our Old Street office, London)
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