Data Scientist (AI)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work with teams in the office around four days a week. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Company

hirify.global is WPP’s AI-driven media operating unit, combining media, data, partnerships, and the WPP Open marketing platform to deliver personalized media solutions at scale.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deploy data modelling and automation solutions for client business and audience analytics needs.
• Research and apply modern data science, machine learning, statistical, and agentic techniques.
• Perform hypothesis testing, data preparation, product prototyping, and rigorous data cleaning and preprocessing.
• Lead data science projects and collaborate with engineers to bring models into scalable, maintainable production workflows.
• Monitor data quality, identify redundancies, bias, and reliability issues, and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with analytics and business teams and communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven experience in applied data science, analytics, or ML engineering.
• Advanced Python skills, including pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, scipy, and statsmodels.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale, multi-source data.
• Experience with Git, collaborative coding workflows, data visualization platforms beyond Power BI and Tableau, and data governance.
• Experience building advanced solutions for audience analytics and insights, including AI methodologies for data manipulation and insight generation.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom is required.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Statistics, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or a related science.

Culture & Benefits

• Open and inclusive environment focused on trust, respect, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Employee resource groups and frequent in-office events.
• Medical, retirement, vision, and dental insurance.
• Paid time off, partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.
• Access to global hirify.global and WPP networks, learning opportunities, and professional connections.