Lead Data Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Lead Data Scientist (AI): Responsible for providing the business with a highly capable data science and machine learning chapter with an accent on delivering new data analytics, ML and AI based solutions. Focus on nurturing the data science and machine learning team and providing insights and capabilities to support decision making across the organisation.

Location: Hybrid London York

Company

hirify.global Data Team is transforming data maturity across the organisation to accelerate business growth and efficiency using Data, Analytics, and AI.

What you will do

• Lead and nurture the data science and machine learning team, ensuring recruitment, mentoring, coaching, training, and retention of talented members.
• Facilitate the successful delivery of new data analytics, ML, and AI-based solutions.
• Provide insights and capabilities to support decision-making across the organisation.
• Provide Data Science tooling for the chapter that allows for effective documentation of prior experiments, cross chapter collaboration and ability to experiment effectively with a choice of data science programming languages and use of notebooks where appropriate.
• Communicate change across the business to wider technical teams to gain insight and learning around data science solution.

Requirements

• Experience in a range of machine learning techniques and an understanding of when each tool is best used.
• Strong Statistics capability.
• Familiarity with a wide range of generative AI tools and methodologies including prompt/context engineering, RAG and building agentic toolsets.
• Strong coding ability in python, with experience in other languages an advantage.
• Enthusiasm for developing and mentoring junior talent.
• Technical project leadership experience with experience of line management an advantage.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working to encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Bonus, contributory pension, 25 days annual leave plus 2 hirify.global days.
• 4-week paid sabbatical with every 5 years’ worth of service.
• Private medical for all the family and much more.
• Committed to diversity and creating a truly inclusive culture.