Principal Data Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Principal Data Scientist (AI): Leading the design and maintenance of AI-driven solutions across multiple workstreams to solve complex business challenges within the Agents Pillar. Focus on leading delivery across projects, shaping roadmaps, managing dependencies and risks, and driving impactful cross-functional delivery.

Location: Madrid or Barcelona, Spain - Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Company

hirify.global is a B2B SaaS company building an AI-powered decision intelligence app for enterprises.

What you will do

• Lead, design, and maintain AI-driven solutions across multiple workstreams to solve complex business challenges.
• Own delivery across several projects, shaping the roadmap with PM/Eng, scoping initiatives, managing dependencies and risks, and ensuring timely, high‑quality releases.
• Communicate and align with senior internal and external stakeholders, identifying domain-wide opportunities and influencing strategy.
• Provide leadership for the Data Science team: mentor and manage, define modelling and evaluation standards, and drive impactful cross‑functional delivery.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience.
• Thrive at the intersection of business, analytics, and AI and wants to ensure AI solves the right finance problems with measurable impact.
• A scientist and builder: explore multiple approaches, analyze results and iterate fast, balancing cutting‑edge techniques with simple, scalable solutions.
• A strong communicator who adapts the message to different audiences and enjoys working cross‑functionally with product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Someone with a startup mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, proactive, and hands‑on when something needs fixing or improving.

Culture & Benefits

• Global team environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology.
• Focus on making a measurable impact in the business world.