Data Science Manager – Hands‑on Leadership Role

About the role

This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who can lead a strong Data Science team while remaining close to the technical work – building and deploying machine learning models that solve real business problems.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Data Scientists and ML professionals.
• Own the development of machine learning and predictive modelling solutions from concept through to production.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering and senior business stakeholders.
• Define the Data Science roadmap and identify high‑impact use cases.
• Improve model performance, experimentation and deployment processes.
• Establish best practices across modelling, experimentation and ML development.
• Help scale the Data Science capability as the business continues to grow.

Required profile

• Strong background in Data Science and Machine Learning.
• Previous experience leading or managing Data Science teams.
• Excellent Python and SQL skills.
• Strong experience with predictive modelling, statistical modelling and ML techniques.
• Experience taking models from experimentation into production.
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, product‑led environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Predictive modelling
• Statistical modelling
• Machine learning techniques