17 of 17 Lead Data Scientist Jobs in the UK

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist London (Hybrid, 4 days per week) | Up to £95,000 If you're currently leading Data Science projects in a consulting or client-facing environment and want the opportunity to build a function rather than simply contribute to one, this role offers … rare chance to shape the direction of Data Science within an AI-driven business. You'll combine team leadership, client engagement, and hands-on machine learning while influencing both product strategy and commercial outcomes. The Company They are a specialist AI and analytics business focused on helping enterprise organisations ...

Lead Data Scientist (Agentic AI)

Hiring Organisation
Nicholson Glover
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead Data Scientist (Agentic AI) | Series-A Start-Up | £100,000-£130,000 DOE + Shares | London/Hybrid (1 Day Office) We’re partnering with a fast-growing AI tech scale-up expanding its team, who are hiring for a Lead Data Scientist (Agentic AI). This is a rare opportunity to lead the delivery of enterprise-grade Agentic AI solutions - working with ambitious clients at the forefront of applied AI innovation. The Company This pioneering organisation has built an advanced enterprise AI platform delivering predictive analytics and AI-powered decision ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Uniting Ambition
Location
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£90,000 - £100,000 per annum
Lead Data Scientist | Fully Remote | £90,000–£100,000 + Benefits Build the models behind real-time decision making at scale. Why this role stands out This isn’t just another senior data science position. It’s a chance to shape the future of analytics … most successful privately owned technology businesses, a market leader trusted by millions and driven by data at its core. You’ll join a high-performing team working with real-time data, advanced machine learning, and large-scale analytical systems, with the freedom to influence both technical direction ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
hackajob is partnering directly with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays to hire for this role. As our new Lead Data Scientist , you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering Jet2's Data Science strategy, helping us unlock the value of our data to drive business … Holiday House in Leeds City Centre , this is a hybrid role, giving you the flexibility to work from home and the office. As our Lead Data Scientist , you'll have access to a wide range of benefits including: Access to a generous discretionary Profit Share Scheme Hybrid ...

Lead Data Scientist - Loans

Hiring Organisation
Quant Capital
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Lead Data Scientist – Loans120,000 Plus 10% BonusRemote Working 2 days per month in the officeThis role is within Sub Prime FintechQuant Capital is urgently looking for a Lead Data Scientist to join our high profile client.My Client is a well known global … corporate) retail and institutional credit business. Circa 500,000 single data points per month.This role is with an exciting business in the consumer lending space. They have grown significantly over the past few years and are looking to add a motivated and experienced individual to lead their growing ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
The Law Society
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
Role We are looking for a Lead Data Scientist to help the Law Society use advanced analytics, machine learning and AI to create trusted insight, practical recommendations and data products that improve decision-making, services and organisational performance. This role will lead the development … data science across the Law Society, setting technical direction for advanced analytics, machine learning, experimentation and responsible AI. You will design and deliver end-to-end analytical and ML solutions, including forecasting, causal analysis, A/B testing, model development, LLM evaluation and monitoring, and reusable data science ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£85,000 - £95,000 per annum
Lead Data Scientist London - 4x a week The Company They are a fast-growing technology organisation that helps businesses unlock value from complex data through advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven decision-making. Their products support a range of commercial use cases, with a strong … focus on delivering measurable business outcomes. As they continue to scale, they are investing heavily in their Data & AI capabilities. The Role Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Scientists while defining best practices across the function Design and deploy machine learning models across forecasting, customer ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
Catchfish
Location
Farnham, Surrey, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Lead Data ScientistInterviewing immediately for a lead data scientist to work for an innovative company which leverages the latest advancements in technology to create ground breaking financial software.You will be hands on with the development and solution architecture while leading a small yet highly capable … team of data scientists/engineers which will suport you.Requirements:PythonRSQLNLP - Natural language processingSalary: 75 000 to 100 000.Location: Near Farnham ...

Senior/Lead Data Scientist -Credit Risk Modeling

Hiring Organisation
Klarna
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
credit risk models sit at the heart of how we underwrite and price risk for millions of consumers globally. We're looking for a Lead Data Scientist to help shape the next generation of consumer-level credit scoring and portfolio valuation models. What … Lead Data Scientist within credit risk modeling, you will shape Klarna's next-generation consumer-level credit scoring and portfolio valuation models. You'll design and maintain real-time PD (Probability of Default) models using statistical and ML approaches, integrating them into frameworks for underwriting and economic ...

Lead Data Scientist - Telematics

Hiring Organisation
ZEGO
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
dashboards in minutes. Engineering commits are entirely AI-assisted, which shifts the focus from team size to the quality of your thinking, and our data warehouse connects directly to an AI assistant for instant answers. Backed by a modern tech stack (Claude Code, Snowflake, Figma and Zapier … mission is fairer insurance, priced on how people drive, not on who they are, and safer roads.The Telematics team turns raw phone sensor data into meaningful signals about how people drive. Using signal processing and machine learning on high-frequency GPS, accelerometer, and gyroscope data, we extract ...

Lead Data Scientist - Workday Products

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. As a Lead Data Scientist within Kainos' Workday Products division , you will play a pivotal role in actively contributing to the AI solutions behind our fast … growing suite of Workday products - including Kainos Smart (Smart Test, Smart Audit and Smart Shield), Employee Document Management and Pay Transparency Analyzer. You will lead the design and delivery of advanced AI/ML solutions that improve the functionality, scalability, and efficiency of our Workday product suite. You will ...

Lead Data Scientist

Hiring Organisation
The Law Society
Location
City, London, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 80,000 Annual
Role We are looking for a Lead Data Scientist to help the Law Society use advanced analytics, machine learning and AI to create trusted insight, practical recommendations and data products that improve decision-making, services and organisational performance. This role will lead the development … data science across the Law Society, setting technical direction for advanced analytics, machine click apply for full job details ...

Senior/Lead Data Scientist - Open Banking

Hiring Organisation
Klarna
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
c0be-44e0-8717-d87167598b38Location: LondonSalary: 81425 - 116438 GBPType: Full timePosted: 2026-07-21Contact: ivy.chiang@klarna.comWhat you will do As a Senior Data Scientist within our Open Banking team, you will build the analytical foundation that turns raw bank account data into reliable, actionable insight for fraud … develop machine learning models that estimate probability of default and produce fraud scorecards. You will own the full lifecycle of these models, from raw data through to production deployment, working closely with engineering to operationalize your work at scale. You will also help monitor model performance, impact, and acceptance ...

Senior/Lead Data Scientist -Fraud

Hiring Organisation
Klarna
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
timePosted: 2026-06-29What you will do We are rebuilding our fraud detection systems from the ground up, and we are looking for data scientists who want the full mandate to do it right, from raw data to production model, at a scale that affects hundreds … demanding problem spaces at Klarna. You will build best-in-class machine learning systems from the ground up, owning the complete pipeline from raw data through feature engineering, model design, training, and real-time production deployment. A central part of this role is converting some of Klarna's existing ...

Lead Data Scientist - Treasury Markets Quant

Hiring Organisation
Wise
Location
London, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
world's money.For everyone, everywhere.More about our mission and what we offer.Job DescriptionWe are seeking a talented quantitative developer to join our Treasury Markets Data Science team. This role focuses on owning and operating the production infrastructure behind our FX pricing, risk, and trading systems with the opportunity … aspects.Your work will have a direct impact on Wise's mission and millions of our customers.About the Role: You'll join the Treasury Markets Data Science team, owning the quantitative infrastructure that powers how Wise manages FX risk across a USD 250bn+ in annual FX volume- serving everyone from ...

Lead Data Scientist - Workday Products

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Belfast, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
hackajob is partnering directly with Kainos to hire for this role. Join Kainos and Shape the Future At Kainos, we're problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. ...

Lead Underwriting Data Scientist | Portfolio Analytics | InsurTech | Up to £105k + bonus

Hiring Organisation
Skillful
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
Official Role Title: Lead Portfolio Analyst 📌 Location: London or Hampshire (2 days a week in-office) 📌 Salary: £80k - £105k + 10% bonus Who are they? A well-backed InsurTech leading the UK short-term motor insurance market, one hour to one month cover, at serious volume. They feel like … risk signals at point of quote Working with the panel of underwriters to improve how they assess and select risk Exploring non-traditional data sources to sharpen underwriting decisions Getting models into production so they're shaping live underwriting decisions every day Helping junior analysts develop their thinking ...