Lead Data Scientist

Job Description

Lead Data Scientist | Cardiff / Remote | AI, Machine Learning & Data Science LeadershipWe're partnering with a global B2B SaaS organisation that is making significant investment in AI and Data Science as part of its next phase of growth.This is an opportunity for an experienced Lead Data Scientist to step into a high-impact leadership role, helping to build and shape a growing Data Science function while remaining hands-on with cutting-edge AI and machine learning initiatives.You'll work closely with senior leadership to define the technical direction of Data Science, influence product innovation and lead the development of production-grade machine learning solutions that deliver measurable business value.Why this role stands out:Lead and grow a newly expanding Data Science capabilityShape the future AI strategy within a business heavily investing in machine learning and generative AIDrive innovation across predictive analytics, NLP and LLM-powered productsEnjoy genuine influence over technical direction, tooling and best practiceWork on highly visible projects with direct commercial impactRemote-first environment with strong backing from leadershipWhat you'll be doing:Leading technical decision making across the Data Science functionDesigning, building and deploying machine learning models into productionDriving NLP, Generative AI and LLM initiativesPartnering with Engineering, Product and Operations teams to solve complex business challengesMentoring and developing a growing team of Data ScientistsEstablishing best practice across model development, governance and MLOpsTech StackPython | SQL | TensorFlow | PyTorch | AWS | Azure | SageMaker | NLP | LLMs | MLOpsWhat we're looking for:Strong commercial Data Science and Machine Learning experienceExperience leading teams or acting as a technical lead within a Data Science functionStrong knowledge of cloud platforms and ML deploymentExperience delivering production-ready AI solutionsExcellent stakeholder management and communication skillsThe OpportunityThis is more than a traditional Lead Data Scientist position. It's a chance to join at a pivotal stage of growth and play a key role in building the next generation of AI capability within a global technology business.If you're excited by the prospect of leading a team, influencing AI strategy and working on innovative machine learning and LLM projects that make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.TPBN1_UKTJ