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# Director, Data Science (AI)

- **Company:** London Construction Jobs
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/director-of-data-science/london-stock-exchange-job107848681

## About the Role

Are you an expert Data Science leader with experience shipping real AI products to customers? Do you want to build innovative solutions for financial professionals with teams of brilliant, collaborative data scientists, software engineers, UX researchers and product managers? If so, we'd love to talk to you!, To be successful in this role, you will need outstanding communication skills, a demonstrated ability to influence company-wide leadership, indirect leadership experience, and deep technical depth. You will have a proven history of being able to set, organize around and deliver on a strategic vision, while also having the technical skills to help your teams navigate science and architectural tradeoffs. This is a leader-of-leaders role, so you will have experience hiring, training and inspiring leaders who will help you be successful., · Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related field, or equivalent work experience

· At least 5years shipping machine learning models, ideally over the full product development lifecycle

· At least 2 years leading data science/machine learning teams indirectly (i.e., managing managers)

## Description

· Define, drive agreement on, and execute on a strategic data science vision

· Hire and develop diverse and impactful data science leaders and teams, providing technical oversight and standardized training

· Provide technical mentorship and support while letting your team make key decisions and learn from their mistakes

· Work with Product Managers and Software Engineering leaders to define and iteratively deliver roadmaps


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