Lead Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist

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We’re partnering with a well-established eCommerce organisation based in Leicester that is expanding its data capability. They’re looking for a Technical Lead Data Scientist to play a key role in shaping, delivering, and scaling high-impact data science solutions across the business.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine deep technical expertise with the ability to guide teams and influence senior stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead end-to-end development, deployment, and optimisation of data science projects in a production environment.
• Design and build advanced machine learning models using customer data, including churn prediction, customer segmentation, and recommendation systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data scientists, setting best practices and raising overall capability.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the business, from C-suite executives to junior team members, translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights.
• Help shape the data science roadmap and contribute to strategic decision-making within the organisation.

What we’re looking for:

• 4+ years of commercial experience working as a Data Scientist.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience using PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Proven experience working on customer-focused or personalisation-driven data science problems (e.g., churn, recommendations, segmentation).
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading projects or providing technical direction to others (formal leadership not essential).

Location: Leicester (Hybrid)

Employment type: Full-time

Seniority level: Mid-Senior

Industries: Retail Apparel and Fashion

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This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll combine deep technical expertise with the ability to guide teams and influence senior stakeholders., * 4+ years of commercial experience working as a Data Scientist.

• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience using PyTorch and TensorFlow.
• Proven experience working on customer-focused or personalisation-driven data science problems (e.g., churn, recommendations, segmentation).
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading projects or providing technical direction to others (formal leadership not essential).