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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head Of Data Science - **Company:** Hermès International - **Location:** Leeds, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Information Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Standard Sql, Machine Learning Operations, Databricks - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2c6b50728249802e ## About the Role You're a proven Data Science leader who knows how to translate technical capability into commercial value., * Significant experience leading Data Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research or Statistics teams * Experience managing and developing teams of eight or more professionals * A track record of delivering production models that generated measurable business or customer outcomes * Strong expertise in Databricks, Python and SQL * Experience applying machine learning, forecasting or optimisation techniques to solve large-scale operational or commercial challenges * The ability to influence senior leaders and shape strategic decision-making * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex technical concepts accessible and actionable * A passion for building capability, setting standards and developing high-performing teams ## Description At Evri, data science is embedded in how the business operates. Our models help shape: * Courier pay and incentives * Resource and workforce forecasting * Transport and network planning * Final-mile route optimisation * Parcel journey analysis and operational improvement initiatives The current portfolio delivers £10m+ of annual business benefit, and we're creating the capability to deliver significantly more. As Head of Data Science, you'll play a pivotal role in identifying where advanced analytics, machine learning and optimisation can create the greatest value across the organisation, whilst ensuring solutions move efficiently from concept into production. The Opportunity You'll lead a team of nine Data Science and Analytics professionals, developing capability, setting direction and creating an environment where great work turns into measurable business outcomes. You'll partner with senior leaders across Operations, Commercial and Finance to: * Prioritise the highest-value opportunities * Deliver measurable commercial and operational benefits * Accelerate the adoption of machine learning and optimisation techniques to solve business problems * Improve production standards and MLOps maturity * Drive greater value from our enterprise data platform * Establish best practice for advanced analytics across the wider organisation Beyond your direct team, you'll help shape standards and influence a broader analytics community across Evri. A World-Class Platform to Build Upon We've already invested heavily in our data foundations. Our Data Science capability is built on a modern Databricks Lakehouse platform, enabling large-scale machine learning, optimisation and advanced analytics across the business. You'll work closely with Data Engineering to continue evolving the platform and ensuring it supports the next generation of data science, AI and decision intelligence solutions. Databricks experience is essential. 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