Lead Data Scientist

Lead Data Scientist - Leicester (Hybrid)

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 the 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' 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)