Data Science Manager
£100,000 + benefits
Hybrid (Brighton – 1 day a week)
Are you excited by the idea of building advanced conversational AI products used by thousands of people every day?
Our client is scaling a next-generation GenAI product, and they're looking for a Data Science Manager to lead and grow the team, shaping the AI at its core.
Why This Role?
* Work on cutting-edge Conversational AI & GenAI – including RAG, vector databases, agentic AI, and classic ML.
* Take ownership of architecture, design, and productionisation of models that drive real customer outcomes.
* Join a business with big ambitions:, growing fast, with opportunities to progress into Head of Data Science as the team expands.
* A supportive environment that values autonomy, collaboration, and communication.
The Role
You'll be leading a team of 3 Data Scientists and 1 ML Engineer, balancing technical depth with people leadership. Roughly 80% of your time will be hands-on (architecture, coding, debugging, feature development) with 20% focused on developing and mentoring the team.
In the first 6 months, you'll:
* Review the current AI/ML architecture.
* Deliver new features including sentiment, intent, and keyword recognition.
* Ensure robustness, scalability, and accuracy of the conversational AI platform.
Longer term, you'll play a key role in expanding the data science function and contributing to the company's tech roadmap.
What You'll Bring
* Strong experience in machine learning & AI development, with a proven track record of delivering production systems.
* Expertise in Conversational AI, GenAI, agentic AI, and ML pipelines.
* Hands-on skills with Python, PyTorch, vector databases, and AWS (or equivalent cloud environments).
* A background in a tech company environment.
* Leadership experience: managing and mentoring data science teams, while staying close to the code.
* Excellent communication skills – confident presenting ideas internally and, at times, with customers' ML/DS teams.
The Culture
The company trusts its people to own their work, encourages autonomy, and fosters a collaborative, positive environment. You'll be working closely with product and engineering leaders, and joining a growing data team passionate about solving hard problems in new ways.
Package & Process
* Salary: £100,000 + benefits
* Location: Hybrid (Brighton office, one day a week)
If you're a Data Scientist with leadership experience and a passion for building next-gen conversational AI products, we'd love to hear from you.