Lead Data Scientist Cardiff / Remote Engineering AI & DataWe're supporting a growing technology business looking to hire a Lead Data Scientist to help shape and scale their AI and machine learning capability.This role combines hands-on technical delivery with leadership responsibilities, working closely with Engineering, Product and Operations teams to deliver production-ready ML solutions that drive real business value.You'll lead a team of Data Scientists while remaining heavily involved in modelling, NLP/LLM initiatives and predictive analytics projects.What you'll be doingLeading technical decision making across Data ScienceBuilding and deploying ML models into productionDriving NLP and LLM initiativesWorking closely with Data Engineering and AI teamsCoaching and mentoring Data ScientistsImproving model governance and ML best practiceTech stackPython, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, AWS/Azure, SageMaker, NLP, LLMs, MLOpsWhat we're looking forStrong commercial Data Science experienceExperience leading teams or technical functionsStrong cloud and ML deployment knowledgeExperience delivering production-grade AI solutionsStrong stakeholder communication skillsWhy Apply?You'll join a collaborative engineering environment working on genuinely impactful AI projects with modern tooling and cloud technologies. This is an opportunity to help shape the future direction of AI capability within a growing business while working on real-world applications of LLMs and predictive analytics.