Senior Data Scientist - Fintech | First Permanent DS Hire
£75,000-£85,000 + benefits | Fully Remote (UK)
Direct report to CDO | Build the DS capability | FCA-regulated product
This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing, FCA-regulated fintech as their first permanent Senior Data Scientist, shaping a brand-new data science capability from the ground up.
The business has built a highly successful SaaS platform in the Fintech space. With strong investment and FCA approval now secured, they're moving firmly into the data products and insights space - turning the rich consumer financial and behavioural data they hold into real intelligence, new models, and new customer offerings.
Things expected from you
* Sets the standard
* Builds the capability
* Shapes the roadmap
* Becomes the go-to person for modelling, insights and DS foundations
What you will be doing
* Build and scale data science and modelling foundations in Databricks
* Work with financial, consumer and behavioural data to create new models & scorecards
* Design MI dashboards and reporting to help the business understand its own data
* Collaborate closely with Product, Finance, Customer Ops and the senior leadership team
* Evaluate where ML/AI can enhance the core SaaS platform
* Present insights and model outputs clearly to non-technical stakeholders (including board/NEDs)
* Influence how the data function grows over the next 12-24 months
This is the start of the data and analytics function - you won't just inherit a roadmap; you'll help write it.
You’ll thrive here if you are:
* A strong hands-on Data Scientist with experience in FS/fintech or regulated environments
* Confident working with Python, SQL and Databricks
* Capable of building predictive models, scorecards and ML components
* Comfortable creating dashboards/MI to support internal understanding
* Excited by a startup environment where you'll wear different hats
* Able to communicate clearly to senior and non-technical audiences
* Looking for ownership and long-term progression into Head of DS
Why this role is genuinely exciting
* You're the first permanent hire - you shape how DS works here
* Direct line to the C-suite, not buried in a data pod
* True autonomy: you influence strategy, tooling, roadmap and delivery
* Visible across the entire business, including investors & NEDs
* The company is moving from SaaS - data products, meaning greenfield work
* Clear long‑term upward path (team will grow over the next 12-24 months)
* Underneath you ideally!
* This is the role for someone who wants more than just building models - someone who wants to make their mark and grow with a FinTech entering its next phase
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