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 If you're someone who enjoys autonomy, variety, being close to stakeholders, and having genuine influence in a startup that's now scaling - this is the ideal next step. This is a genuinely varied and hands-on role where you'll: 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.