Overview
SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation pay range: Up to £115k + equity. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.The Role
Principal AI Recruiter | Founder of The AI Collective
Role focus: Build and scale a brand-new data science function within an established AI company. The function will work exclusively on financial services projects, so prior FS experience is required. This role combines hands-on technical work with leadership, strategy, and client-facing impact. You’ll work directly with senior decision-makers in banking, fintech, and insurtech, while mentoring and developing a high-calibre data science team.
Key responsibilities:
- Establish and grow a dedicated data science function focused on financial services use cases.
- Set technical direction, define best practices, and shape the roadmap for client delivery.
- Lead projects end-to-end from discovery and experimentation to POC and large-scale deployment.
- Deliver advanced solutions across ML and AI, including agentic systems and LLM-powered applications.
- Act as a senior point of contact for FS stakeholders, influencing both technical and commercial outcomes.
- Hire, mentor, and develop a team of data scientists to a best-in-class standard.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong background in machine learning, statistical modelling, and applied data science.
- Expert in Python and familiar with standard ML/AI frameworks (e.g. Scikit-Learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Solid track record of delivering successful projects within FS – ideally in regulated, enterprise-grade environments.
- Previous leadership experience and ability to guide strategy, make architectural decisions, and manage technical teams.
- Excellent comms and stakeholder management skills, comfortable in senior client-facing settings.
- Bonus points for consulting experience.
Why Join?
- Shape and lead a new capability from day one.
- Work on complex, high-impact problems at the frontier of financial services and AI.
- Combine technical leadership with direct client influence.
- Join a company where innovation, collaboration, and professional growth are at the heart of how they operate. xwzovoh
If you’re motivated by the idea of building something new, leading a team, and driving AI adoption.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Finance and Information Technology
Industries
- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Software Development
- Financial Services
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