Senior Data Science Manager, Business Banking
Cardiff, London or Remote (UK)
About our Business Banking Team
Our Mission in Business Banking is to simplify banking for small businesses - this means making business banking fairer, simpler, and more transparent for small businesses. Monzo Business Banking is fast growing and is the UK’s most recommended business account for overall service quality and used by 1 in 7 UK SMEs. Data is crucial to the success of this mission and product data scientists are the core of how we build and scale our data to enable Monzo to make better decisions, faster, and help serve Monzo’s businesses.
As we scale Business Banking, we are hiring a Senior Data Science Manager to set product direction using data, strengthen commercial decision‑making, and lead the evolution from analytics to AI and ML‑enabled product capability in Business Banking.
You’ll be working in an ever‑changing environment in collaboration with the General Manager and BB Leadership team.
You’ll help us build and improve these for now and for our future roadmap. We’re looking for a leader with hands‑on experience, data‑driven strategic leader who can bring fresh thinking and new ways to inspire the team and our customers.
What you’ll be working on
- You’ll work closely with the General manager, product director, engineering managers, designers and researchers in an agile product environment.
- You will shape product strategy and prioritisation — making crisp recommendations on what to build, why, and how we’ll measure success.
- You’ll champion the use of data, bring ideas to life through rigorous experimentation and A/B testing.
- You’ll help build AI/ML‑enabled product capability (where it’s the right tool), and ensure features are evaluated, launched, and monitored responsibly.
- You and your team will drive product innovation and you’ll get to see the impact of all your work in the product changes we make.
- You’ll bring commercial acumen to decisions — sizing opportunities, clarifying trade‑offs, and helping leadership choose where to invest.
- You will be a key leader in building a discipline of exceptional data scientists and analytics engineers working on making Monzo world class in Business Banking, as well as having the opportunity to help your team’s career progression and development.
You should apply if
- You have multiple years of experience in product data science, with 3 or more years working in Senior or Lead positions within Data Science or Analytics.
- You have had experience managing high‑performing senior teams of 8‑10 people.
- You consider yourself an empathetic leader and have experience managing data scientists and analytics engineers and you really enjoy that part of the job.
- Proven ability to set direction and influence product strategy with data (not just analysis).
- Strong commercial judgement and comfort with trade‑offs.
- Experience leading teams, with the ability to be hands‑on when needed (IC‑capable).
- Practical understanding of shipping/operating ML in a product environment (or leading teams that do).
- Strong stakeholder influence and clear, concise communication.
- You are comfortable exploring potentially ambiguous business problems and enjoy using data to drive decisions.
- You have experience building relationships and working together and collaborating with senior business stakeholders and product teams.
- Experience with working with c‑level peers.
- You know what it takes to lead top‑tier Data Science and Analytics Engineering talent.
- You’re familiar with using a variety of Data Science tools (from business intelligence, experimentation and causal inference through to machine learning), and coding languages (Python and SQL). You know when to pick the right tool, and can help others do the same.
Interview Process
Our interview process involves 3 main stages. We promise not to ask you any brain teasers or trick questions!
- 30 minute recruiter call
- 45 minute call with hiring manager
- 3 x 1‑hour video calls with various team members
Our average process takes around 3‑4 weeks but we will always work around your availability.
What’s in it for you
✈️ We can help you relocate to the UK
✅ We can sponsor visas
This role can be based in our London office, but we're open to distributed working within the UK (with ad‑hoc meetings in London).
⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.
Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences
➕And much more, see our full list of benefits here
Equal Employment Opportunity
As set forth in Referrals Only’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law. We encourage diverse applicants and look forward to building an inclusive team.
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