We're looking for a Head of Data Science & AI to lead iwoca's data science function, building probabilistic and statistical models for real-time lending decisions, and embedding AI across the wider business.
Requirements
- High AI agency: actively experiment with AI in analytical and technical workflows.
- Transformation track record: led a meaningful shift in how an analytical or data science team works.
- Technical background: background in probability, statistics, or a related quantitative field, with hands-on experience building and overseeing probabilistic ML models on structured commercial or financial data.
- Production experience: managed the full lifecycle of models in production – deploying, monitoring, and retiring them.
- Commercial acumen: understand how modelling supports business decisions and know when to make trade-offs between depth, delivery time, and value.
- Strategic leadership: experience setting data science strategy, aligning work with commercial goals, and translating technical modelling for senior stakeholders.
- People and team: experience managing a data science team, setting clear standards, and developing people.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Medical insurance from Vitality
- Private GP service
- 25 days' holiday per year
- Extra day off for birthday
- Option to buy or sell annual leave
- Unlimited unpaid leave
- One-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years
- Instant access to external counselling and therapy sessions
- 3% Pension contributions on total earnings
- Employee equity incentive scheme
- Generous parental leave
- Nursery tax benefit scheme
- Electric car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Company retreats