A well-funded Innovation Unit backed by one of largest listed groups. Think startup speed with enterprise-scale assets - millions of daily active users, proprietary datasets, and real P&L to build on.
The Mandate:
We are looking for a Founding Senior Data Scientist to build the intelligence layer for next-gen consumer products. This is not a support or reporting function. You will be a key decision-maker on what our client build and how our client build it.
What You Will Build & Own:
- 0-to-1 Productization: Own the full lifecycle - from problem framing and experimentation to deploying ML models in production that impact millions
- Core AI Pillars: Lead initiatives across Personalization / Recommendation, Search & Discovery, and GenAI / LLM applications
- Founding Culture: Define the data science roadmap, experimentation rigor, and engineering standards for the entire unit
- Executive Exposure: Partner directly with C-level and Product leadership. No layers.
We Are Looking For:
- 5-14+ years in Applied Data Science / ML with a track record of shipping products, not just notebooks
- Expert in Python and modern ML stack (PyTorch / TensorFlow / Scikit-learn)
- Deep expertise in at least one: Recommender Systems, NLP / LLMs, Search Ranking, or User Behavior Modeling at scale
- Builder mindset - You are energized by ambiguity and have done 0-1 before. MS / PhD in a quantitative field is a plus