About the role
As a Principal Data Scientist at Faculty, you will serve as a technical leader and domain expert who owns and drives the delivery of the most technically complex, high-impact projects and programmes for our most important clients. You also will set the technical direction for the data science team, mentor, and develop them so our data scientists remain best in class.
This position focuses on deep individual contribution and technical excellence, influencing the broader data science community at Faculty.
What you'll be doing:
Serving as a technical authority on machine learning, Generative AI, and other advanced data science methods to deliver innovative and impactful solutions.
Leading the development of shared resources, frameworks, and best practices adopted across teams and the company.
Contributing to the scoping and bid processes for large-scale, high-stakes projects, influencing client decisions with technical expertise.
Owning a portfolio of work within a specific sector, applying expert knowledge to deliver exceptional value to clients.
Leading and mentoring project teams and direct reports, ensuring the successful delivery of high-value and complex projects.
Acting as a thought leader, publishing papers, and presenting at industry and scientific conferences to amplify a distinctive AI vision for our clients
Who we're looking for:
You bring demonstrable technical ability, creativity and flexibility from your extensive experience (in academia , industry or both) as thought leader in this space
You’ll have prior experience working in or for financial services clients, with standout examples where you’ve led the delivery of distinctive applications that have driven commercial impact
You bring broad knowledge across a range of machine learning techniques, including experience building Generative AI and agentic AI applications with Large Language Models
You have advanced coding skills in Python and proven experience building and maintaining scalable codebases.
You enjoy mentoring junior colleagues and have prior direct management experience, inspiring them to continually stretch and grow their technical skill.
You are highly proficient in strategic problem-solving and communicating solutions to non-technical audiences, able to select appropriate solutions and balance innovation with practical implementation.
The Interview Process
Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)
Introduction to Business Unit Director (30 minutes)
Take Home Technical Assessment
Technical Interview (90 minutes)
Commercial & Principles Interview (90 minutes)
Our Recruitment Ethos
We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.
Some of our standout benefits:
Unlimited Annual Leave Policy
Private healthcare and dental
Enhanced parental leave
Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working
Sanctus Coaching
Hybrid Working
If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.
Principal Data Scientist • London
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