Senior Data Scientist (12 Months)

Join us as a Senior Data Scientist at Natwest Boxed.

• In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping our data-driven strategies and delivering impactful insights for our embedded finance and mobile banking products. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of fintech innovation, blending hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking to drive business outcomes.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and operations teams, to optimise data processes, uncover actionable insights, and influence product development.
• You will be a mentor and leader for junior data scientists, and contribute to fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and excellence within a passionate and forward-thinking team.
• This role is available for a period of 12 months.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will take ownership of key data initiatives that drive the success of our products. Your role will blend hands-on technical work with strategic collaboration across cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.

Some of your key responsibilities will be:

• Teaming up with stakeholders from product, engineering, finance, marketing or operations to analyse customer behaviour and shape product development strategies.
• Leveraging SQL and Python to build and optimise data models, automate workflows, and support data transformations. Use these models to create impactful dashboards that deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Leading the development and deployment of machine learning models to improve decision-making and product personalisation.
• Exploring and implementing emerging AI technologies to enhance products and business operations.
• Providing guidance and support to junior team members, cultivating an environment of learning, collaboration, and innovation.

The skills you’ll need

To excel in this role, you’ll need a combination of leadership experience, technical expertise, and strong communication skills. Specifically, we’re looking for:

• Proven leadership and mentoring experience, with a track record of supporting team members in a fast-paced, evolving environment where roles and responsibilities grow with the business.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with experience in data modelling and familiarity with tools like DBT and GitHub.
• Hands-on experience with dashboarding and data visualisation tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI.
• A solid understanding of analytics techniques, including experimentation, statistical inference, and machine learning.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.