Head Of Machine Learning

83zero Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% Pension

Bonus

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Wellbeing Support

Self-development tools

Various other perks

Job summary

83zero Ltd, based in London, seeks a Head of Machine Learning to lead a small Data Science team and shape AI adoption across the company’s SaaS products. You will drive ML/AI initiatives from development through to production, collaborating with clients and internal teams to deploy impactful AI capabilities.

The role offers hybrid working with two days in Central London, and a focus on NLP/LLMs, data engineering, and scalable cloud architectures in FinTech contexts.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Extensive NLP/LLMs experience and hands-on AI solution delivery.
• FinTech or financial services background with enterprise SaaS exposure.

Responsibilities

• Head up the Data Science/ML team and drive AI adoption across products.
• Lead integration of ML/AI into core SaaS offerings and platforms.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to implement AI solutions.
• Define and evolve the AI/ML strategy across the business.
• Provide technical direction and grow the AI function as it scales.

Skills

Machine Learning

AI

Data Science

Data Engineering

SaaS

NLP

LLMs

Python

Azure

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Python

Azure

Job description

Head of Machine Learning

Central London - Twice a week in the office

£120,000-£140,000

I'm currently working with a well-established London FinTech wealth-management SaaS business, who are looking for a Machine Learning expert with strong leadership experience to join their growing team on a hybrid basis. This award-winning business supports global FinTech clients with cloud management, CRM solutions, productivity platforms and the ongoing development and scaling of their technology architecture.

In this newly created role, you will head up the Data Science/Machine Learning team and take ownership of driving the adoption and implementation of AI across the business. This will include integrating AI/ML capabilities into their core SaaS products, which are used by a range of wealth management firms, banks and FinTech organisations globally.

More about the company

• Founded in 2017.
• London based - twice a week in the office.
• Work with some of the largest FinTech & Payments companies globally.
• Investing heavily in AI/ML to simplify processes and enhance their products.
• Award-winning business and part of a wider financial services group.

The Role - Head of Machine Learning

• Lead a small team of Data Scientists, with the role being predominantly technical alongside some people management.
• Drive the integration of ML and AI across the company's core SaaS products.
• Work closely with clients and internal teams to ensure AI solutions are developed and implemented effectively.
• Take ownership of the company's growing AI/ML strategy and help shape how these technologies are used across the business.
• Newly created position offering significant scope to grow and progress as the AI/ML function develops.

Tech Requirements

• Strong background in Machine Learning, AI, Data Science, Data Engineering and SaaS environments.
• Experience leading technical teams, including some people management responsibility.
• Strong experience working with NLP, LLMs and other modern AI/ML solutions.
• Strong technical background across Data, Development and Cloud, ideally with Python and Azure.
• Previous experience taking ML/AI solutions from development through to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Must have recent experience within FinTech or Financial Services, ideally working with technology businesses, wealth management or banking clients.

Benefits

• 5% Pension
• Bonus
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Wellbeing Support
• Self-development tools
• Various other perks