Lead Data Science - £140k - Insurer Transformation

Lorien; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance leader is seeking a Data Science Guild Lead to shape the future of data science and AI. You will unify and drive innovation, managing a diverse team and collaborating with stakeholders in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates have strong Python and data science leadership experience. This role is based in City of London and requires attendance in the office three days a week.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on data science leadership.
• Strong Python knowledge required.
• Deep understanding of ML, AI engineering, and full development lifecycle.
• Experience building teams and delivering measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a centralised Data Science Guild.
• Guide teams to high-performance and collaboration.
• Drive development of data science and AI products.
• Manage a diverse team of approx. 30-40 individuals.

Skills

Data Science Leadership

Python

Machine Learning

AI Engineering

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Lead Data Science - £140k - Insurer Transformation

Job Type

Permanent

Location

City of London, London

Up to £140000.00 per annum

A global insurance leader is seeking a visionary Data Science Guild Lead to unify and drive innovation across its data science community. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of data science, machine learning, and AI within a major organisation, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and lead a centralised Data Science Guild, fostering collaboration, standardisation, and innovation across business units.
• Guide teams from siloed ways of working to a cohesive, high-performing community.
• Drive the development and delivery of cutting-edge data science, ML, and AI products, ensuring best practices and robust governance.
• Work closely with engineering, platform, and AI teams to deliver impactful solutions.
• Champion a culture of experimentation, learning, and resilience-where innovation is encouraged and calculated risks are embraced.
• Directly and indirectly manage a diverse team (approx. 30-40), with opportunities for growth and progression.

Location/Hybrid: 3 days to the City of London Office (non-negotiable)

Requirements:

• Proven hands‑on data science leadership (recent coding not essential, but strong Python knowledge required).
• Deep understanding of ML, AI engineering, solution architecture, and the full development lifecycle.
• Experience building teams, setting standards, and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Comfortable managing large, multidisciplinary teams and collaborating across functions.
• Insurance or financial pricing experience is desirable but not essential.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Desirable experience within pricing (Financial)

If you’re seeking a rare opportunity to influence and change a global insurance firm’s data science operations, a true achievement where your ideas will be tried in an environment that knows the risks of innovation. Please get in touch with an up‑to‑date CV to get a conversation rolling!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.