Senior Data Science Manager

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Flexible benefits allowance

Job summary

The Very Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to lead analytics for our Financial Services team. You will shape personalisation across the retail journey, drive experimentation, and build segmentation and offer targeting models.

You'll lead an analytics team, partner with Product and Commercial teams, and develop dashboards that tell compelling data stories for senior stakeholders. Hybrid role with strong benefits and career growth.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with SQL, Python or similar analytics tools.
• Deep understanding of experimentation frameworks and the statistics behind them.
• Proven experience building segmentation and targeting models using machine learning.
• Confidence using BI tools like Power BI to tell compelling data stories.
• Leadership experience in analytics, with a track record of best practices.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative, working with Product and Commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver strategies to personalise financial services offers across the retail journey using Sigma IQ.
• Lead A/B and multivariate testing to unlock insights and drive optimisation.
• Design and implement customer-level optimisation models using machine learning.
• Partner with Product and Commercial teams to prioritise opportunities.
• Act as the go-to data expert and measure product performance clearly.
• Build and manage dashboards and MI for senior stakeholders.
• Support campaign delivery through customer selections and performance tracking.
• Measure ROI with Partnerships and Marketing to improve cross-sell.
• Recruit, develop and lead a high-performing analytics team.

Skills

SQL

Python

Experimentation frameworks

Statistics fundamentals

Leading analytics teams

Communicating to non-technical

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience with SQL, Python or similar analytics tools
• Deep understanding of experimentation frameworks and the statistics behind them
• Proven experience building segmentation and targeting models using machine learning
• Confidence using BI tools like Power BI to tell compelling data stories
• A track record of leading and developing analytics teams, introducing best practice along the way
• Able to communicate complex ideas simply and clearly to non-technical audiences
• Naturally collaborative, with experience working closely with Product and Commercial teams

Responsibilities:

• Shape and deliver strategies to personalise financial services offers across the retail journey using our proprietary online offers engine Sigma IQ
• Lead A/B and multivariate testing to unlock insights and drive continuous optimisation
• Design and implement customer-level optimisation models using machine learning to create customer segmentations or individual offer targeting
• Partner with Product and Commercial teams to prioritise high-value opportunities and capability development
• Act as the go-to data expert, ensuring product performance can be measured clearly and effectively
• Build and manage dashboards and MI, bringing data to life for senior stakeholders
• Support campaign delivery through customer selections, controls and performance tracking
• Work with Partnerships and Marketing teams to measure ROI and improve cross-sell effectiveness
• Recruit, develop and lead a high-performing analytics team

Technologies:

• Support
• Machine Learning
• Marketing
• Power BI
• Python
• SQL

More:

We are the team behind digital retailer Very, and our purpose of helping families get more out of life powers everything we do. We want our people to get more out of life too, so we offer flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and grow your career. This Senior Data Science Manager role sits within our Financial Services team and plays a high-impact part in optimising offers across Very Pay and third-party financial services products. You will work in a flexible, hybrid environment with an inclusive culture, receive a flexible benefits allowance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, LinkedIn Learning access, bonus potential, up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk, and matched pension up to 6%. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer with colleague networks that support inclusion across our business.

last updated 36 week of 2026