Senior Data Science Manager: Personalization & ML Lead

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Inclusive culture

Benefits allowance

Holidays 30 days

LinkedIn Learning

Bonus potential

Employee discount

Pension match 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to shape how we connect customers with the right financial services products. You will lead how we optimise offers across Very Pay and third-party FS products using data, experimentation and machine learning to drive smarter decisions across the customer journey.

From powering personalisation in Sigma IQ to leading advanced testing and modelling strategies, you’ll balance short and long-term value while keeping everything aligned with

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.
• 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

• Shaping and delivering strategies to personalise FS offers across the retail journey using our proprietary online offers engine Sigma IQ
• Leading A/B and multivariate testing to unlock insights and drive continuous optimisation
• Designing and implementing customer-level optimisation models using machine learning to create customer segmentations or individual offer targeting
• Partnering with Product and Commercial teams to prioritise high‑value opportunities and capability development
• Acting as the go‑to data expert, ensuring product performance can be measured clearly and effectively
• Building and managing dashboards and MI, bringing data to life for senior stakeholders
• Supporting campaign delivery through customer selections, controls and performance tracking
• Working with Partnerships and Marketing teams to measure ROI and improve cross‑sell effectiveness
• Recruiting, developing and leading a high‑performing analytics team

Skills

SQL

Python

Experimentation

Segmentation

Data storytelling

Team leadership

Tools

Power BI

Job description

The Very Group is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to shape how we connect customers with the right financial services products. You will lead how we optimise offers across Very Pay and third-party FS products using data, experimentation and machine learning to drive smarter decisions across the customer journey.

From powering personalisation in Sigma IQ to leading advanced testing and modelling strategies, you’ll balance short and long-term value while keeping everything aligned with