Senior Data Scientist – FinTech ML for Risk & Growth

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in London on a hybrid basis. You will work at the heart of a fast-growing fintech, developing machine learning solutions that directly influence lending, risk, and overall business performance.

Collaborating with product, engineering and commercial teams, you will build, deploy and monitor models, create dashboards, and translate complex analytics into clear business recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Scientist in data-rich environments.
• Advanced Python and SQL for analysis, modelling and data manipulation.
• Hands-on ML model development and deployment experience.
• Ability to translate insights into business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Analyse large datasets to identify trends and insights.
• Develop and deploy ML models for forecasting, risk and fraud detection.
• Create predictive models guiding commercial decisions.
• Build dashboards and visuals for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and commercial teams.
• Improve data infrastructure and analytics workflows.
• Support ML ops and model lifecycle best practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine learning

Predictive analytics

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial data experience

Tools

ML tools

Dashboards

Job description

Harnham - Data and Analytics Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Scientist in London on a hybrid basis. You will work at the heart of a fast-growing fintech, developing machine learning solutions that directly influence lending, risk, and overall business performance.

Collaborating with product, engineering and commercial teams, you will build, deploy and monitor models, create dashboards, and translate complex analytics into clear business recommendations.