Senior Data Scientist

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group); Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare & retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Training & career development

Job summary

LSEG’s Commodities Content team seeks a Senior Associate Data Scientist to own data management and AI-driven analytics across Metals, Oils, Agriculture, and more. You will lead ML model development, NLP pipelines, and RAG workflows, collaborating with engineering and business leaders to deliver scalable solutions.

You will own the end-to-end lifecycle—from problem definition to deployment—while communicating outcomes to senior stakeholders and shaping data-driven platform strategy within a

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in data science, analytics, or statistical modelling roles.
• Strong foundation in data analytics, NLP, predictive modelling, LLMs, and RAG workflows.
• Expertise in Python and core ML/DL libraries with productionizing AI models.
• Experience with statistical analysis, probability, and model evaluation.
• Familiarity with MLOps and cloud deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision for a data management framework for financial analytics.
• Support Lead Data Scientist on end-to-end AI/ML lifecycle.
• Define optimized user experience for financial analytics data pipelines.
• Collaborate with domain experts to translate business needs into platform strategy.
• Lead execution of strategy with engineering and project teams.
• Communicate goals and progress to stakeholders across teams.
• Develop and deploy production-grade AI models aligned with objectives.
• Tune models for accuracy, performance, and scalability.
• Evaluate third-party AI capabilities against criteria.
• Establish coding standards for robust codebase.
• Collaborate to define requirements and roadmaps.

Skills

Data science

NLP

LLMs

Python

ML/DL libraries

GitLab/GitHub CI/CD

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in Statistics/Mathematics/CS with DS cert

Engineering degree in DS/AI

Python, R, SQL proficiency

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Git

CI/CD tooling

AWS

Azure

Job description

The Commodities Content team collects, manages, and supplies content of various asset classes like Metals, Oils, Agriculture, Power, Gas, Coal & Carbon. In this role, the individual partners with Operations and Technology teams to design data‑driven solutions that deliver clear business and customer value.

The position requires strong expertise in data‑analytics, NLP, deep learning, and data communication, along with the ability to learn financial content and core D&A business processes. The individual must stay current with emerging technologies and collaborate closely with operations groups and specialized machine learning teams to deliver scalable, high‑impact solutions.

Role, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

• Own the product vision for an industry‑leading data management framework, covering data acquisition, cleaning, transformation, and related workflows.

• Support Lead Data Scientist on end‑to‑end AI/ML lifecycle: problem definition, design, experimentation, deployment, and continuous improvement.

• Define an optimized user experience for financial analytics data pipelines, unifying multiple tools and services into an integrated workflow.

• Partner with analytics domain experts to understand business data needs and translate them into a practical platform and framework strategy.

• Lead the execution of this strategy in close collaboration with engineering and project delivery teams.

• Communicate product goals, progress, and achievements to product, engineering, business leaders, sales, proposition, support, and other internal teams.

• Stay informed on financial analytics market trends to maintain a forward‑looking, future‑ready strategy.

• Continuously learn and adapt to emerging tech and techniques in financial analytics.

• Develop and deploy production‑grade AI models and data‑driven solutions aligned with strategic objectives.

• Tune and optimize AI models to improve accuracy, performance, and scalability.

• Evaluate third‑party AI capabilities using both functional and non‑functional criteria.

• Establish and enforce coding standards to ensure a maintainable, robust codebase.

• Collaborate with Software Engineers and cross‑functional teams to define requirements, set direction, and shape development roadmaps.

• Hands‑on experience in data science, including Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, prompt engineering, and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG).

• Skilled in training, testing, and validating deep learning models as well as classical machine learning models.

• Ability to design and implement evaluation frameworks for automation solutions based on business requirements.

• Experience building solutions and onboarding workloads on AWS or other cloud platforms.

• Expertise in web crawling and scraping techniques, entity identification and extraction, and advanced pre‑ and post‑processing methods using emerging technologies such as prompt engineering.

• Proficient in processing structured, semi‑structured, and unstructured data from PDFs and scanned documents.

Required Skills:

• 6–8 years of experience in data science, analytics, or statistical modelling roles.

• Strong foundation in data analytics, feature engineering, NLP, predictive modelling, LLMs, and RAG workflows.

• Expertise in Python and core ML/DL libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit‑learn), with demonstrated experience in developing and productionizing AI models.

• Proven ability to apply strong statistical analysis skills, including probability and applied statistics, to model development and evaluation.

• Experience with Git‑based version control and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/GitHub runners).

• Strong understanding of relational databases, large‑scale data processing, and statistical programming.

• Familiarity with MLOps principles and experience deploying solutions on cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure).

• Hands‑on experience with commercial or open‑source data management tools.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying complex technical concepts for both technical and business audiences, with the ability to present to peers, senior management, and cross‑functional partners.

• Strong influencing and collaboration skills, supporting cross‑team execution and alignment.

• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical and business problems using deep analytical and industry knowledge.

• Ability to set and uphold coding standards.

• Hands‑on experience with leading commercial or open-source data management tools.

• Broad business awareness and understanding of relevant internal business relationships.

Preferred:

• Experience in large financial services or investment banking environments.

• Familiarity with Refinitiv or LSEG products and financial data workflows.

• Experience working with global or distributed teams.

• Comfort interacting with senior stakeholders, including executives and C‑suite partners.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science with a Data Science certification, or an Engineering degree specializing in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

• Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL.

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

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Benefits:

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.