Senior Data Science Team Lead — Hands-on, US

bet365; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

bet365 in Denver, Colorado is seeking a Data Science Team Leader to establish and grow our US data science capability. You will stay hands-on with coding, building models, and delivering ML solutions while mentoring a team of US-based Data Scientists and ML Engineers.

The role requires startup mentality, strong action bias, and excellent stakeholder management as you partner with US and UK teams to drive measurable business value through rapid prototyping and scalable ML where production-grade

Qualifications

• Proven experience in fast-paced, agile or startup-like environments.
• Experience mentoring data scientists or engineers while remaining active in code development.
• Track record designing, building, deploying, and maintaining ML models in production.
• Strong communication to translate technical concepts into business outcomes for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced Python and data science libraries expertise (Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, XGBoost).
• Advanced SQL for large datasets, preferably with BigQuery.
• Hands-on GCP experience, including Vertex AI ecosystem.
• MSc or PhD in a quantitative field or equivalent practical industry experience.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD for ML.
• Experience with real-time stream processing or event-driven architectures (Kafka).

Responsibilities

• Devise, code, and deploy AI, ML and predictive models; lead by example in technical execution and code quality.
• Building, mentoring, and guiding a pragmatic, delivery-focused team of Junior Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers.
• Partner closely with the Data Team Lead, Data Product Lead, and AgentOpsLead to align data science initiatives with product roadmaps and platform capabilities.
• Collaborating with the UK-based Data Science team to share methodology, align on standards, and leverage global technical capabilities.
• Translating complex business questions into data science initiatives, delivering measurable value through rapid prototyping and deployment cycles.
• Collaborating with ML Engineers to champion robust MLOps on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) stack, ensuring models are automated, monitored, and scalable.
• Establish data science workflows, standards, and code repositories from scratch in a new regional office.

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Mentor data scientists

ML deployment

Strong communication

Python programming

Data science libraries

SQL proficiency

GCP experience

MSc/PhD in quantitative field

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Education

MSc/PhD in quantitative discipline

Tools

Vertex AI

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

BigQuery

Pipelines

Workbench

Endpoints

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

bet365 in Denver, Colorado is seeking a Data Science Team Leader to establish and grow our US data science capability. You will stay hands-on with coding, building models, and delivering ML solutions while mentoring a team of US-based Data Scientists and ML Engineers.

The role requires startup mentality, strong action bias, and excellent stakeholder management as you partner with US and UK teams to drive measurable business value through rapid prototyping and scalable ML where production-grade