Senior Data Scientist


Manchester (2 days on site)


A high-growth SaaS scale-up is hiring a Senior Data Scientist to build their first production AI capabilities. You will work end to end across ideation, prototyping, and deployment, shaping how customers detect fraud, block invalid traffic, and optimise real-time behavioural analytics.


The Company
They are a rapidly scaling SaaS business specialising in privacy-compliant, cookieless analytics.
They process billions of data rows weekly to prevent wasteful and fraudulent traffic.
Their platform uniquely combines real-time behaviour modelling, fraud detection, and optimisation.


The Role
* Deliver full lifecycle AI and ML projects from prototype to production.
* Build applied AI workflows including LLMs, NLP, and RAG-based solutions.
* Work with large and messy tabular datasets to create high-impact models.
* Develop classification and optimisation approaches to enhance customer outcomes.
* Partner with Product and Engineering to integrate models into the platform.
* Lead the transition toward a more AI-driven product ecosystem.


Your Skills and Experience
* Strong commercial experience deploying AI and ML systems into production.
* Hands-on experience with LLMs, NLP, or retrieval-augmented workflows.
* Confident working with large-scale tabular datasets and complex data environments.
* Cloud experience, ideally AWS, plus familiarity with MLOps practices.
* Background in product-focused environments or consultancy.
* Ability to evidence measurable business impact from previous technical projects.


What They Offer


* Hybrid working with two office days weekly.
* High levels of ownership across AI strategy and delivery.
* Opportunity to build the company’s first production AI systems.
* Collaborative culture within a scaling SaaS environment.
* Clear progression as the AI function grows.


How to Apply
To register your interest, please apply with your CV.