Senior Data Scientist

Job Description Senior Data Scientist Function: Data Location: Hybrid, London office Curious about what’s next? So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions. At Compare the Market, we’re a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We’re building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers. We’ve carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we’re looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you’ll fit right in. We’d love you to be part of our journey. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be pivotal in identifying and developing new applications of data science and AI and will help to enhance existing algorithms. Your work will directly enhance our customer propositions using a variety of supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods and will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Data Science initiatives. This is a highly collaborative role and you will have opportunities to work with a wide range of teams to identify value-adding use cases, including personalisation. Your work will play a crucial part in delivering seamless, personalised experiences to our customers. You will be working with large, rich customer datasets, using a cloud-based data platform and will have the opportunity to drive improvements to our data by identifying opportunities to improve existing data structures and processes and collect new data sources. Some Of The Great Things You’ll Be Doing Build strong cross-team relationships and work collaboratively to identify, scope and plan Data Science initiatives Manage the delivery of large initiatives from ideation to production, ensuring business goals are met. Act as a technical subject matter expert for the application of Data Science within CTM Provide support and mentoring to more junior members of the team (this might include line and workload management) Work with the Data Science Manager to identify new and innovative ways to improve the quality and impact of Data Science within CTM. Proactively share knowledge and ideas across the wider team, contributing to a collaborative and dynamic culture Develop and champion a data-driven culture Ensure findings/recommendations have maximum impact through clear communication and effective data storytelling Work with the wider Data team to leverage the team’s full range of capabilities to maximum effect Innovate and drive improvements to Compare the Market data by contributing new ideas toward improving our current solutions, processes and unsolved business problems, having the opportunity to directly feed into our data strategy agenda and roadmap What We’d Like To See From You Proven track record of delivering commercial outcomes from the application of machine learning and advanced analytics. Experience of working end-to-end and putting models into production Proficiency in Python coding and a wide experience of applying a range of machine learning techniques A deep knowledge of statistical techniques. Experience using SQL to analyse and extract data. Great story-teller and strong data visualisation skills Experience working with and knowledge of modern data architectures, infrastructure, and tools. Great stakeholder management Highly collaborative working style. Experience in mentoring junior members Why Compare the Market? We’re a business built for pace and performance. Here, you’ll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress. We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive. If you’re ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that’s serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.