data sciences director

Royal BAM Group

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Building a sustainable tomorrow</b></h2>
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What if your next step led further than you thought?<br>
With a reputation built over 150 years, BAM has the depth, scale and momentum to offer you more than a next step. We offer you a path. One that can take you across sectors, into leadership, or even around the world. We invest in development because we want our people to stay and grow. Wherever you want to go, we&rsquo;ll help you get there.</p></div><div><p>
BAM UK&amp;I are recruiting a UK &amp; I Data Director to join our Finance team from any UK office on a hybrid basis.</p></div><div><p>
The UK&amp;I Data Director for BAM UK &amp; Ireland is a senior role, responsible for the division&rsquo;s data strategy, governance, management and utilisation, focusing on turning data into a valuable company asset.</p></div><div><p>
The UK&amp;I Data Director will have the authority to recommend changes to divisional processes and, where appropriate, technology to achieve the above role objectives subject to BAM governance procedures.</p></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Making Possible</b></h2>
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Senior executive leading enterprise data strategy, governance, and analytics for a major infrastructure contractor. Ensures data supports project delivery, financial performance, and regulatory compliance. Integrates project, cost, safety, people and environmental data to drive performance insight</p><p>
Degree in Data Science, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or Business (often MSc/MBA) with a strong academic background and continuous professional development.</p><p>
Proven leadership of successful process and data transformation projects. Experience in managing and leading data management, reporting &amp; analytics teams. Proven success in developing enterprise-wide data and digital strategies within construction or infrastructure sectors. Demonstrated outcomes in improving project delivery, data quality, cost forecasting, and operational efficiency through data-driven decision-making.</p><p>
Deep understanding of European and UK data and construction standards &mdash; GDPR, ISO19650 (BIM), EU Taxonomy, CSRD, and national infrastructure digital frameworks. Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and financial reporting requirements.</p><p>
Oversees integration of project, finance, procurement, and asset data across the enterprise. Fundamental understanding of core business processes, data and their associated technical solutions. Establishes data standards for cost control, planning, and performance reporting. Embeds automation and analytics in project controls and asset lifecycle management.</p><p><b>
Skills</b></p><p>
Works closely with project managers, finance leads, engineers, and IT to align data priorities with delivery and financial objectives. Works effectively as part of an executive team and is flexible to step in and assist whenever and wherever required.</p><p>
Champions digital transformation, automation, and process improvement across all project and corporate data workflows.</p><p>
Awareness of BIM, data governance, IoT data integration, cloud analytics, and AI applications in construction (e.g. predictive maintenance, safety analytics).</p><p>
Leads cultural change towards data-driven project management and decision-making.</p><p>
Supports upskilling in digital tools and data literacy.</p><p>
Working closely with the executive leadership especially the UK&amp;I Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director of Finance and the IT Director on data driven insights and strategic recommendations in a constructive, empowering and collaborative manner, examples may include data strategy, ROI of digital initiatives, and evidence-based performance management.</p><p>
Influences client and partner data collaboration standards.</p><p>
Creates clarity through dashboards, storytelling, and visual analytics; communicates data strategy across a dispersed and multidisciplinary workforce.</p><p>
Works effectively across all levels of the organisation to achieve shared goals and builds partnerships with technology vendors, joint venture partners, and clients to ensure interoperability and shared data value across the construction ecosystem.</p></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Your team</b></h2>
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This role can be based from any UK&amp;I office, with a hybrid working pattern of three days per week in the office.</p></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What&rsquo;s in it for you?</b></h2>
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In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include:<br>
<ul><li> Competitive salary</li><li> A wide range of family friendly policies</li><li> Private healthcare</li><li> Life assurance</li><li> 26 days holiday</li><li> 2 wellbeing days</li><li> 1 volunteering day</li><li> Personal and professional development</li><li> Flexible benefit pot</li></ul></div></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
The application process</b></h2>
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BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.</p><p>
For more information or an informal conversation about this exciting career opportunity please contact Paul Howes, Recruitment Manager paul.howes@bam.com</p><p>
Closing date 15th July</p><p>
IND1</p></div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What do you bring to the role?</b></h2>
</div></div><div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About BAM</b></h2>
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Building a sustainable tomorrow. That&rsquo;s our mission and our promise at BAM. It&rsquo;s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.</i></p><p><i>
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We&rsquo;re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.</i></p></div></div></div>

UK&I Data Director

<div>As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.<p><b><br>
Make an Impact at RSM UK</b></p><p>
At RSM, our consulting team brings together diverse advisory experts to deliver our six core solutions: business transformation, forensic, deal services, restructuring, finance function support, and risk and governance.<br>
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Our solutions are designed to address the unique needs, challenges, and opportunities our clients face as they strive to achieve their aspirations and organisational goals. Whether it&rsquo;s supporting global expansion, developing acquisition strategies, facilitating private equity investments, or collaborating with boards to manage risk and governance, our consulting experts work as one cohesive team. We prioritise simplicity, providing data-driven insights, value-added assurance, and high-quality execution to empower our clients in building sustainable, future-fit businesses.<br>
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It&rsquo;s an exciting time to join our consulting team, as we embark on ambitious growth plans that promise to create diverse career opportunities. We are committed to enhancing our six solutions, expanding and developing our team of expert consultants, embracing a digital-first approach, strengthening our global presence, and building strong client relationships.</p><p><br>
The Data Engineering &amp; Analytics Associate Director is responsible for establishing and leading the data engineering and analytics capability within the Forensic Technology team. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with team leadership and direct client engagement.</p><p>
Day-to-day, you will design and build data pipelines, analytical models, and automated forensic testing on Microsoft Fabric and Databricks using Python, PySpark, and SQL.</p><p>
You will work directly with clients, lawyers, and regulators understanding their problems, proposing data-driven solutions, and delivering through to completion.</p><p>
You will also be responsible for building the team around you: hiring and mentoring junior staff, setting coding and governance standards, and creating the reusable tools and IP that underpin a scalable, consistent analytics capability. This is a greenfield role therefore, you will contribute to defining how the function operates.</p><p><b>
You will make an impact by:</b></p><p>
You will help establish the data engineering and analytics function, choosing the patterns, setting the standards, and building the team. You will be responsible for delivering analytics solutions directly to clients from day one.</p><ul><li>
Designing and building production-grade data pipelines on Microsoft Fabric and Databricks to support forensic investigations, transaction analysis, and red flag testing.</li><li>
Presenting analytical findings directly to clients, lawyers, and regulators as part of live forensic engagements.</li><li>
Setting the technical direction for the team: defining coding standards, peer review processes, data governance practices, and documentation requirements.</li><li>
Leading the strategy to leverage and integrate AI into process and output.</li><li>
Mentoring and developing junior data engineers and analysts, and leading hiring as the team grows.</li><li>
Building reusable forensic analytics tools and templates that make the team faster and more consistent over time.</li><li>
Leading proposals and business development activity for forensic data analytics engagements.</li><li>
Collaborating with analytics professionals across the wider Consulting practice through a community of practice.</li></ul><p><b><br>
What we are looking for:</b></p><ul><li>
Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric or previous Azure Synapse components, Databricks an advantage.</li><li>
Strong Spark, SQL and Python skill.</li><li>
Solid understanding of data pipeline design, data modelling, and data governance.</li><li>
Working experience with Power BI and version control (Git, Azure DevOps or similar).</li><li>
Experience with Alteryx is desirable but not essential.</li><li>
Typically 5+ years in data engineering, analytics, or a closely related role.</li><li>
Experience leading a technical team or workstream, including mentoring junior staff.</li><li>
Ability to work with clients to understand their problems, propose data analytics solutions to address their requirements, and lead the delivery of those solutions from scoping through to completion.</li><li>
Experience in professional services, consulting, or a regulated environment is an advantage particularly in forensic or financial crime specialisms.</li></ul><p><b><br>
What we can offer you:</b></p><p>
We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That&rsquo;s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.</p><ul><li>
Hybrid working although travel to your local office will be required weekly.</li><li>
27 Days Holiday.</li><li>
Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.</li><li>
Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.</li></ul><br>
Diversity and Inclusion at RSM<br>
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.</div>

Data Engineering & Analytics Associate Director

Novo Nordisk, Inc.

<div><div><div><div><div><p>Associate Director, AI Products Engineering, London
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</div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Location:
</b>London, London, GB<br>
</div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Are you passionate about machine learning, AI, and data sciences? The Data &amp; AI Engineering function is a global organisation within R&amp;D Business Unit at Novo Nordisk, shaping the data foundations and intelligent infrastructure, and next-generation agentic solutions across the organization. Together we can create life-changing innovations for patients.</div></div><div><br>
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</div></div><div><div><b>The Position</b></div>
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<div><div>As Associate Director, you will provide strategic engineering leadership for the development of scalable and robust AI products, including agentic applications for content authoring, knowledge management, and compliance automation. You will lead a portfolio spanning early research, pre-clinical, and clinical development, ensuring agentic AI initiatives progress from proof-of-value to production. The role is accountable for establishing the data foundations and agentic AI infrastructure that support Novo Nordisk's R&amp;D AI ambitions, while driving business impact through the orchestration of complex cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder collaborations in a quality- and governance-focused environment.</div></div><div><br>
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</div></div><div><div><b>Furthermore, you will be responsible for:</b></div>
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<div><ul><li><div>Defining and driving the AI product infrastructure strategy for R&amp;D, enabling an integrated ecosystem of Agentic AI solutions</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Ensure robust and scalable delivery of AI capabilities (data foundations, infrastructure, MLOps), with a strong focus on quality, traceability, risk management, and governance readiness. Transforming scientific and operational data into trusted, scalable AI solutions that accelerate innovation, improve efficiency, and support better business outcomes across R&amp;D.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Developing and executing short- and long-term strategies for AI engineering and AI data foundations, aligning R&amp;D and Enterprise AI priorities through internal partnerships and external collaborations.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Driving cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders to remove complexity, accelerate AI adoption, and enable sustainable AI-driven transformation across the organization.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Leading the delivery of technology innovation across a complex stakeholder landscape and scientific environment, balancing evolving business priorities while identifying the highest-impact opportunities for AI deployment.</div></li></ul><br>
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<div></div><div><div><b>Qualifications</b></div>
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<div><div><b>To thrive and succeed, we expect you to have:</b></div>
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<div><ul><li><div>Degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Strong background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, or Product Development with a strong focus on product engineering. Solid understanding of AI engineering, data foundations, cloud technologies, and scalable AI solution development.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Proven experience leading teams or working in a strategic consulting capacity, with a track record of delivering complex AI and Machine Learning initiatives across data engineering, AI/ML research, and IT platforms.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>Experience engaging with senior business stakeholders and translating business needs into technology and AI strategies. Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across complex organizational environments.</div>
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</ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li><div>Ability to represent the organization in collaboration with external technology partners and AI providers within areas such as Agentic AI, AI engineering, and data platforms.</div>
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</ul></div><div><ul><li><div>A curious, collaborative, and visible leadership style, with a passion for innovation and continuous learning.</div></li></ul><br>
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<div></div><div><div><b>About the Department</b></div>
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<div><div>You will join a recently established AI Product Engineering team focused on enabling the next generation of AI solutions across R&amp;D. Working closely with Data Science and AI stakeholders across multiple global locations, the team is developing advanced Agentic AI capabilities in areas such as Gen AI-driven content authoring, research assistance agents, knowledge management agents, and compliance automation through AI.</div>
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<div><div>The team plays a key role in shaping scalable AI platforms, engineering standards, and technology foundations that support the sustainable development of AI solutions across a complex and evolving data landscape.</div></div><div><br>
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</div></div><div><div><b>Working at Novo Nordisk</b></div>
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<div><div>At Novo Nordisk, we don't wait for change. We drive it. We're a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through manufacturing, marketing, and sales &ndash; we're all working to move the needle on patient care.</div></div><div><br>
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</div></div><div><div><b>What we offer</b></div>
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At Novo Nordisk, you&rsquo;ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.</div>
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Salary:</b><b> </b>For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 87,680.00 to 137,660.00 GBP, corresponding to the level of the position.</div>
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The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate&rsquo;s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.</div>
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Incentives and Benefits: </b>The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.</div>
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Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.</div></div><div><br>
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</div></div></div><div><div><b>Deadline</b></div>
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<div><div><b>17th July 2026</b></div>
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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.</div><br>
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At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes &ndash; we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger &ndash; a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.</div></div></div></div></div></div>

Associate Director, AI Products Engineering, London

Brainlabs

<div><div><p>Brainlabs is the media agency built to answer one question: what's actually driving profit? Founded in 2012 by Daniel Gilbert, we were built by engineers before we were a media agency. Today, 1,000+ Brainlabbers across five continents use our proprietary agents, built on 32 media tools and over 2,500 logged experiments, to help brands connect every channel they plan and buy to one thing: the bottom line.</p></div><p>
As the Manager, Data Science, you will support the delivery of Google Meridian MMM projects and other data science engagements for Brainlabs clients, working closely with the Director of Data Science to produce technically rigorous, clearly communicated outputs. You are responsible for the quality of your own modelling work and for helping clients understand what the analysis means for their media decisions. This is a role for a data scientist who is strong on the technical fundamentals, curious about how marketing data can drive better business decisions, and developing the skills to communicate complex ideas clearly.</p>
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What you do</b></h3>
<ul><li><b>Support MMM Project Delivery: </b>You contribute to the delivery of Google Meridian and other MMM projects, owning specific workstreams including data preparation, model runs, and scenario analysis under the direction of the Director of Data Science.</li>
<li><b>Deliver Other Modelling Projects: </b>You support and independently deliver a range of data science engagements, applying statistical and analytical skills to real client problems with a focus on accuracy and clear interpretation.</li>
<li><b>Translate Outputs Into Insight: </b>You take model outputs and draft clear, accessible summaries and narratives that connect findings to media budget decisions, ready for review and client presentation.</li>
<li><b>Apply AI to Data Science Workflows: </b>You use Claude and other AI tools as a standard part of your workflow, finding practical ways to accelerate code development, documentation, and output communication.</li>
<li><b>Contribute to Practice Development: </b>You support the development of Brainlabs' data science capability through documentation, process improvement, and sharing what you learn across the team.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Who you are</b></h3>
<ul><li><b>A Rigorous and Curious Data Scientist: </b>You have hands-on experience with Marketing Mix Modelling or related statistical modelling, including working knowledge of Meridian, Robyn, and/or PyMC, and you care deeply about getting the analysis right &mdash; not just delivering an output.</li>
<li><b>Technically Proficient: </b>You are experienced in Python and comfortable working with GCP, with a solid understanding of Bayesian statistics and marketing attribution concepts.</li>
<li><b>A Practical AI User: </b>You use AI tools in your day-to-day work, with a habit of exploring how they can improve your outputs or speed up your workflow.</li>
<li><b>Developing as a Communicator: </b>You are building your ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences, and take feedback on how to make your outputs more accessible.</li>
<li><b>Detail-Oriented: </b>You take pride in the accuracy and rigour of your work, and apply a consistent quality check to everything you deliver.</li>
<li><b>Curious and Motivated: </b>You are genuinely interested in the intersection of data science and marketing effectiveness, and proactively develop your skills beyond what the immediate job requires.</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>How you succeed</b></h3>
<ul><li><b>Modelling Quality: </b>The workstreams you own within MMM and other projects meet the quality standard set by the Director, with outputs that are accurate, well-documented, and reproducible.</li>
<li><b>Clear Output Communication: </b>The summaries and narratives you draft require minimal revision before client presentation, and you can explain your methodology clearly when asked.</li>
<li><b>AI Adoption: </b>You can demonstrate at least one documented AI application per month that improved your workflow or the quality of your output.</li>
<li><b>Delivery Reliability: </b>You hit agreed deadlines on your workstreams and raise risks early when timelines are at risk.</li>
<li><b>Practice Contribution: </b>You contribute at least one improvement or piece of documentation to the data science team each quarter, evidenced by adoption or feedback from the Director.</li>
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What happens next?</b></p>
<p>
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.</p>
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<p><i>Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!</i></p>
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Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.</i></p></div></div>

Junior Manager, Data Science

International Swaps and Derivatives Association

<div><div><p>June 30, 2026</p>
<p><b>Job Title:</b> Assistant Director, Artificial Intelligence</p>
<p><b>Reports to:</b> Senior Director, Digital Transformation, Analytics</p>
<p><b>Location:</b> London</p>
</div><div><p><b>Job purpose</b><br>
This is a hands-on role. The successful candidate will architect and build production AI systems directly, while owning delivery, quality, evaluation, and partner management across the AI Solutions Lab portfolio. The role reports to the Senior Director of Digital Transformation and head of the AI Solutions Lab.</p><br>
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Duties and responsibilities</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Deliver the next phase of the ISDA AI Solutions Lab&rsquo;s buildout, helping move current AI initiatives from prototype/MVP stage toward robust, scalable and member-ready delivery. Architect and build the next phase of AI agents, external and internal.</li>
<li>Own the design and delivery of AI solutions that make ISDA standards and digital solutions more accessible, usable and AI-ready for members.</li>
<li>Help shape and scale the ISDA Knowledge Base and Assistant as the governed foundation for AI-enabled access to ISDA standards, taxonomies and related IP.</li>
<li>Oversee enhancement of priority AI capabilities including the CDM Coder, DRR Translator, Tracer, cross-jurisdiction analysis and AI legal opinions initiatives.</li>
<li>Help drive development and rollout of internal AI capabilities and agents aligned with the internal AI deployment roadmap.</li>
<li>Define product requirements, broader Agents orchestration, architecture direction, evaluation harnesses and quality standards and delivery priorities across the AI Solutions Lab portfolio.</li>
<li>Work closely with internal SMEs across CDM, DRR, legal, IT and product teams to ensure solutions are accurate, grounded and useful in real workflows.</li>
<li>Reach out to members for pulse checks and convert member and stakeholder feedback into roadmap decisions, product refinements and delivery choices to maximize adoption.</li>
<li>Help define practical connectivity and delivery models, including MCP servers and packaged AI Skills, so members can consume ISDA AI capabilities safely within their own environments.</li>
<li>Contribute to broader ISDA AI strategy development, including alignment between external member-facing AI solutions and internal AI deployment priorities.</li>
<li>Lead AI quality, guardrails and governance across the Lab&rsquo;s solutions, including evaluation harnesses, groundedness and traceability checks, observability and tracing, confidence frameworks, security and safe use boundaries, both internally and externally.</li>
<li>Own cost aware design of AI workloads, balancing performance and reliability against inference and infrastructure spend.</li>
<li>Manage relevant external partners and specialist vendors, ensuring work is aligned to ISDA&rsquo;s priorities, timelines, architecture and ownership model.</li>
<li>Support the Senior Director including for executive and board reporting by articulating progress, key risks, delivery needs and strategic value in a clear and concise way.</li>
<li>Help build a durable internal AI capability for ISDA that protects ISDA IP, accelerates adoption of ISDA standards and reinforces ISDA&rsquo;s strategic position in the market<b><i>.</i></b></li></ul><br>
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Relevant Skills / Abilities</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Strong senior-level experience (at least five years) leading the design and delivery of AI-enabled products or platforms from prototype through controlled rollout and production, with a demonstrable track record of shipping production AI systems that serve real users.</li>
<li>Hands-on engineering ability in Python (and ideally TypeScript/React for front end UI) and Java, and comfortable building production systems directly.</li>
<li>Deep understanding of LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (including hybrid retrieval across semantic, graph and keyword search, with reranking and embedding-model selection), knowledge bases, knowledge graphs and ontologies, agentic workflows and skills, evaluation methods (eval harnesses, LLM-as-judge, groundedness and faithfulness metrics, tracing), and model risk controls.</li>
<li>Experience building secure, scalable and reliable AI solutions in enterprise environments, including governance, permissions, auditability and data protection including private retrieval architectures and ensuring proprietary data is not exposed to external model providers</li>
<li>Hands-on AWS experience (Bedrock, Neptune, OpenSearch, Lambda) is very important. Strong engineers able to ramp quickly will also be considered. Cost-aware design of inference and infrastructure spend is expected.</li>
<li>Proven ability to translate complex domain knowledge into usable AI products, ideally in financial markets, regulatory technology, legal tech, standards or data-intensive environments; or a demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on a complex domain.</li>
<li>Strong product and solution architecture skills, with the ability to define use cases, prioritize roadmap items and align technical delivery with strategic business outcomes.</li>
<li>Experience overseeing external vendors, technology partners and proof-of-concept work, while retaining internal control of direction, quality and IP.</li>
<li>Ability to work closely with subject matter experts to refine AI tools iteratively and turn specialist feedback into practical product improvements.</li>
<li>Strong grasp of structured data, taxonomies, ontology-style data models and mappings across complex standards or schemas.</li>
<li>Experience with user testing, controlled pilots, adoption planning, training and feedback loops for specialist user populations.</li>
<li>Strong judgment on AI risks, including hallucination, groundedness, security, explainability, confidence scoring and safe deployment boundaries.</li>
<li>Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience, is desirable.</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills, including the ability to understand member issues, to work across the organization and influence and align stakeholders, and to brief senior management and explain technical issues in concise business language.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to operate in a lean, hands-on environment, balancing strategy, execution and stakeholder engagement.</li></ul></div></div><p></p>

Assistant Director, Artificial Intelligence, London

Faculty

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Why Faculty?<br>
</b></h2><p><br>
We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we&rsquo;ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here.</p><p></p><p>
We don&rsquo;t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence.</p><p></p><p>
Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we&rsquo;re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology.</p><p></p><p>
AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you&rsquo;ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen.</p><div><br>
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About the team</b></h2><div><br>
</div><p>Our Government and Public Services business unit is committed to leveraging AI for the benefit of individual citizens and the public good.<br>
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From our work informing strategic government decisions, to optimising our NHS, through to protecting children from harmful online content - we know that AI offers opportunities to drive improvements at every level of Government and we are proud to lead on some of the most impactful work happening in the sector.
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Because of the nature of the work we do with our Government clients, you may need to be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC) and willing to work on site with these customers from time to time.</p><p></p><div><br>
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About the role</b></h2><div></div><p><br>
As a Frontend Engineer, you'll be instrumental in visualising insights generated by our data scientists for our clients. Working closely with cross-functional delivery teams, especially within the Government &amp; Public Services Business Unit, you will help solve unique challenges using AI and Machine Learning.
</p><p></p><p>We're looking for an entrepreneurial technologist to drive industry best practices and standards within our evolving frontend guild and bring Faculty's machine learning work to life.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
What you'll be doing:</b></h2><div></div><ul><li><p><br>
Collaborating closely with data scientists, data engineers, and design specialists to build client-facing products * Prioritisation, planning, coordination, and communication of frontend features to internal and external stakeholders</p></li><li><p>
Setting up and maintaining the development and deployment infrastructure for your dedicated frontend team</p></li><li><p>
Maintaining and enforcing the technical best practices and standards across Faculty's entire frontend capacity</p></li><li><p>
Creating and maintaining reusable component libraries for use in projects company-wide</p></li><li><p>
Providing training, mentoring, and onboarding support for new frontend engineers</p></li><li><p>
Acting as the go-to authority for frontend software engineering within your team</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Who we're looking for:</b></h2><div></div><ul><li><p><br>
You have demonstrated experience in building scalable, maintainable, and well-tested web applications using React</p></li><li><p>
You are highly proficient in foundational web technologies, including ES6 JavaScript, HTML, and CSS3</p></li><li><p>
You have hands-on experience writing TypeScript or other typed languages, contributing to robust codebases</p></li><li><p>
You are experienced in data visualisation techniques and implementations, such as d3, to bring data to life</p></li><li><p>
You have exposure to deployment into the Cloud with platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure</p></li><li><p>
You possess a strong focus on technical excellence, eager to set standards and mentor others to build a collaborative, high-performing culture</p></li></ul><div><br>
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Our Interview Process</b></h2><div></div><ul><li><p><br>
Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)</p></li><li><p>
Pair Programming Interview (90 minutes)</p></li><li><p>
System Design (90 minutes)</p></li><li><p>
Commercial Interview (60 minutes)</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
Our Recruitment Ethos</b></h2><p>
We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We&rsquo;re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.</p><p></p><p><b>
Some of our standout benefits:</b></p><ul><li><p>
Unlimited Annual Leave Policy</p></li><li><p>
Private healthcare and dental</p></li><li><p>
Enhanced parental leave</p></li><li><p>
Family-Friendly Flexibility &amp; Flexible working</p></li><li><p>
Sanctus Coaching</p></li><li><p>
Hybrid Working</p></li></ul><p></p><p>
If you don&rsquo;t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.</p></div><p></p>

Frontend Engineer

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Why Faculty?<br>
</b></h2><p><br>
We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we&rsquo;ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here.</p><p></p><p>
We don&rsquo;t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence.</p><p></p><p>
Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we&rsquo;re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology.</p><p></p><p>
AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you&rsquo;ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About the team</b></h2><p>
Our Retail and Consumer experts are dedicated to helping clients in an industry which is being transformed by new technologies and evolving consumer expectations. Leveraging over a decade of experience in Applied AI, we combine exceptional technical and delivery expertise to empower businesses to adapt and thrive.</p><p>
#LI-PRIO</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
About the role</b></h2><p>
As a Principal Data Scientist, you'll serve as a recognised authority and strategic force across the organisation, shaping not just how we deliver but how we evolve. You will define our technical vision at the highest level, influence organisation-wide strategy, and take ultimate ownership of our most critical, complex, and commercially significant programmes. This position goes beyond project delivery &mdash; you are a multiplier of capability, a trusted partner to senior leadership, and a key driver of long-term competitive differentiation.</p><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What you'll be doing:</b></h2><ul><li><p>
Defining and owning the long-term technical vision for the practice, setting standards that raise the bar across the entire organisation.</p></li><li><p>
Architecting and overseeing the delivery of flagship, business-critical programmes &mdash; spanning multiple workstreams, teams, and client organisations.</p></li><li><p>
Driving organisation-wide adoption of innovation, tooling, and best practices &mdash; influencing how the entire Data Science craft evolves.</p></li><li><p>
Cultivating senior talent across the organisation &mdash; coaching leads and managers, building capability pipelines, and embedding a culture of technical excellence.</p></li><li><p>
Acting as the senior technical voice in C-suite and executive client engagements, shaping strategic direction and securing long-term partnerships.</p></li><li><p>
Leading on the most strategically significant sales opportunities, providing technical authority that differentiates our proposition and wins high-value engagements.</p></li><li><p>
Partnering with Engineering, Commercial, and Infrastructure leadership to align technical strategy with broader business goals and growth ambitions.</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Who we're looking for:</b></h2><ul><li><p>
You are a recognised expert in multiple machine learning domains, with the technical breadth to make sound judgements across the full data science landscape.</p></li><li><p>
You have a proven track record of shaping technical strategy at an organisational level &mdash; not just within projects, but across business units and leadership forums.</p></li><li><p>
You have led the delivery of large-scale, high-ambiguity programmes and can bring clarity, structure, and momentum to the most complex situations.</p></li><li><p>
You are a skilled developer of senior people &mdash; coaching leads and managers, building capability, and shaping a high-performance culture.</p></li><li><p>
You operate naturally at the executive level &mdash; with clients and internal stakeholders alike &mdash; as a trusted advisor who can translate technical thinking into commercial outcomes.</p></li><li><p>
You have a visible external profile &mdash; through publications, conference contributions, open-source leadership, or industry influence &mdash; that reflects your standing in the field.</p></li><li><p>
You think beyond the immediate &mdash; identifying emerging opportunities and risks and proactively shaping the organisation's response before they arrive.</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Our Interview Process</b></h2><ul><li><p>
Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)</p></li><li><p>
Introduction to the team (30 minutes)</p></li><li><p>
Take Home Technical Assessment</p></li><li><p>
Technical Interview (90 minutes)</p></li><li><p>
Commercial Interview (60 minutes)</p></li></ul><p></p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Our Recruitment Ethos</b></h2><p>
We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We&rsquo;re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.</p><p></p><p><b>
Some of our standout benefits:</b></p><ul><li><p>
Unlimited Annual Leave Policy</p></li><li><p>
Private healthcare and dental</p></li><li><p>
Enhanced parental leave</p></li><li><p>
Family-Friendly Flexibility &amp; Flexible working</p></li><li><p>
Sanctus Coaching</p></li><li><p>
Hybrid Working</p></li></ul><p></p><p>
If you don&rsquo;t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.</p></div><p></p>

Principal Data Scientist

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