Senior Data Science Manager, Core

Core Banking is responsible for the current account used by 10 million customers. That includes creating compelling value propositions for different audiences (including Joint, Under 16s and 16 to 17 accounts), designing the overall app structure, the day-to-day money management experience (including features like Trends, Salary Sorter, Bills Pots, and more) and other value propositions like Travel. The collective is also responsible for Subscriptions, which are paid upgrades that unlocks extra benefits and functionality that help customers make financial progress.
Were now gearing up for our next phase of growth, from 10 million to 20 million customers. As we scale Core Banking, were looking for a Senior Data Science Manager to lead our data science team and product strategy more holistically. Were looking for a leader with hands-on experience and a data-driven strategic leader who can bring fresh thinking and new ways to inspire the team and our customers.
What youll be working on:
Youll be working in an ever changing environment in collaboration with the Core Banking Leadership team, including the product director, engineering managers, designers and researchers. You are expected to drive product strategy using data and ensure the reliability, robustness and efficiency of our data assets together with the Senior Analytics Engineering Manager in Core Banking. Youll champion the use of data, bring ideas to life through rigorous experimentation and A/B testing. Youll help us get the most out of volumes of cloud native data, spotting opportunities to make each area of our product work even better for our customers. You and your team will drive product innovation and youll get to see the impact of all your work in the product changes we make.
You will also be a leader in building a discipline of exceptional data scientists and helping your teams career progression and development.
You should apply if, This role can be based in our London office, but we're open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London).
We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.
Learning budget of 1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences
And much more, see our full list of benefits here
If you prefer to work part-time, we'll make this happen whenever we can - whether this is to help you meet other commitments or strike a great work-life balance.

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Equal opportunities for everyone
Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and were making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, were embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2023 Gender Pay Gap Report.
Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.
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You have multiple years of experience in product data science, with 3 or more years working in Senior or Lead positions within Data Science or Analytics.
You know what it takes to lead top tier Data Science talent and have had experience managing high performing senior teams of 8-10 people
You consider yourself an empathetic leader
You are a strong strategic data leader and love using data to drive decisions, structuring complex projects to bring them to life
Youre as comfortable getting hands-on as you are exploring potentially ambiguous business problems
You have experience building relationships and working together and collaborating with senior business stakeholders and product teams
You're familiar with using a variety of Data Science tools (from business intelligence, experimentation and causal inference through to machine learning), and coding languages (Python and SQL). You know when to pick the right tool, and can help others do the same

Cardiff, London or Remote (UK)

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.
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