Senior Data Scientist

So, who are we?

Hello, we're IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser-focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

Your team

Are you passionate about delivering real value to an organisation using advanced techniques in data science and machine learning? We are looking for a talented senior data scientist to work in our Data Science team. The role presents an opportunity for you to partner with stakeholders across all areas of the business, including marketing, risk, customer services and quants, to deliver impactful data products using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques.

Your role in the Team's Success

Data Science is fast-growing at IG and we are constantly refining what this discipline means for the organisation. The demand for our services is very high, and this provides a lot of buzz for everyone of us on the team. We are scratching the surface in terms of delivering value to the organisation, but we have been making progress in the complexity of solutions we have available.

What You'll Do

• Lead high-impact projects, being a technical thought leader and subject matter expert in classic Machine Learning as well as advanced and generative AI.
• Explore a variety of data from structured to unstructured data spanning client, operational and financial domains to identify opportunities for data science that add value to the business.
• Advance the use of AI within IG by building our next generation data products, e.g. recommendation systems, chatbots, text analytics systems, pricing and hedging optimisation and automatic insight generation systems.
• Work with stakeholders from across the business to turn business problems into data science solutions. Mentor junior members of the department, helping them grow.

What You'll Need For This Role

You are an innovative thinker keen to put forward your own ideas and suggestions. You'll need experience in:

• Implementing machine learning in production using in-house or third-party data science platforms
• Building machine learning models; experience in Natural Language Processing, Time-Series prediction, Neural Networks and Recommendation Systems will be advantageous.
• You possess excellent communication skills, explaining complicated concepts to non-technical colleagues.
• Generating insights from complex data sources.

How We Work

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.

The Perks

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

• Competitive salary
• Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Contribution to gym memberships
• 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total
• The option to buy or sell holiday days.
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
• A comprehensive global and local onboarding process
• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund
• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents