Lead Applied AI Data Scientist at Friend MTS — Manchester, GBR | Base Career

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Manchester or London (Hybrid) Help shape the future of AI-powered cyber intelligence.

We're building the next generation of AI-powered cyber intelligence.

That means moving beyond dashboards and reports towards intelligent systems that understand behaviour, automate investigations and help our customers stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated piracy networks.

We're looking for someone to help lead that journey.

The opportunity As Lead Applied AI Data Scientist, you'll combine hands-on AI development with technical leadership.

You'll work directly with customers to understand complex operational challenges before turning those ideas into production AI solutions.

You'll mentor other data scientists, influence our technical direction and help shape the future of AI across Friend MTS.

This is not a management role.

It's a technical leadership role.

What you'll build You'll help design intelligent systems that:

Detect organised piracy at global scale
Understand behavioural patterns across complex datasets
Automate investigations using AI agents and LLMs
Identify relationships hidden within billions of events
Support analysts with AI-assisted decision making
Create products used by broadcasters, sports organisations and streaming platforms worldwide

What you'll do Every week is different.

Some weeks you'll spend most of your time writing Python.

Other weeks you'll be working with customers to understand problems that have never been solved before.

You'll regularly:

Design and build production AI systems
Lead complex technical initiatives

• Mentor Applied AI Data Scientists

Work directly with customers
Collaborate with Product and Engineering
Evaluate emerging AI technologies
Help define technical standards and best practices

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave (after a qualifying period)
Various Learning and Development Platforms
A flexible Benefits and Wellbeing Platform
Full tech set up to ensure you have what you need to be successful in your role
Weekly breakfasts in the office
Mentorship: Direct access to senior data scientists and engineers in a supportive, high-growth environment.
Impact: The chance to work on technology that protects some of the most valuable media rights in the world.
Growth: A clear career progression path within a private-equity-backed, global tech company.

Here at Friend MTS, we are dedicated to nurturing and expanding a culture of belonging where everyone feels seen, heard, valued for who they are.

By embracing the diversity of our people (and future people!) we achieve our best work, together.

We ensure that at all stages of our hiring process, your education level, neurodivergence, background, race, religion, colour, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability will not influence your chances for selection.

If you are interested in applying for a role at Friend MTS and need special assistance, please make us aware and we will support you in accommodating this.

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