Lead Data Scientist - AI

Experience

Knowledge & Skills

• Autonomy: Works with high autonomy under broad strategic guidance. Accountable for defining and meeting technical, architectural, and delivery goals, establishing milestones, and assigning tasks.
• Influence: Exerts major technical influence across the organization, partners, and peers. Partners with cross-functional business and product leaders, making key architectural decisions that affect budgets, timelines, and scalability.
• Complexity: Manages diverse, highly complex, and unpredictable technical challenges. Uses fundamental engineering principles to connect cutting-edge AI research with practical enterprise software.

Business Skills

• Advises executives on AI trends, risks, and tools. Bridges the gap between technical developers and business teams, showcasing strong leadership, creativity, and ethical problem-solving.

Technical Expertise & Tools

Relevant Qualifications

• Desirable:
• ● Google Cloud Certified Cloud Engineer
• ● Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer / Cloud AI Engineer
• Degree Qualification or Equivalent: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a highly quantitative field is desirable; however, a proven track record of architecting and shipping production-grade commercial AI systems is highly valued and may substitute for specific academic credentials. IT HNC/HND courses will also be accepted.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
• 23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in service benefit
• Healthcare
• Free parking
• At Rentokil Initial, our customers and colleagues represent diverse backgrounds and experiences. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, actively encouraging applications from individuals from all walks of life. Our belief is that everyone irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs, has the potential to thrive and contribute.
• We embrace the differences that make each of our colleagues unique, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves and feel a sense of belonging. To ensure that your journey with us is accessible if you have any individual requirements we invite you to communicate any specific needs or preferences you may have during any stage of the recruitment process. Our team is available to support you; feel free to reach out to ( [email protected] ) if you need anything
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