Job Overview
Location
London
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Data Science
Date Posted
May 10, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Lead Data Scientist role at Lendable Ltd, a fast-growing UK fintech unicorn, to own the data science strategy for non-lending products and drive material impact on company direction from day one
- • Day-to-day responsibilities include owning the data science roadmap for new product expansion, building trust with cross-functional leaders, gathering requirements to define project success, driving strategic and tactical data science projects, communicating results to stakeholders, mentoring junior data scientists, and contributing to the broader analytics community
- • Lendable is a profitable fintech unicorn backed by Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs, with over 700 employees, known for rebuilding consumer finance products (loans, credit cards, car finance) into high-frequency, low-latency automated systems and now expanding into non-lending products like car insurance
- • The role offers opportunity to take ownership, work in small exceptional teams, build best-in-house technology using ML and AI, and grow into people management while reporting to the Head of Data Science and partnering with managing directors on product launches
🎯 Requirements
- • Successful track record of managing data science projects with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
- • Confident and effective communication both internally and externally
- • Extensive knowledge of the financial services industry, including products, data, typical ML applications, and related regulations
- • Excellent technical skills in Python, SQL, and statistics
- • Hands-on experience across the model lifecycle from scoping and development to deployment and monitoring
🏖️ Benefits
- • Winning team: opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies
- • Flexible working: hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular in-person connection opportunities
- • Health coverage: support for physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover
- • Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans
- • Office meals & snacks: fully stocked kitchen and complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations
- • Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations
Skills & Technologies
About Lendable Ltd
Lendable is a UK-based fintech that operates an online consumer-lending platform using open-banking data and machine-learning underwriting to offer unsecured personal loans and car finance. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, it funds loans through an institutional peer-to-peer model, matching investors with borrowers seeking fast, fixed-rate credit. The company automates identity, affordability and risk assessment, providing near-instant decisions and same-day payouts while giving investors access to diversified consumer credit returns. Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, Lendable has originated more than ÂŁ2 billion in loans without maintaining physical branches, focusing on transparent pricing and mobile-first customer experience.
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