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Senior Consultant - Leading Advanced Analytics & Data Science For Harnham NYC
Director of Data Science
LOCATION: Remote (US-based)
SALARY: $190,000 - $215,000 + Bonus
INDUSTRY: FinTech / Consumer Services
Are you a visionary data science leader with a passion for delivering real business impact? A high-growth, mission-driven consumer services organization is looking for a Director of Data Science to lead and scale their machine learning practice. This is a unique opportunity to drive enterprise-level value through operationalized AI while partnering with senior leadership to influence strategy.
THE COMPANY
This organization is a well-established player in the financial services space, serving millions of consumers with a mission to create better financial outcomes. With a fast-evolving data function and strong executive buy-in, they're investing heavily in AI/ML to transform decision-making, automate key workflows, and unlock new product capabilities.
THE ROLE
As Director of Data Science, you'll lead a high-performing team of data scientists and a product manager, owning the end-to-end lifecycle of machine learning models-from ideation to production. You'll work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations teams to scope high-ROI initiatives and ensure scalable, ethical deployment of models via batch inference and real-time APIs.
This is a highly visible role reporting to executive leadership, offering autonomy, strategic influence, and the opportunity to shape the future of AI across the business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead, mentor, and grow a team focused on building production-grade ML models aligned with business goals.
Drive the discovery, prioritization, and ROI evaluation of new data science initiatives.
Architect and oversee the full ML lifecycle-development, deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
Collaborate with data engineering and MLOps teams to ensure scalable and reliable pipelines using Snowflake, DataRobot, and real-time APIs.
Champion best practices in model governance, explainability, and responsible AI.
Present insights and strategy recommendations to executive stakeholders in a compelling, accessible manner.
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Required:
10+ years in data science or machine learning, with 2+ years in a formal leadership or player-coach role.
Strong expertise in Python and SQL, with deep understanding of supervised and unsupervised learning.
Proven experience deploying and monitoring ML models in production environments (batch and real-time).
Track record of cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, and business leaders.
Familiarity with model deployment platforms like DataRobot, Sagemaker, or similar.
Experience with Snowflake-native ML or integrated MLOps workflows.
Strong communication skills and business acumen-able to influence at the executive level.
Nice to Have:
Background in financial services, lending, or high-volume consumer products.
Exposure to prescriptive analytics and optimization techniques.
BENEFITS
Competitive compensation and equity
Fully remote flexibility
High-visibility role with executive sponsorship
Opportunity to build a cutting-edge ML function from the ground up
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV to Oisin Ennis at Harnham to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
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