LeadAIDataScientist
BuildthedatasciencefunctionataPE-backedlegalservicesgroupgoingall-inonAI
Ourclientisafast-growing,privateequity-backedlegalservicesgroup.They'vegrownthroughasuccessfulbuy-and-buildstrategyandnowbringtogetherseveralleadingregionallawfirmsacrosstheUK.
They'vejustsecuredboardapprovaltorolloutacentralisedAIplatformacrossthewholegroup.AIadoptionisalreadyhigh(around95%oflawyersuseit),butuseisn'tjoinedupacrossthefirms.Thenextphaseismakingitstructured,measurableandscalable.Thisisanewlycreatedroletoleaddatascienceacrossthatprogramme.
Whythisrole?
- Foundingrole:you'llbethefirstdatascientistandwillhire,withroomtogrowthefunctionfromthere.
- Modelsthatship:thisisaPE-backedbusinesswithamandatetodeliver,soyourworkgoesintoproductionratherthansittinginanotebook.
- Realinfluence:you'llbeattheheartofthebusiness,shapinghowanentiregroupusesAI,notoneofhundredsofdatascientists.
- Legalisaheadofthecurve:itsoneofthefewindustrieswhereAIhasmovedfromexperimenttoeverydaypractice.Whatyoudoherewillplayoutinothersectorslater,andyou'llhavedoneitfirst.
Whatyou'lldo
- Workwithlawyers,subjectmatterexperts,businessanalystsandengineerstofindwhereAIandautomationcanhavethebiggestimpactinlegalworkflows.
- PrototypeLLM-basedsolutionsandtestthemusinghuman-in-the-loopreviewandLLM-as-judgeevaluation,thenguidethesuccessfulonesintoproduction.
- Mapdataacrossmatter,client,document,time-recordingandbillingsystems,andhelpdefineatargetdatamodel.
- Setbaselinesandsuccessmetrics,andbuildbefore-and-afteranalysisanddashboardstoshowimpactonproductivity,quality,costandmargin.
- MonitormodelsandAI-enabledworkflowsinproductionforqualitydegradationanddrift.
Whatwe'relookingfor
- 5+yearsasadatascientist,includingtimeleadingorsettingdirectionforDSwork.
- Atrackrecordoftakingmodelsfromprototypeintoproductionandkeepingthemrunning.
- Hands-onexperiencebuildingandevaluatingLLMsolutions,includingpromptdesign,RAGandstructuredevaluation.Exposuretoagents,MCPorcontextengineeringisaplus.
- StrongPythonandSQL,plusexperienceonaclouddataplatform(Databricks,AzureorSnowflake).
- Experiencedefiningsuccessmetricsandshowingmeasurablebusinessimpact.
- Excellentstakeholderskills,withtheabilitytoturnworkflowsintotestableAIproposalsandexplaintrade-offstosenior,non-technicalaudiences.
- Experiencementoringormanagingothers,oraclearambitiontomoveintopeopleleadership.
Nicetohave
- Professionalservices,legalorlegaltechexperience.
- Backgroundinaregulated,data-drivenindustrysuchasfinancialservicesorinsurance.
- PE-backedorinvestor-ownedenvironmentexperience.
- Familiaritywithlegalplatforms(ShareDo,Clio,Aderant)orlegalAItools(Jylo,LexisProtégé,Copilot).
- Awarenessofconfidentiality,privilegeanddata-protectionconsiderationswhenapplyingAItoclientdata.
Thisisafull-timepositionwithahybridset-upfromtheircentralLondonoffice.Unfortunatelyvisasponsorshipandrelocationsupportarenotavailableforthisrole.
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The following opening is for a Lead AI Data Scientist with Xcede.
Step into the Lead AI Data Scientist role at Xcede in Greater London, England, United Kingdom and grow with us.
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If your experience matches this role, we encourage you to apply.
All applications are reviewed carefully by our team.
The position is based in Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
This opportunity is part of our work in Bio & Pharmacology & Health, IT & Technology.
The advertised compensation is 120.000 - 170.000.
We aim to respond to suitable candidates as soon as possible.