Senior Data Science Manager, Business Banking

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well aspersonal and business bank accounts we offer joint accounts accounts for 16-17 year olds a free kids account and credit cards in the UK with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save invest andcombine their pensions with us.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

Were not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo

London UK remote 126000 to 160000 Benefits

About our Business Banking Team:

Our Mission in Business Banking is to simplify banking for small businesses - this means making business banking fairer simpler and more transparent for small businesses. Monzo Business Banking is fast growing and is the UKs most recommended business account for overall service quality and used by 1 in 7 UK SMEs. Data is crucial to the success of this mission and product data scientists are the core of how we build and scale our data to Enable Monzo to Make Better Decisions Faster and help serve Monzos businesses.

As we scale Business Banking we are hiring a Senior Data Science Manager to set product direction using data strengthen commercial decision-making and lead the evolution from analytics to AI and ML-enabled product capability in Business Banking.

Youll be working in an ever changing environment in collaboration with the General Manager and BB Leadership team.

Youll help us build and improve these for now and for our future roadmap. Were looking for a leader with hands-on experience data driven strategic leader who can bring fresh thinking and new ways to inspire the team and our customers.

What youll be working on:

• Youll work closely with the General manager product director engineering managers designers and researchers in an agile product environment.
• You will shape product strategy and prioritisation making crisp recommendations on what to build why and how well measure success.
• Youll champion the use of data bring ideas to life through rigorous experimentation and A/B testing.
• Youll help build AI/ML-enabled product capability (where its the right tool) and ensure features are evaluated launched and monitored responsibly.
• You and your team will drive product innovation and youll get to see the impact of all your work in the product changes we make.
• Youll bring commercial acumen to decisions sizing opportunities clarifying trade-offs and helping leadership choose where to invest.
• You will be a key leader in building a discipline of exceptional data scientists and analytics engineers working on making Monzo world class in Business Banking as well as having the opportunity to help your teams career progression and development.

We have a strong culture of data-driven decision making across the whole company. And were great believers in powerful real-time analytics and empowerment of the wider business. All our data lives in one place and is super easy to use. 90% of day-to-day data-driven decisions are covered by self-serve analytics through Looker which gives data scientists the head space to focus on more impactful business questions and analyses.

You should apply if:

• You have multiple years of experience in product data science with 3 or more years working in Senior or Lead positions within Data Science or Analytics.
• You have had experience managing high performing senior teams of 8-10 people
• You consider yourself an empathetic leader and have experience managing data scientists and analytics engineers and you really enjoy that part of the job.
• Proven ability to set direction and influence product strategy with data (not just analysis).
• Strong commercial judgement and comfort with trade-offs.
• Experience leading teams with the ability to be hands-on when needed (IC-capable).
• Practical understanding of shipping/operating ML in a product environment (or leading teams that do).
• Strong stakeholder influence and clear concise communication.
• You are comfortable exploring potentially ambiguous business problems and enjoy using data to drive decisions
• You have experience building relationships and working together and collaborating with senior business stakeholders and product teams
• Experience with working with c-level peers
• You know what it takes to lead top tier Data Science and Analytics Engineering talent talent
• Youre familiar with using a variety of Data Science tools (from business intelligence experimentation and causal inference through to machine learning) and coding languages (Python and SQL). You know when to pick the right tool and can help others do the same

Not ticking every box Thats totally okay! Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. At Monzo were dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming team. If youre passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us we encourage you to apply even if you dont have everything thats listed just yet. Drop us your application wed love to hear from you!

The Interview Process:

Our interview process involves 3 main stages. We promise not to ask you any brain teasers or trick questions!

• 30 minute recruiter call
• 45 minute call with hiring manager
• 3 x 1-hour video calls with various team members

Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability.

Whats in it for you:

126000 to 160000 Benefits

We can help you relocate to the UK

We can sponsor visas

This role can be based in our London office but were open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London).

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well at times that suit you and your team.

Learning budget of 1000 a year for books training courses and conferences

And much more see our full list of benefits here

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Equal opportunities for everyone

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and were making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo were embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2024 Gender Pay Gap Report.

Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin or veteran neurodiversity or disability status.

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