the client is seeking a Head of Data Science to lead a high-impact effort shaping how a major consumer business uses data to drive growth, improve decision-making, and deliver measurable value. This senior leadership role will integrate data science and analytics into a single, high-performing function, influence senior stakeholders, and set clear strategic direction as the organization continues its data transformation.
In this role, you will own the data science and analytics capability, balancing strategy and execution. Responsibilities include defining and delivering a data science and analytics strategy aligned to business goals; driving adoption of self-serve analytics and improving data accessibility across teams; redesigning and optimizing reporting, dashboards, and insight delivery; overseeing the development, productionization, and deployment of data science solutions; and embedding performance frameworks to measure value, impact, and business outcomes. You will also build and scale a multidisciplinary team and engage senior stakeholders to shift perceptions of data science from a support function to a core value driver.
You will bring strong technical depth combined with proven leadership and commercial awareness. The client expects a background as a data scientist with the ability to challenge methodologies, a deep understanding of data science techniques and principles, and experience delivering data science solutions across multiple domains in commercial settings. Additional expectations include demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing teams, experience operating in environments with low or evolving data maturity, strong stakeholder management skills to translate complex concepts into business narratives, a track record of delivering measurable business impact, and comfort working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments while driving transformation.