Senior Data Science Manager - FS

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Data Science Manager - FS to help shape how we connect customers with the right financial services products at the right time.

This is a high‑impact role at the heart of our Financial Services team. You’ll lead how we optimise offers across Very Pay and third‑party FS products, using data, experimentation and machine learning to drive smarter decisions across the customer journey. From powering personalisation in Sigma IQ to leading advanced testing and modelling strategies, you’ll balance short‑ and long‑term value while keeping everything aligned with regulatory expectations.

You’ll also lead and grow a talented analytics team, building capability that keeps us ahead as our tools, tech and ambitions evolve.

• Shaping and delivering strategies to personalise FS offers across the retail journey using our proprietary online offers engine Sigma IQ
• Leading A/B and multivariate testing to unlock insights and drive continuous optimisation
• Designing and implementing customer‑level optimisation models using machine learning to create customer segmentations or individual offer targeting
• Partnering with Product and Commercial teams to prioritise high‑value opportunities and capability development
• Acting as the go‑to data expert, ensuring product performance can be measured clearly and effectively
• Building and managing dashboards and MI, bringing data to life for senior stakeholders
• Supporting campaign delivery through customer selections, controls and performance tracking
• Working with Partnerships and Marketing teams to measure ROI and improve cross‑sell effectiveness
• Recruiting, developing and leading a high‑performing analytics team

• Strong experience with SQL, Python or similar analytics tools
• Deep understanding of experimentation frameworks and the statistics behind them
• Proven experience building segmentation and targeting models using machine learning
• Confidence using BI tools like Power BI to tell compelling data stories
• A track record of leading and developing analytics teams, introducing best practice along the way
• Able to communicate complex ideas simply and clearly to non‑technical audiences
• Naturally collaborative, with experience working closely with Product and Commercial teams

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment
• £6500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business‑related)
• Up to 25% discount on
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks – including DAWN and Think – that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.