Lead AI & Data Scientist

Andersen is hiring a Lead AI & Data Scientist for a project developing AI-powered digital banking solutions and personalized financial services on a cloud-native platform.

The customer is a mobile-only digital bank offering modern financial services through an app-based experience. The organization provides features such as virtual cards, multi-currency accounts, savings tools, and goal-based financial planning, along with innovative products that support personal and group savings. Known for its user-centric approach and continuous product innovation, the bank has received industry recognition for digital excellence and customer experience.

The project is a cloud-native, mobile-only digital banking platform delivering AI-driven and highly personalized financial services. The solution continuously expands with new modules and market growth while enhancing user experience, automation, and innovative everyday banking capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Defining and driving enterprise AI architecture and model strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Overseeing end-to-end model lifecycle (design, development, evaluation, deployment).
• Ensuring orchestration of multi-agent AI systems across use cases.
• Establishing AI governance framework, standards, and Responsible AI practices.
• Collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to prioritize AI initiatives.

Must-haves:

• Experience in Data Science / AI, including leadership experience, for 5+ years.
• Experience in banking/fintech (credit scoring, fraud, personalization).
• Strong background in ML/AI architecture and production-grade model delivery.
• Hands-on experience with model lifecycle management and MLOps practices.
• Experience designing scalable AI platforms (multi-use case environment).
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, model governance, and risk management.
• Strong stakeholder management and strategic alignment skills.
• Level of English – from Upper-Intermediate and above.

Nice to haves:

• Exposure to GenAI/LLM and agent-based architectures.
• Cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure) with AI/ML services.
• Experience leading distributed or cross-functional teams.

Reasons why this job would be interesting to you:

• Experience in teamwork with leaders in FinTech, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, and others. Andersen cooperates with such businesses as Samsung, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, BNP Paribas, Ryanair, Mercedes, TUI, Verivox, Allianz, T-Systems, etc.;
• The opportunity to change the project and/or develop expertise in an interesting business domain;
• Job conditions – you can work both fully remotely and from the office or can choose a hybrid variant;
• Guarantee of professional, financial, and career growth! The company has introduced systems of mentoring and adaptation for each new employee;
• The opportunity to earn additional up to 1,000 USD per month by participating in the company's activities;
• Access to the corporate training portal, where the entire knowledge base of the company is collected and which is constantly updated;
• Bright corporate life (parties / pizza days / PlayStation / fruits / coffee / snacks / movies);
• Certification compensation (AWS, PMP, etc);
• Referral program;
• Private health insurance and compensation for sports activities.

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