Data Science Manager (Contract) 💰 £500-£600/day | ⏳ 3 months (IR35 TBC) | 🏢 2 days/week in office About the role Our client is looking for a hands-on Data Science Manager to take full ownership of their pricing optimisation function. This is a 3-month contract leading a small international team, focused on refining and deploying pricing models that directly impact trading performance across multiple markets. You'll be managing everything from strategy to code, balancing high-level pricing approaches with deep technical involvement in building, testing, and improving algorithms. Key responsibilities: • Own the end-to-end pricing product: develop, improve, and deploy pricing models tailored to market and product dynamics • Drive experimentation and A/B testing to validate pricing strategies • Collaborate closely with commercial teams to ensure models align with trading goals • Work with data engineering teams to maintain robust pipelines and smooth deployments Tech stack: • Python (must-have) • GCP • Tableau About you: • Background in pricing optimisation. • Comfortable leading a team but still very hands-on - coding, analysing, and iterating • Excellent communicator who can simplify technical work for commercial stakeholders • Past titles likely include Lead Data Scientist, Head of Data Science, or similar Desired Skills and Experience Experience & skills needed: Strong background in pricing optimisation, trading analytics, or revenue management Hands-on with Python (essential), plus comfortable in GCP & Tableau Can lead a small team while still coding, analysing data, and improving models Skilled at running A/B tests and building robust pricing strategies Excellent communicator - able to simplify complex data for commercial teams Previous roles like Lead Data Scientist, Head of Data Science, or similar