Principal Data Scientist

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Kantar’s Profiles division is home to the world’s largest audience network.

With access to 170m+ people in over 100 global markets, we offer unrivalled global reach with local relevancy. Validated by industry leading anti-fraud technology, Kantar’s Profiles Audience Network delivers the most meaningful data with consistency, accuracy, and accountability – all at speed and scale.

Job Details

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

About the job

Are you prepared to lead innovation and craft the future of data science at scale? As Principal Data Scientist, you’ll spearhead critically important projects, driving the development of ground-breaking machine learning solutions that deliver real-world impact. Your expertise will ensure high-performance models in production, using MLOps, data science, and software engineering methodologies.

Work with diverse teams to develop scalable solutions, partnering with data scientists and engineers.

Job Goals

Are you ready to lead innovation and drive transformative change? As Principal Data Scientist, you will play a central role in advancing brand new machine learning solutions with real-world impact while collaborating with diverse teams. This is a position with substantial autonomy, visibility, and influence as you pave the way for data-driven strategies and powerful projects.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the iterative improvement of data science products, focusing on methodology, scalability, and monitoring to boost performance.

• Develop strong and scalable ML systems in production, ensuring reliability and adherence to standard methodologies in MLOps and CI/CD pipelines.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate GenAI, LLMs, and innovative techniques into existing and new products.

• Mentor and encourage your data science team(s), providing technical guidance while encouraging a culture of excellence and innovation.

• Refine workflows and processes across the data science lifecycle to increase impact and drive commercial outcomes.

• Own the lifecycle of ML products, from hypothesis generation to deployment, including implementation of measurable feedback loops.

• Communicate and present technical insights to non-specialist audiences, including senior stakeholders, to bridge strategy and execution.

Join us and make a tangible difference in the world of data science. Your impact starts here!

Ideal Skills & Capabilities

We’re looking for a passionate professional to join our team and lead innovation at scale. Here’s what we’re seeking:

• Skilled in Machine Learning Systems: Can develop, implement, and improve ML models effectively in production environments.

• Passion for Data-Driven Problem Solving: A deep curiosity for data, statistics, and machine learning concepts, with a track record of applying them to real-world challenges.

• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Python, R, or similar languages, coupled with robust knowledge of statistical techniques and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure).

• Strategic and Agile Approach: An interest in addressing complex problems through iterative product development and critical thinking, leading to impactful commercial outcomes.

• Industry Insight: Familiarity with customer panel businesses, marketplaces, or related industries where supply, demand, and B2C dynamics come together, such as programmatic media or online travel platforms.

• Executive presence : able to present to global executive and other very senior stakeholders

Your expertise will not only drive brand new solutions but also encourage innovation and excellence across the organisation. Apply now and let’s build something outstanding together!

Please be aware, the majority of our roles are hybrid, working three days a week in our office.

We’re not able to offer visa sponsorship or help with relocation support for this role. Please make sure you’ve got the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

What part of Kantar might I be joining?

You’ll be joining our Profiles division, home to specialists in survey design, sampling and data science. With the world’s largest audience network (over 170 million people), we’re trusted by many of the worlds leading brands to provide amazing insights from real people.

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And if we combine the expertise of our people with the latest AI technology, we can really help brands discover some amazing insights.  

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way works for them. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.

Privacy and Legal Statement

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate based on age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.