Data Science Engineering Manager - Audit

Job Title: Data Science Engineering Manager – Audit

Salary: £72,702 – £100,000 (dependent on location)

Locations: Bristol / Edinburgh / London

Hours: Full-time

Working pattern: Hybrid – at least two days per week or 40% of time at an office

Flexible working options: Hybrid working, job share

This is a multifaceted role within a collaborative team of data analysts, scientists, engineers and auditors, offering high visibility to senior management and exposure across the Group. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of data science and application development projects. You will design and implement AI‑driven solutions that drive innovation and support complex audits within Group Audit & Conduct Investigations.

Responsibilities include partnering with auditors, managing stakeholders, mentoring colleagues, and communicating technical concepts clearly. The role requires proficiency in Python, SQL, and PowerBI or Tableau, as well as experience with Google Cloud Platform. Strong commitment to developing internal audit and business knowledge is required; prior audit or risk experience is an advantage.

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• Design and implement future infrastructure supporting data pipelines, data models and data science applications in a Google Cloud Platform environment.
  
• Lead multiple data science and application development projects, with autonomy and team leadership.
  
• Apply agile project management and best practices in software development.
  
• Work collaboratively across the audit function to identify innovative opportunities to apply data science techniques for business monitoring, audit planning and audit delivery.
  
• Support and partner with auditors in the delivery of complex audits applying AI solutions that deliver value.
  
• Communicate technical topics in plain, simple language that is easy to understand.
  
• Acquire sufficient levels of auditing and business knowledge so that all deliveries are fit for end users’ purpose, positively impact the quality of the department’s assurance work, and improve capabilities.
  
• Answer queries and provide support to end users for existing tools and applications.
  
• Coach and mentor colleagues on technical skills and support their professional growth.
  

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• Experience with designing and implementing micro‑services infrastructure in a public cloud environment (Google Cloud Platform preferred).
  
• Experience leading application development and data science projects, involving techniques such as graph theory, machine learning, natural language processing and generative AI.
  
• The ability to productionise data science models for use by non‑technical colleagues, while applying best practices in software development and ensuring that key data science, engineering and programming concepts are applied.
  
• Proficiency with mainstream data science programming languages and related tools including Python, SQL and PowerBI; able to review complex code and familiar with version control. Previous experience in web application development (e.g. Django, Flask, Bootstrap, jQuery) is an advantage.
  
• Experience managing peers or junior colleagues on projects, holding colleagues accountable, ensuring quality and timeliness of project delivery, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
  
• Coaching, mentoring and feedback skills to support colleagues’ development.
  
• Competence in managing stakeholders, partnering with auditors and communicating to a non‑technical audience.
  
• A strong commitment to developing knowledge and skills in internal auditing; prior internal audit or risk experience within a financial services environment is an advantage.
  

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• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
  
• An annual performance‑related bonus
  
• Share schemes including free shares
  
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
  
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
  

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from under‑represented groups. We are disability confident. Reasonable adjustments can be made to recruitment processes upon request.

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