Head of AI

Were Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers revolutionising the gambling space as we go. Were home to a global family of more than 25 wellknown brands and with a focus on sustainability and growth we will transform our sector for our players for ourselves and for the good of entertainment. 

We are seeking an experienced Head of Data Science to lead our artificial intelligence initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of creating and developing centres of excellence for data science machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) within large global businesses. This role requires expertise in hyperpersonalisation for consumer goods preferably in entertainment categories and experience with gamification principles. The candidate should be adept at managing executive stakeholders and leading strategic programs prioritising effectively within a value framework they have created. As a FTSE100 company building AI and Data Science almost from the ground up the candidate must be highly selfmotivated and focused with demonstrable experience of building from the ground up with a commercial value focused lens.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and lead the AI centre of excellence fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Build and lead crossfunctional AI data science and ML teams ensuring alignment with business objectives. With the ability to mentor and incubate talent. 
• Lead the creation and implementation of value measurement frameworks to quantify the impact of AI initiatives.
• Be responsible for the development and deployment of advanced AI and ML models to solve complex business problems.
• Lead hyperpersonalisation efforts for consumer goods with a preference for experience in entertainment categories.
• Apply gamification principles to deliver innovative solutions in the domain.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to identify opportunities for AIdriven improvements and innovation.
• Ensure the scalability and sustainability of AI solutions operating within constrained resources and demonstrating value to secure additional funding.
• Manage executive stakeholders and engage with them to align AI initiatives with strategic goals.
• Lead strategic programs and prioritise effectively within a value framework they have created.
• Develop a framework for a buy vs build decisionmaking approach that balances velocity with competitive traction.
• Acknowledge when AI is not the most appropriate solution for a problem and balance decision making based on commercial viability

Qualifications :

• Proven experience in leading AI data science and ML teams and developing centres of excellence.
• Strong background in AI ML data science and advanced analytics.
• Direct experience in hyperpersonalisation for consumer goods preferably in entertainment categories.
• Experience with gamification principles and delivering solutions in that domain.
• Expertlevel understanding and experience in the application of supervised and unsupervised learning recommender systems natural language processing and reinforcement learning.
• Pragmatic and sensible approach to generative AI.
• Excellent leadership and teambuilding skills with the ability to manage crossfunctional teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and problemsolving abilities.
• Ability to operate with constrained resources and demonstrate value to secure further investment.
• Excellent communication influencing and storytelling skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly selfmotivated and focused with demonstrable experience of building AI and Data Science capabilities from the ground up.
• Experience operating in highly regulated industries is beneficial but not essential.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime