Data Scientist, VP

Closing date for applications: 23/07/2026

Location Bangalore, India

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

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Join our digital revolution in NatWest Digital X

In everything we do, we work to one aim. To make digital experiences which are effortless and secure.

So we organise ourselves around three principles: engineer, protect, and operate. We engineer simple solutions, we protect our customers, and we operate smarter.

Job description

This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a Data Scientist

We’ll look to you to lead, drive and embed the design and implementation of data science tools and methods which harness our data in order to drive customer solutions

You’ll also proactively bring together statistical, mathematical, machine learning and software engineering skills to develop and implement ethically sound models end-to-end

This is an opportunity for you to hone your skills and make an impact by applying a software engineering and product development lens to solve complex business problems

We are offering this role at vice president level

What you'll do

As a Data Scientist, you’ll use data translation skills to work closely with business stakeholders to define detailed business questions, problems or opportunities which can be supported through advanced analytics, making sure new and existing solutions are designed with a Group mindset.

You’ll also understand the complex requirements and needs of business stakeholders along with developing strong relationships, forming hypotheses and identifying suitable data and analytics solutions to meet those needs in order to support our business strategy.

In addition, you’ll be:

Articulating advanced data and analytics opportunities, bringing them to life through data visualisation in a way that business stakeholders can understand and engage with understanding the benefits, trade-offs and ethics

Leading both direct reports and wider teams in an agile way within multi-disciplinary data and analytics teams to achieve agreed project and scrum outcomes

Selecting, building, training and testing complex machine learning models considering model valuation, model risk, governance and ethics, making sure there is no bias at build to ensure models are ready to implement and scale

Leading and delivering stakeholder engagement activities to develop effective project working relationships making sure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified and met

Identifying opportunities to support our external customers using data science expertise and capability aligned to our Group strategy

Exploring data, making sure golden source data is used appropriately to identify the correct approaches to extract the most value and establishing best practice for machine learning development, data access and procurement

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone who comes from an academic background in a STEM discipline such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or Computer Science and understands exploratory data analysis. You’ll have experience with statistical modelling and machine learning techniques along with programming language and software engineering fundamentals.

You’ll also have:

Proven proficiency in Python and relevant libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and Scikit-learn

Experience of cloud applications such as AWS Sagemaker

Experience in data science, analytics, and machine learning with strong understanding of statistical analysis, machine learning models and concepts, LLMs, and data management principles

Proficiency in data visualisation tools

Welcome to our Bangalore hub

Located at Taurus 4, Bagmane Constellation Business Park, our new office stands as a state-of-the-art hub for innovation and collaboration.

Key facts:

A 30 acre campus

Space for 6,000 colleagues

Opened in 2025