WGSN
Director of Data Science
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About the Role
The foundation of WGSN is our passionate experts. WGSN seeks talent globally to work within a business that offers a unique blend of specialist problem solvers, data analysts, and innovative thinkers who put trends and data together to provide the answers to create tomorrow. Due to the successes of AI in being the foundation to new revenue products and driving cost efficiencies within WGSN, we are looking for a leader to take AI to the next level specifically leveraging state-of-the-art LLM’s and agentic AI that will drive material transformation in the way we operate and in the new products and services we develop in the future. You will be responsible for overseeing the strategy, execution, and innovation of this strategy by leading our data science team.
The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between advanced analytics and scalable systems, applying state-of-the-art AI and data science techniques on top of WGSN’s proprietary data to support our forecasting solutions and client-facing products and services. You will collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders to develop and grow WGSN’s data science capabilities, translating business objectives into workable solutions that will drive top line revenue growth and drive bottom line efficiencies.
What We Offer
Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including:
- 25 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Pension, Life Assurance, and Income Protection
- Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance & Critical Illness
- Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans, and cycle to work scheme
- Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options
- Great learning and development opportunities
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More About WGSN
WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting. We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow’s consumer.
Our Values
We Are Everywhere
The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design, and creativity, everywhere.
We Are Future Focused
We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source, and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow.
We Are Rigorous
We source, review, and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do.
Our Culture
An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths, and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with.
Inclusive Workforce
We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability, including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030.
Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people.
We offer a flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid, and agile working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been—and will continue to be—actively encouraged here, but we do not offer full remote working.
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A Note for Applicants
We use AI to help our team screen applications and identify candidates whose skills and experience match the role. This technology removes personal information to promote a fair and unbiased process. We believe this tool helps us find the best talent while maintaining transparency and fairness.
A Note for Recruiters
Thank you so much for your interest in working with us at WGSN! Our internal Talent Acquisition team takes care of all our recruitment efforts. When we need some extra help, we partner with agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) that truly understand our business, culture, and ways of working together. Since we focus on these established partnerships, we’re unable to respond to unsolicited contacts or CVs from outside our PSL. But don’t worry! If we decide to explore new partnerships, we’ll be sure to reach out.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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