Data Scientist, Urban Jungle
£40-41k
Plus share options
4+ days a week in office
Insurance for the demands of a new generation
Be an early applicant
Insurance for the demands of a new generation
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£40-41k
Plus share options
4+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To craft great insurance for the demands of a new generation. End of story.
Role
Who you are
- 1+ years of experience in data science (or equivalent academic or personal projects)
- A problem-solver who enjoys thinking creatively about how data can deliver value
- A passion for building great data products and a willingness to roll up your sleeves across the data lifecycle – from pipelining to model deployment
- Experience with some of the following tools and technologies (or an eagerness to learn):
- Python and its data science ecosystem (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch)
- Statistical methods and machine learning (e.g., A/B testing, model validation)
- Data pipelining tools like SQL, dbt, BigQuery, or Spark
- A strong communicator with the ability to communicate technical concepts into layman’s terms for a non-technical audience
- You’re not afraid to challenge the status quo if it means reaching a better outcome for our customers
- Use your excellent time management abilities to prioritise daily tasks in accordance with overarching company goals
- You’re ambitious, and eager to progress quickly to grow alongside the company
- You apply yourself to everything you do, recognising the difference that makes to the business
- You treat everyone with integrity, respect and kindness - whether it’s your colleagues, our customers, or our partners
- You’ll be a champion of our values, and encourage others to be the same
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an enthusiastic Data Scientist to join our Data team and play a pivotal role in shaping how we leverage data at Urban Jungle
- This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high-growth tech scaleup, making an impact on core business decisions and customer experiences from day one
- You’ll collaborate with our Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams to build predictive models and data-driven solutions that power everything from eligibility checks to fraud detection, pricing, and beyond
- Get to grips with our data platform and begin contributing to models that power core business decisions
- Work on projects that span multiple areas, including pricing, risk assessment, and behavioural fraud detection
- Build, deploy, and iterate on data models that bring clear and measurable value to our business
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Commercial teams to deliver data-driven products that delight our customers and drive business growth
- Play a key role in developing our state-of-the-art data platform, setting the standard for best practices in data science and analytics
- Build your commercial awareness by collaborating on cross-functional projects with teams across Urban Jungle
- Join a fun, supportive, and ambitious team where your growth and well-being are a top priority
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Urban Jungle was founded in 2016 by a team from both in and outside of the insurance industry. Jimmy Williams and Greg Smyth noticed that the insurance industry was moving at a really slow pace, hardly taking advantage of the available technology and often leaving customers behind, especially younger ones. Now Urban Jungle is the top rated home insurance provider in the UK.
Modern insurers have inherited, from their 80s predecessors, a highly inefficient general approach to the industry: when launching a new system, only new customers are included in it, while old customers remain in the old system. Customer Service Operatives at really big insurers are fishing in different systems to find people's records and that does not favour productivity at all. The challenge with Urban Jungle’s process is to build up the insurance experience from scratch taking advantage of the technology that has been developed in recent years, reducing costs and empowering customers.
Special attention needs to be paid to the insurance product. The responsiveness to the way people's risks are changing over time is a key aspect that insurers should always bear in mind. Adapting the insurance product to ever-changing needs is definitely the main challenge for Urban Jungle and its competitors, and the best way to do it is to keep continuous and direct contact with customers. Regularly testing the current insurance offer and showing readiness when adapting the product to a new necessity is the real turning point and what Urban Jungle is working for.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2024
$15m
SERIES A
May 2022
$22.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $58.4m
Company benefits
- Share options that can increase alongside performance and growth
- 25 days paid annual leave, plus public holidays
- Rapid Progression. We’ll give you the opportunity to experience loads, and develop rapidly. You’ll get tons of responsibility from day one, and all the feedback, coaching and support you need to fuel your career growth
- Real Impact. You’ll work on big, interesting problems that will challenge you, and do so in a way that has a positive impact on people’s lives, the planet and our community
- A Clear Plan. We’ll give you the clarity on what we want to achieve, with the freedom and autonomy for you to decide how we get there
- The Best People. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who are exceptional at what they do, whilst being kind, honest people who champion our values
- A dedicated development budget, access to a senior mentor, and training on whatever you need to do your job well
- Well-being support. We’re committed to supporting both physical and mental well-being through access to therapy, weekly onsite yoga, and subsidised sports clubs
- Enhanced parental leave, and support for parents returning to work
- All. The. Fun. We regularly organise awesome socials and have some vibrant team communities such as book club and foodies
Company values
- Customer First. We do the right thing, even when no one is watching. We’ll always talk to our community of customers to stay on top of what that is
- Be Responsible. We don’t just say we care, we show it with our actions. We make decisions that take into account the world around us, whether that be considering the environment, supporting diversity or creating a great place to work
- Keep Getting Better. We always look for ways to innovate and improve next time. We’re open and honest about what’s working and not
- Aim For Extraordinary. Nothing daunts us. We never back away from the toughest problems, and hold ourselves to the highest standards. We’re setting a new pace in an industry that moves slowly
Company HQ
Lambeth, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jimmy Williams
(Co-Founder & CEO)Their background is in Consulting, where they worked with various insurers, tech providers in financial services, and price comparison sites, as a Principal at OC&C.
Greg Smyth
(Co-Founder & CTO)They were most recently VP of Research and Data Technology at Winton Capita. Previously they worked at Facebook, starting their first engineering team in London, and Google.
People progressing
Julia joined the team as a Data Analyst in 2020, and was promoted to Senior Data Analyst after 1 year. Now Julia is a Director of Analytics and BI.
Tiago joined Urban as a Software Engineer in 2019, and after several promotions, they are now a Principal Engineer.
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