Data Scientist, Unique AI
Agentic AI for financial services
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Agentic AI for financial services
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower Financial Services by delivering cutting-edge, AI-powered solutions that streamline operations and drive innovation.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 4+ years of experience as a data scientist
- Hands-on experience with LLMs: including tool calling and low-level experimentation beyond frameworks, as well as prompt engineering for customer use cases
- Production GenAI delivery: demonstrated experience designing, deploying, operating and evaluating LLM-based applications in production environments, including agentic systems with tool calling and orchestration
- Solid understanding of AI systems and their functionalities, such as deep research and other applied AI techniques, combined with strong Python coding skills to translate these concepts into production-ready workflows and maintain robust AI pipelines - ideally with experience deploying multi-agent systems
- History of successfully delivering projects for clients: translating customer requirements into tailored solutions
- Industry expertise: expertise in financial services environments (private banking, wealth/ asset management, insurance) is a plus
- Languages: English (French and/ or German is a plus)
- Education: Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field
What the job involves
- We are now looking for at least 2 Data Scientists to join our London team
- Data Scientist (Core): 80% internal, 20% client facing
- Data Scientist (Forward Deployed): 80-100% client facing, 0-20% internal (where appropriate)
- In both cases, we are looking for data scientists who are passionate about developing AI agents using Unique AI's SDK for the Financial Services Industry
- In this role, you will focus on building and improving vertical use cases in the financial industry, helping us unlock the full potential of GenAI for our customers
- You will work closely with our product and engineering teams to design, prototype, and develop AI Agents + systems that deliver real business impact
- You will also spend time with clients (to varying degrees depending on the specific role), enabling them to maximize the value of our platform while providing hands-on support and expertise, ensuring the smooth integration and adoption of Unique's GenAI solutions while helping them build AI Agents using our SDK
Application process
- Please note: applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, starting in 2-3 weeks time, until both roles are filled. The interview process is the same for the core and forward deployed role, during the process we will mutually agree which role is a better fit
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Zurich-based Unique AI is a fintech solutions firm leveraging the power of AI to help companies optimise their middle and back office processes. Through a suite of AI agents, Unique’s solutions help financial institutions tackle complicated problems and enhance the customer experience, all whilst maintaining the highest standards of compliance.
What helps Unique stand out in the world of AI agents is its combination of flexible use case agents and customisable deployments. Its agile agents can be programmed to 25 specific use cases, many of which are common workload pilers for financial institutions, whilst the customisability of the platform means they can also be configured to unique problems encountered by clients.
With $30 million in Series A raised in 2025, Unique is planning to accelerate its plans for product development and market growth, with a focus on entering the US in the near future. With 40+ leading European clients, the company’s agile product shows promise and effectiveness.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2025
$30m
SERIES A
Dec 2023
$6.5m
SEED
Total funding: $52.5m
Company benefits
- Leading Company 💪 A chance to be part of a leading company in a rapidly evolving industry
- 5 additional educational days
- Hybrid set up 🧑💻🏢
- Culture 🌿 A modern company with flat hierarchies that focuses on a people-oriented culture and places great emphasis on transparency and open communication
- Innovative & Impactful Projects 🚀 Engage in groundbreaking projects within the Generative AI space. Contribute towards building the foundations enabling financial institutions to operationalize AI.
Company values
- We respect and value everybody's uniqueness - We know that diversity is a gain and makes us stronger as a team.
- We are a team of entrepreneurs - The success of our company depends on every single one of us.
- We foster sustainable business through integrity and loyalty - We aim to build long-term relationships with customers, employees and other partners.
Company HQ
Enge, Zürich, ZH
Leadership
Manuel Grenacher
(Co-Founder & CEO)Is also a Board Member of LAAZ Mountain Vision for Weisse Arena Group, Founder & Board Member at Core Systems AG and BenLink.
Michelle Heppler
(Co-Founder & CCO)Previously the Co-Founder and CCO of Pathmate Technologies, was a Senior Account Manager at Swisscom and an IT Business Lead for Daimler AG.
Andreas Hauri
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously Head of Intelligence Services at SAP, was the CEO & Co-Founder of ambrpay and a Board Member & Investor for ph. ltd. Was also a Startup Mentor for two years at the Fintech10 Incubator & Accelerator
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