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Principal Data Scientist - AI, MLOps and GenAI Lead

Hackajob Ltd • Broadfield, Crawley

Salary

£80k – £80k

Posted

26 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Hackajob Ltd is hiring a Principal Data Scientist - AI, MLOps and GenAI Lead in Broadfield, a it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £80k – £80k. Hackajob Ltd holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

hackajob is partnering directly with Rentokil Initial to hire for this role. As part of our Group AI Team, we are scaling our internal capabilities to deliver cutting-edge, production-grade AI solutions across our global operations. We are establishing an Agentic Factory - a dedicated, high-velocity delivery team focused on designing, building, and deploying genAI & ML solutions, multi-agent workflows, and automation systems to solve complex business problems. The primary goals of the team in…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Hackajob Ltd — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £80k – £80k
How this salary compares: about 29% above the £61,888 median across 1,174 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Broadfield, Crawley
Posted: 26 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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