Director of Data Science
virtual vocationsNew York (NY)
Director of Data Science
Posted 4 days ago
virtual vocationsNew York (NY)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
Leading a team of over 25 data professionals, the remote full-time Director of Data Science will own the data strategy and model performance across Identity and Financial Crime domains, ensuring data quality and driving fraud detection initiatives.
Key responsibilities:
Define, generate, and ensure the quality of data across Identity and Financial Crime domains, establishing accountability for data integrity
Oversee the development, deployment, and monitoring of fraud detection models, maintaining model performance in production
Collaborate with engineering and data teams to set standards for data production and promote a culture of ownership and accountabilityRequired qualifications 8+ years of technical experience in a hybrid IC/management role, with a track record of leading data organizations of 15-25 people
Demonstrated experience in managing mixed technical teams, including Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Analytics Engineers
Proven ownership of data quality at scale, with experience in contracts, observability, and semantic consistency
Fluency with modern analytics engineering practices and production ML in real-time contexts
Direct experience leading teams in FinCrime/Fraud or Identity engineering/data science domains
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