Head of Data Science, Compliance AI — Equity + Impact

Socure; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Socure seeks a data science leader to build and scale AI-powered compliance products. You will set vision, guide delivery across KYC, AML, and watchlist monitoring, and partner with product, eng, and risk leaders to translate complex regulatory problems into measurable product outcomes.

You will lead teams delivering explainable, production-grade models, while ensuring governance, safety, and impact across geographies and data sources.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years in data science and ML with production systems at scale.
• Experience in compliance, KYC/AML, or financial services risk modeling.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the data science strategy and roadmap for Compliance Products.
• Build and scale AI-powered compliance products and oversee end-to-end model lifecycle.
• Lead and develop a high-performing data science team; ensure production-ready models.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Apache Spark

Entity matching

Explainability

Communication skills

Customer-facing discussions

Education

MS or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math/Engineering

Tools

Distributed data systems

Job description

Socure seeks a data science leader to build and scale AI-powered compliance products. You will set vision, guide delivery across KYC, AML, and watchlist monitoring, and partner with product, eng, and risk leaders to translate complex regulatory problems into measurable product outcomes.

You will lead teams delivering explainable, production-grade models, while ensuring governance, safety, and impact across geographies and data sources.