Head of Data Science, Compliance & AML AI

Socure; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Ownership culture

Job summary

Socure is seeking a Head of Data Science, Compliance Products, to lead the data science vision and execution across KYC, AML, and global watchlist initiatives. You will guide teams delivering production models, align with Product, Engineering, Risk, and GTM, and drive measurable product outcomes in high-stakes regulatory environments.

You will partner with executives to articulate model behavior, ensure explainability, and advocate for responsible deployment, while representing Socure as a

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in data science & ML, with production systems at scale.
• Experience in compliance/KYC/AML, watchlist screening, or risk modeling in financial services or fintech.
• Proven leadership of high-performing data science teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own data science strategy and roadmap for Compliance Products.
• Lead and develop a high-performing data science team; set quality and speed expectations.
• Advance ML across KYC/International KYC and AML workflows; ensure explainability and governance.
• Improve data-driven components like Advanced Prefill and deceased person detection with safeguards.
• Build and scale Global Watchlist Screening and Monitoring capabilities across geographies.
• Own end-to-end model lifecycle: data strategy, feature development, experimentation, deployment, monitoring.

Skills

Data science leadership

KYC/AML

Machine learning

Python / PyTorch

Team management

Communication

Education

MS/PhD in CS or Statistics

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Apache Spark

Job description

Socure is seeking a Head of Data Science, Compliance Products, to lead the data science vision and execution across KYC, AML, and global watchlist initiatives. You will guide teams delivering production models, align with Product, Engineering, Risk, and GTM, and drive measurable product outcomes in high-stakes regulatory environments.

You will partner with executives to articulate model behavior, ensure explainability, and advocate for responsible deployment, while representing Socure as a