Head of Fraud Data Science & Analytics

Plaid Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Plaid Inc. is seeking a Data Science Manager for its Fraud Data team. You will lead a team responsible for customer-facing data science and Fraud product analytics, set the roadmap with cross-functional partners, and drive data-driven product decisions.

You will coach scientists, review models, and ensure rigorous delivery of analyses used in customer engagements. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, ML, GTM, and customers to identify fraud signals and opportunities, while maintaining

Qualifications

• Proven experience mentoring and developing high-performing data scientists.
• Deep domain expertise in fraud, risk, or related areas, with a strong product analytics background.
• Strong technical depth in Python, SQL, statistics, product analytics, and applied modeling.

Responsibilities

• Define how Plaid measures, evaluates, and improves Fraud product performance.
• Lead customer-facing data science and product analytics initiatives.
• Translate customer insights into scalable product capabilities and GTM opportunities.
• Coach data scientists, manage roadmap, and stay hands-on with critical analyses.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Product analytics

Applied modeling

Mentoring

Team leadership

Tools

dbt

Job description

Plaid Inc. is seeking a Data Science Manager for its Fraud Data team. You will lead a team responsible for customer-facing data science and Fraud product analytics, set the roadmap with cross-functional partners, and drive data-driven product decisions.

You will coach scientists, review models, and ensure rigorous delivery of analyses used in customer engagements. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, ML, GTM, and customers to identify fraud signals and opportunities, while maintaining