Head of Solutions Strategy & Analytics

SentiLink; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Flexible paid time off

Home office stipend

Company-wide events

Job summary

SentiLink is seeking a Head of Solutions Analytics to lead a team of analysts and data scientists, focusing on developing data-driven business cases for our partners. This pivotal role involves partnering with sales to shape strategies, presenting insights, and building a strong analytics team.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in analytics and people management, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Compensation ranges from $200,000 to $260,000 annually, plus equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of total professional experience, including 5+ years in management.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in data analysis and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of business analysts and data scientists.
• Translate analysis into compelling narratives.
• Build and scale the Solutions Analytics team.

Skills

People management

Data analytics

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Consulting background

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Google Slides

SQL

Python

Job description

SentiLink provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transact with confidence. We’re building the future of identity verification in the United States, replacing a clunky, ineffective, and expensive status quo with solutions that are 10x faster, smarter, and more accurate. We’ve seen tremendous traction and are growing extremely quickly. Our real-time APIs have helped verify hundreds of millions of identities, starting with financial services and rapidly expanding into new markets. SentiLink is backed by world-class investors including Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Max Levchin. We’ve earned recognition from TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, PYMNTS, American Banker, LendIt, and have been named to the Forbes Fintech 50. We have also been named a 2026 FICO Industry Vanguard Decision Award Winner. Last but not least, we’ve even made history - we were the first company to go live with the eCBSV and testified before the United States House of Representatives on the future of identity. SentiLink supports a variety of ways to work, ranging from fully remote to in-office. We operate as a digital-first company with strong collaboration across the U.S. and India. We maintain physical offices in Austin, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago in the U.S., and in Gurugram (Delhi) and Bengaluru in India. If you’re located near one of these offices, we would love for you to spend time in the office regularly. Some roles are hybrid or in-office by design. For example, our engineering team in India works primarily from our Gurugram office.

Role

As the Head of Solutions Analytics, you'll lead a team of business analysts and data scientists who are deeply embedded in SentiLink's sales process and our partner relationships. At SentiLink, earning the trust of prospects and customers (whom we refer to internally as partners) starts with a compelling, data-driven business case, and your team is responsible for building it.

Responsibilities

• Partner with account executives on discovery, and meet with partners to shape fraud and identity strategies that mitigate risk.
• Translate analysis into compelling, executive-ready narratives and presentations aligned to the value of the proposed solution.
• Act as the analytical and technical thought partner to the sales team, ensuring alignment with each partner's needs.
• Build, coach, and scale the Solutions Analytics team, establishing best practices and raising the bar across the group.
• Expand the team's scope beyond pre-sales retros into pipeline analytics and deeper, ongoing partner consulting.
• Design and execute analysis for white papers and other industry materials — surfacing relevant insights, such as emerging fraud tactics, and collaborating on publishing.
• Develop and maintain durable, trusted relationships with partners over the full lifecycle.

Requirements

• 8+ years of total professional experience, including 5+ years of people management
• A background in consulting, financial services, analytics, and/or a high-growth startup environment.
• A track record of leading teams and developing talent, with the executive presence to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong data and analytics fundamentals, with the judgment to know which analysis matters and the storytelling skill to make it land.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to present complex business cases in a clear, accessible way.
• Comfort with ambiguity, a bias toward driving work independently, and a quick-learner mindset.
• Genuine enthusiasm for becoming an expert on financial services, fraud, and identity.
• Exposure to a sales or commercial environment, and a consultative approach to working with partners.
• A bachelor's degree (any field); an MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Fluency with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides; hands-on comfort with SQL and/or Python is a plus.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must live in the United States.

Compensation

$200,000 - $260,000/year + equity + benefits

Perks

• Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents
• 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles)
• Flexible paid time off
• Regular company-wide in-person events
• Home office stipend, and more!

Corporate Values

• Follow Through
• Deep Understanding
• Whatever It Takes
• Do Something Smart