Staff Data Scientist, Security

Stripe; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 205,000 - 308,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a senior data science leader to partner with the Security organization, focusing on designing secure access controls, de-risking security incidents, and collaborating with engineering, PMs, and other teams.

You will guide data strategy, drive implementation of observability and metrics, and mentor peers as Stripe strengthens its safety for customer data and assets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data science experience or equivalent in a quantitative field.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, OR, etc.).
• Experience leading organization-wide initiatives across multiple teams.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams to drive business outcomes.
• Experience aligning stakeholders in ambiguous situations and leading initiatives.
• Ability to balance execution with research and scalable design.
• Proficiency with AI tools to accelerate model development and coding.
• Experience mentoring peers.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical direction to data teams on horizontal technical areas, including detection, modeling, metrics, observability.
• Identify broad company problems and opportunities that can be tackled through data science.
• Design and build outputs and artifacts delivering outsized value to users and business.
• Provide data-driven guidance to cross-functional partners on strategy for protecting assets.
• Contribute to strategy, roadmap, and vision of the data science organization.
• Advocate best practices and cultivate a culture of craftsmanship and innovation in data science.
• Mentor our data science talent to aid their growth.

Skills

Data science leadership

Statistical modeling

Cross-team collaboration

AI tools proficiency

Mentoring others

Problem framing

Experimentation design

Strategy & roadmap

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in quantitative field

Tools

ML frameworks

Observability tools

Security tools

Job description

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About The Team

You’ll be joining the data science team at Stripe responsible for our overall infrastructure, with a special focus on Stripe’s security. Projects include, but are not limited to:

• Leverage internal telemetry and logs to understand and design secure and safe access controls to sensitive data;
• Develop methods to model, quantify, and ultimately de-risk security-related incidents on Stripe data, assets, and networks;
• Collaborate across the company with engineering, PMs, and others to better understand, measure, and ultimately detect various malicious attack vectors.

You will act as a key strategic data partner to the Security organization at Stripe, and help craft, guide, and drive the strategy and tactics needed to help ensure Stripe keeps and maintains the highest level of safety and security for critical business assets and customer data.

What you'll do

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical direction to data teams on horizontal technical areas, including detection, modeling, metrics, observability, etc. Assume hands-on leadership, especially when helping teams resolve complex problems through iterative execution.
• Identify broad company problems and opportunities that can be tackled through data science
• Work with relevant teams to design and build the quantitative outputs and artifacts that deliver outsized value to our users and our business.
• Provide data-driven guidance to cross-functional partners on strategy for tracking and protecting Stripe assets from external and internal threats.
• Contribute to the overall strategy, roadmap, and vision of your data science team and organization.
• Evangelize and inspire best practices across data science. Lead by example to build a culture of craftsmanship and innovation.
• Provide mentorship to our data science talent to help them grow technically and professionally.

Who you are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of data science experience or equivalent combined industry and research experience in a quantitative field.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Operations Research, Quantitative Marketing, Physical Sciences, Engineering, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience of leading organization-wide initiatives spanning multiple teams, or leveraging deep domain expertise to influence tech roadmap planning and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
• Experience creating alignment with stakeholders in ambiguous and complex situations, and leading company-level initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to balance execution and velocity with research, statistical depth, and scalable design.
• Proficiency with AI tools to accelerate model development, analysis, and coding.
• Experience mentoring and investing in the development of peers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong preference for experience working with security or security-adjacent teams, and familiarity with contemporary security tools and practices.
• Experience in the end-to-end development and production implementation of machine learning, statistical, or forecasting frameworks (beyond building model prototypes).
• Experience developing and deploying metrics and observability frameworks.

Hybrid work at Stripe

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Working remotely at Stripe

A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $205,400 - $308,000. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.

The application window will remain open for 100 days after the Job Post is published. However, this opportunity will remain open based on the needs of the business, which may cause the application window to close before or after the 100-day mark.