Socure - Head of Data Science

• Own and drive the data science vision for Identity & Compliance, delivering measurable improvements in accuracy, coverage, latency, and customer impact across all products in scope. • Own and drive the data science vision • Lead, build, and develop a high-performing team of data scientists and applied researchers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, speed, and accountability. • Lead, build, and develop a high-performing team • Architect and deploy advanced machine learning systems across identity verification, entity resolution, sanctions screening, and compliance risk modeling. • Architect and deploy advanced machine learning systems • Drive the development of graph-based intelligence, including large-scale graph neural networks (GNNs) and link analysis models to power Identity Graph, fraud detection, and watchlist matching. • Drive the development of graph-based intelligence • graph neural networks (GNNs) • Lead the design and implementation of agent-based AI systems, enabling automated decisioning, case triage, investigation workflows, and adaptive compliance strategies. • Lead the design and implementation of agent-based AI systems • Advance state-of-the-art modeling approaches, including deep learning, representation learning, graph learning, and multimodal fusion across structured and unstructured data. • Advance state-of-the-art modeling approaches • Drive innovation in Identity Graph and Prefill systems, improving identity resolution, linking, and enrichment capabilities across global datasets. • Drive innovation in Identity Graph and Prefill systems • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Go-to-Market teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions that deliver customer value. • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Go-to-Market teams • Own the end-to-end model lifecycle, including data strategy, feature engineering, model development, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring. • Own the end-to-end model lifecycle • Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements, balancing model performance with explainability, auditability, and governance. • Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements • Continuously raise the bar on experimentation and execution velocity, enabling rapid iteration while maintaining high standards for reliability and impact. • Continuously raise the bar on experimentation and execution velocity • Own customer communication and stakeholder management, serving as a trusted technical leader in engagements with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders; clearly articulate model behavior, agentic systems, performance trade-offs, and roadmap decisions while building strong, long-term relationships. • Own customer communication and stakeholder management, • Represent Socure externally as a thought leader in identity, compliance, and applied AI. • Represent Socure externally