Sardine · 2 hours ago
Head of Data Science & POCs
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
10+ years expSardine is a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance, utilizing device intelligence and machine learning to combat fraud. The Head of Data Science & POCs will lead a team to transform data into real-time decisions, driving proof-of-concept projects for enterprise customers to reduce fraud and improve ROI.
CryptocurrencyFinTechFraud DetectionSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end POCs and POVs with prospective customers to demonstrate fraud-loss reduction and ROI using Sardine’s risk engine
Build, optimize, and scale real-time decision systems combining ML models, features, and rules across billions of events
Hire, coach, and mentor a team of data scientists
Implement experimentation frameworks (A/B tests, bandit models) to safely validate new strategies
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams to embed insights into dashboards, APIs, and pricing strategies
Present findings and strategies to customers, execs, and external stakeholders in a clear and compelling way
Drive roadmap thinking on new signals, feature builds, and feedback loops that make our platform smarter and faster
Qualification
Required
10+ years in fraud analytics, data science, or machine learning; 2+ years leading technical teams that ship real‑time risk solutions at high‑growth payments, financial, or fintech companies
Experience owning and delivering POC/POV work-streams with measurable customer outcomes
Proven record of reducing fraud losses and false positives for consumer and/or B2B products, processing millions of daily transactions or selling millions of products annually at a minimum
Strong background in applied ML, anomaly detection, and experimentation design
Advanced SQL skills and familiarity with modern data infra (Kafka, Flink, feature stores, vector DBs)
Executive presence and storytelling ability; able to communicate data insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Generous compensation in cash and equity
Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
MacBook Pro delivered to your door
One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
Monthly meal stipend
Monthly social meet-up stipend
Annual health and wellness stipend
Annual Learning stipend
Company
Sardine
Sardine is a fraud prevention and compliance software company for the digital economy.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (6)
2024 (1)
2023 (3)
2022 (7)
2021 (1)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$145.6MKey Investors
Activant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzFIS Impact Ventures
2025-02-11Series C· $70M
2022-09-20Series B· $51.5M
2022-08-10Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Alex Kushnir
Head of Commercial Development
Recent News
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