North ยท 3 days ago
SVP, Data Science & AI
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expNorth American Bancard is a payment solutions company committed to helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. The Sr Vice President, Data Science & AI provides strategic and technical leadership for the company's advanced data science and AI initiatives, focusing on creating new value through AI and automation in engineering and business processes.
AccountingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesMobile PaymentsPayments
No H1B
Responsibilities
AI Strategy & Vision: Develop and own the forward-looking roadmap for AI, advanced data science, and predictive modeling. Identify and prioritize opportunities where AI can create new value and fundamentally accelerate business processes
Technical Execution & Implementation: Lead the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions. This includes a direct focus on:
Semantic Search: To unlock and operationalize our enterprise knowledge
Agentic Engineering: To create autonomous agents that automate complex business and technical workflows
AI-Driven CI/CD: To revolutionize our engineering pipeline, automating testing, deployment, and operations
Stakeholder Communication & Partnership: Act as the primary AI evangelist and partner to C-suite executives and senior business leaders. Brilliantly communicate complex technical strategies, execution roadmaps, and business impact to both technical and non-technical audiences
Engineering Alignment: Partner deeply with Engineering VPs and architects to co-author strategy, oversee technical execution, and ensure that all AI/ML solutions are scalable, secure, and seamlessly integrated into our core platforms
Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a world-class team of data scientists and machine learning engineers. Foster a culture of innovation, rapid iteration, and measurable results
Model & Platform Governance: Oversee the full lifecycle of our predictive models and AI systems, from conception and training to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, AI, or a related quantitative field
10+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, and AI
5+ years of senior leadership experience, managing high-performance teams of data scientists, ML engineers, or AI researchers
A proven track record of shipping and scaling complex AI, ML, and predictive modeling solutions from concept to production
Deep expertise in modern AI/ML development, including a strong understanding of LLMs, predictive analytics, ML Ops, and data infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering leadership on joint strategy and execution and hold technical teams accountable for results
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and educate at all levels, including the C-suite
Preferred
Master's Degree or PhD in a relevant field
Direct, hands-on experience implementing solutions with Semantic Search, Agentic AI, or similar advanced concepts
Experience in developing and deploying AI-driven CI/CD pipelines
Strong background in both business-facing data science (predictive analytics) and engineering-facing AI (process automation)
A portfolio of publications, patents, or conference presentations in the AI/ML space
Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
Flexible Paid Time Off
401(k) + Match
Mental Health Support & Well-Being Program
Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
Education Assistance
Company-funded Lifestyle Spending Account
Company
North
North provides payment processing solutions such as credit, debit, check conversion, guarantee and loyalty card solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Marc Gardner
Founder, President & CEO
Gordon Rimac
CTO
Recent News
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