(Senior) Director, Research and Detection
The Research & Detection organization at HUMAN is dedicated to protecting the Internet by disrupting the economics of cybercrime. We design, build, and operate large-scale detection systems that distinguish real humans from sophisticated bots, fraud & abuse to instill trust in the customer journey.
We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Leader for our Sightline Research & Detection team to lead a team of data scientists, data researchers, and security researchers who own the core detection and analytics capabilities behind HUMAN’s Sightline product. This role sits at the intersection of data, security, and product, and is critical to our long‑term detection strategy. You bring a deep understanding of how the Internet and modern browsers work and, ideally, a track record as a hands‑on fraud fighter.
What you’ll do
- Own our core detection KPIs and overall efficacy for Sightline Cyber Defense (e.g., precision, recall), driving continuous improvement, clear trade-offs, and transparent reporting on these metrics.
- Own the detection strategy for Sightline Cyber Defense, shaping how we use data, modeling, and experimentation to stay ahead of adversaries by creating asymmetrical advantages.
- Lead and grow a high-performing team of data scientists, data researchers, and security researchers, with a focus on hiring, mentoring, career development, and clear expectations.
- Drive end‑to‑end detection projects from hypothesis and exploratory analysis through modeling, offline validation, and production deployment in real‑time systems.
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering to prioritize roadmaps, translate customer problems into detection work, and deliver measurable impact.
- Integrate Data Science into production systems, working with Engineering to design scalable data pipelines, model serving, and monitoring for billions of daily events.
- Raise the bar on detection quality by setting standards and best practices for precision/recall tra...