Head of Data Research
Core
Lead research teams to identify, evaluate, and integrate data sources for a financial crime prevention platform, setting strategy and prioritizing initiatives against product and regulatory goals.
Role type
Senior leadership data research head (strategy & team management)
Builds
Data sourcing strategy, regulatory intelligence, and validated data coverage for a financial crime prevention platform
Domain
Financial crime prevention / AML / Data intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic planning, team leadership, regulatory analysis, stakeholder management, performance metrics, capacity forecasting
Preferred skills
AI/Agentic workflows, industry thought leadership, high-growth scale-up experience
Technologies
Looker, Power BI, SQL, Jira
Responsibilities
Define global data research strategy aligned with product and regulatory changes; lead researchers and managers to deliver data sourcing initiatives; partner with Product, Engineering, and Compliance; support commercial teams in client conversations; champion AI adoption; report on team KPIs and ARR contribution.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on leader managing managers
