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Director, FSI Predictive Technology

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$320k2026-09-22 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define and guide technical direction for scalable fraud technology and platforms, developing reusable capabilities for fraud detection, prevention, investigation, and decisioning systems.

Role type

Director, FSI Predictive Technology (Technical Lead)

Builds

Reusable detection approaches, frameworks, APIs, reference architectures, and production-grade fraud technology for customer use.

Domain

Financial Services (FSI), Fraud Prevention, Machine Learning, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Technical strategy and architecture, Machine Learning, Graph analytics, Data engineering, Real-time distributed systems, Risk scoring, System resilience, Metrics definition, Cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

Generative AI/LLMs, Low-latency inference, Automated feedback loops, Adaptive risk systems

Technologies

Graph ML, Entity resolution, Behavioral analytics, Streaming/event-processing, Decisioning platforms

Responsibilities

Lead technical strategy and roadmap for fraud technology; Design reusable detection approaches combining rules, ML, and graph analytics; Partner with Data Science and Product teams to deploy detection capabilities; Identify and integrate fraud signals across multiple data domains; Establish frameworks for translating fraud patterns into production workflows; Monitor detection effectiveness using precision, recall, and latency metrics; Lead root-cause analysis for bypassed fraud; Build reusable infrastructure and APIs; Evaluate emerging AI and automation technologies.

Seniority

Director, 15+ years experience (6+ years leading engineering orgs)