HUMAN
cybersecurity
SeniorDirector,ResearchandDetection
“Senior Director, Research and Detection at HUMAN. Skills: Detection, Data Science, ML, Security Research, Leadership. Own core detection KPIs and overall efficacy for Sightline Cyber Defense. Drive continuous improvement, clear trade-offs, and transparent reporting on metrics”
Industry & Context.
Turning ambiguous business and customer problems into clear detection and analytics work
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proficiency with Python, Proficiency with SQL, Experience working with large-scale, raw datasets, Experience designing robust metrics and evaluation frameworks, Experience with web/app traffic data (e.g., HTTP logs, headers, cookies, browser fingerprints, device/identity signals), Experience in adversarial or noisy environments, Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Customer-facing teams
Nice to Have
Prior work in bot/agent detection and fraud/abuse, Experience with time series, Experience with anomaly detection, Experience with techniques commonly used in detection systems, Experience leading or collaborating on Agentic or AI-assisted analysis/detection initiatives
What You'll Do.
Own core detection KPIs and overall efficacy for Sightline Cyber Defense
Drive continuous improvement
and transparent reporting on metrics
Own the detection strategy for Sightline Cyber Defense
and experimentation are used to stay ahead of adversaries
Lead and grow a high-performing team of data scientists
and security researchers
Drive end-to-end detection projects from hypothesis and exploratory analysis through modeling
and production deployment
Integrate Data Science into production systems
Design scalable data pipelines
and monitoring for billions of daily events
Raise the bar on detection quality by setting standards and best practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Product and Engineering to prioritize roadmaps; Translate customer problems into detection work; Deliver measurable impact; Work with Engineering to design scalable data pipelines, model serving, and monitoring; Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Customer-facing teams
Communication Scope
Explain complex technical topics to executives and customers; Align diverse stakeholders around a clear plan
Process & Methodology
End-to-end detection projects
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