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Lead Data Scientist - Risk Intelligence & AI

We are the voice of SaaS security. Our mission is to prevent SaaS data breaches by securing the applications that power the enterprise.

AppOmni

Employee count: 201-500

Salary: 220k-285k USD

United States only

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About AppOmni

AppOmni prevents SaaS data breaches by delivering end-to-end SaaS security. Our platform gives security teams clear visibility into posture, access, third-party connections, AI-related activity, and with built-in discovery to identify unsanctioned SaaS and Shadow AI tools. Backed by continuous monitoring and real-time threat detection, AppOmni helps enterprises identify and resolve risks early, keeping their SaaS applications secure.

Recognized as a Frost Radar™ 2025 Leader and Great Place To Work®, AppOmni continues to set the standard for innovation and customer value in SaaS security. The largest and fastest-growing global enterprises across industries trust AppOmni to secure their SaaS applications.

About the Role

AppOmni is looking for a Principal Data Scientist, Risk Intelligence & AI to define and build machine-learning–driven risk scoring, prioritization, and AI-powered security workflows within our SaaS security platform.

In this role, you will apply statistical modeling, machine learning, and modern AI techniques to help transform security signals into actionable prioritization, and to develop intelligent, agent-driven product capabilities that assist customers with investigation, triage, and response. You will play a key role in shaping how AI is applied responsibly and effectively in customer-facing security workflows.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with technical leadership responsibilities. You will work closely with Product and Engineering to design, build, and operationalize ML and AI systems that are explainable, reliable, and safe to deploy in production.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and implement data-driven risk scoring and prioritization approaches across SaaS security signals.
  • Lead the development of AI-powered product capabilities, including agentic and LLM-based features that support investigation, triage, and security operations workflows.
  • Define and evolve explainable decision logic so customers understand why issues are prioritized or actions are recommended.
  • Contribute to approaches that assess the potential scope and impact of security issues.
  • Establish evaluation methods to measure model quality, effectiveness, and reliability over time.
  • Incorporate product usage signals and feedback to guide continuous improvement of ML and AI systems.
  • Monitor ML and AI systems in production to ensure stability, safety, and consistent behavior.
  • Partner with Engineering to operationalize models and AI workflows, supporting safe deployment and iteration.
  • Collaborate with Product to shape AI-driven user experiences, ensuring alignment with customer needs and trust expectations.
  • Act as a technical leader and thought partner on applied ML and AI across the product area.

What We’re Looking For

  • 7–10+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Applied Scientist, or Machine Learning Engineer, with ownership of production systems.
  • Experience in security, identity, fraud, or risk modeling domains.
  • Strong background in statistical modeling, machine learning, and applied decision systems.
  • Experience designing and shipping ML- or AI-driven product features used by customers.
  • Experience applying ML or AI to decision-making systems that influence user workflows or automated outcomes.
  • Comfortability working within the GCP stack, particularly big data services, such as Dataproc (pyspark), Dataflow (Apache Beam), PubSub (Apache Kafka), data lakes (storage, partitioning, searching). Also, experience with SQL, Python, and related Data Science libs (such as scikit-learn, pytorch, GCP integrations, etc).
  • Experience designing or contributing to agent-like or automated workflows, including reasoning about task decomposition, tool usage, or control flow.
  • Demonstrated ability to design guardrails and human-in-the-loop mechanisms for automated or AI-assisted actions.
  • Experience operating ML or AI systems post-launch, including monitoring behavior, iterating based on feedback, and addressing reliability or trust issues.
  • Familiarity with LLMs and agent-based approaches, with practical awareness of reliability, safety, and evaluation considerations.
  • Ability to balance automation, explainability, and user trust in customer-facing systems.
  • Experience partnering closely with Product and Engineering to deliver customer-facing capabilities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.



Culture

Our talented team is collaborative and supportive as we move quickly to research and develop new ideas, deliver new features to our customers, and iterate on ideas and innovations. We accomplish this by focusing on our five core values: Trust, Transparency, Quality, Customer Focus, and Delivery. Our team is determined to make a difference to positively impact our way of life by securing the technology that is changing the world.

AppOmni is proud to be Certified by Great Place to WorkⓇ, as we seek to build a culture where all employees feel appreciated and supported, especially with clear and honest leadership, employee recognition, and an environment that fosters innovation and collaboration.

We believe diversity fuels innovation and drives growth by bringing a wealth of different perspectives and skills. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, heard, and empowered to reach their full potential. Join us in building a workplace where we can all thrive.

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Compensation & Benefits

AppOmni is committed to supporting our employees' financial, professional, and personal well-being. To do this, we take a holistic view of compensation, one that values not just the immediate financial package but also the long-term growth of both our employees and our company. We're committed to pay equity and transparency and encourage all candidates to discuss their salary expectations with us early in the application process.

Our total rewards package includes the following:

  • Base Salary: The annual base salary compensation range in the U.S. for this role is: $220,000 - $285,000 USD. Higher compensation may be available for candidates in higher cost of living markets. Final offer amounts are determined by factors such as the final candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience, as well as business considerations and peer compensation.
  • Stock Options: Our vision is to not just grow as a company but to grow together. By offering stock options, we are inviting you to be an integral part of our journey forward.
  • Benefits: Generous paid time off, paid company holidays, paid floating holidays, paid parental leave, paid sick time and paid family leave for applicable states, health insurance - medical, dental, and vision with HSA option, LifeWorks Employee Assistance Program, company-provided life insurance, AD&D, STD/LTD and additional supplemental life insurance options, 401(k) and Roth retirement saving accounts, and a monthly wellness benefit reimbursement. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and plan details.
AppOmni is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. AppOmni is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at employeesuccess@appomni.com.

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About AppOmni

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We are the voice of SaaS security. Our mission is to prevent SaaS data breaches by securing the applications that power the enterprise. Our customers enjoy secure SaaS productivity with AppOmni’s industry-leading threat research, expertise, and product depth.

AppOmni pioneered the SSPM category in 2018. As a remote-first company, we understand the importance and impact of SaaS applications to enterprises. We are the SaaS security voice to our customers and partners.

Leveling up SaaS Security

We created the category called SaaS security posture management (SSPM). And now, over 25% of the Fortune 100 and many global companies are using our platform to overcome challenges such as SaaS application attacks, sensitive data exposure, insider threats, and so much more.

We are pioneers in a new space, where solutions and best practices aren’t yet defined. The problems our teams work on are almost entirely greenfield projects, and our people have significant latitude to solve those problems with their best judgment and investigative skills. Our people are our most valuable resource and no effort succeeds without the amazing people that make up AppOmni. We know that if you bring together smart, motivated individuals and empower them to work toward a common goal, great things will happen.

Our Mission & Vision

Our mission is to prevent SaaS data breaches by securing the applications that power the enterprise. Our customers are global enterprises who store and process their business-critical data in SaaS applications. We deliver frictionless security that combines our industry-leading threat research, expertise, and product depth, so that our customers are productive and cyber resilient.

AppOmni’s vision is to be the SaaS security voice to our customers and partners. As a remote-first company, we understand the importance and impact of SaaS applications to any organization. Our founders and employees have relentlessly built deep expertise around delivering comprehensive SaaS security solutions.

We are obsessed with our customer, partner, and employee experience. The strength of our relationships is the key to our growth and success. We take immense pride in building a culture with the best cybersecurity talent.

What We Value at AppOmni

Our team is collaborative and supportive as we move quickly to research and develop new ideas, deliver new features to our customers, and iterate on ideas and innovations. We accomplish this by focusing on our five core values:

  • Trust

  • Transparency

  • Quality

  • Customer Focus

  • Delivery

We believe diversity fuels innovation and drives growth by bringing a wealth of different perspectives and skills. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, heard, and empowered to reach their full potential. Join us in building a workplace where we can all thrive.

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Disability insurance

AppOmni provides STD and LTD benefits at no cost to our employees.

Life insurance

AppOmni provides group life and AD&D benefits at no cost to our employees, as well as additional supplemental life insurance options.

Retirement benefits

We offer a 401(k) tax-advantaged retirement savings account as of the employee’s first paycheck with AppOmni covering all fees for the account.

Autonomous schedules

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