Lead Data Scientist

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 Lead Data Scientist to help define and build scalable, production-grade data pipelines and intelligent analytics capabilities within our SaaS platform. In this role, you will apply data science, statistical modeling, batch and real-time analytics, and large-scale data engineering to transform complex datasets into actionable product insights and customer-facing capabilities. You will work across a broad range of technical domains on pipelines, including ETL, statistical modeling, machine learning (supervised and unsupervised) and LLM as well as monitoring, governance, visualization, and production modeling systems. We are looking for a highly versatile engineer-scientist — someone who has worked across different layers of the modern data stack and enjoys continuing to solve a wide variety of technical problems. This role is ideal for someone whose background spans data engineering, infrastructure, analytics applications, statistical modeling, and operational production systems. You will be responsible for end-to-end data workflows, from ingestion and transformation through analytics implementation, orchestration, monitoring, governance, and production operations. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with technical leadership responsibilities, partnering closely with Product and Engineering to build reliable, scalable, and intelligent data-driven systems What You’ll Do Design and implement scalable batch and real-time data processing systems across large and complex datasets. Build and optimize ETL and streaming data pipelines using modern GCP big data technologies. Lead development decisions around model choices, data architecture, data modeling, pipeline orchestration, analytics infrastructure, and production systems. Develop statistical models and analytics capabilities that support product intelligence and operational insights. Design and maintain production-grade data workflows using technologies such as Airflow, Dataflow, PubSub, and PySpark. Contribute across multiple areas of the data ecosystem, including data engineering, monitoring and governance, visualization, and analytics tooling. Establish monitoring, observability, and governance practices for data quality, pipeline reliability, and production health. Partner closely with Engineering to operationalize scalable data infrastructure and analytics systems. Collaborate with Product to shape intelligent, data-driven product capabilities and user experiences. Act as a technical leader and thought partner across data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, and applied modeling initiatives. Help evolve internal tooling and frameworks that improve scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency across the platform. What We’re Looking For 7–10+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Applied Scientist, Data Engineer, or Machine Learning Engineer, with ownership of production systems. Strong experience building and operating large-scale data pipelines and distributed data processing systems. Hands-on experience within the GCP ecosystem, particularly big data services such as Dataproc, Dataflow, PubSub, and related storage and data lake technologies. Strong proficiency in Python, PySpark, and modern data processing frameworks. Experience working across multiple disciplines of the data stack, including data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, monitoring/governance, APIs, and visualization. Experience with real-time or streaming systems and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow and Apache Beam/Dataflow. Strong foundation in statistical modeling, analytics, and applied data science techniques. Experience designing and maintaining scalable ETL workflows and production data infrastructure. Familiarity with monitoring, observability, governance, and reliability practices for production data systems. Ability to thrive in highly cross-functional environments and contribute across a wide range of technical challenges. Demonstrated versatility — a background that spans multiple types of data applications, infrastructure, and analytics work is highly valued. 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. 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: $210,000 - $240,000 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.