Product Owner (Machine Learning)

TL;DR

Product Owner (Machine Learning): Driving the execution of ML-based capabilities for biometric authentication and document verification with an accent on production readiness and fraud risk alignment. Focus on managing ML backlogs, refining problem statements with data scientists, and ensuring models are resilient to adversarial attacks.

Location: Must be based in LATAM (Remote-friendly, with optional work from the San Diego, CA office)

Salary: $115,000 – $140,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in digital & biometric identity authentication, fraud prevention, and mobile deposit solutions.

What you will do

• Own and manage the backlog for ML-driven biometric and document verification capabilities.
• Translate fraud, identity, and customer requirements into clear, actionable ML work items.
• Partner with ML engineers and data scientists to refine problem statements and evaluate tradeoffs.
• Oversee the model lifecycle, including training, evaluation, deployment, and drift detection.
• Define labeling schemas and workflows to ensure data quality and coverage across geographies.
• Incorporate adversarial thinking to ensure models are resilient to spoofs and deepfakes.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in product ownership or delivery-focused roles.
• Demonstrated experience supporting ML-based products in production.
• Strong working knowledge of computer vision, face matching, and liveness detection.
• Experience with document verification, classification, or fraud detection.
• Ability to articulate ML concepts, risks, and tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Location: Must be based in LATAM

Nice to have

• Experience in fraud, identity, or regulated environments such as fintech.
• Familiarity with model monitoring, drift management, and feedback loops.
• Experience working with global document types and jurisdictional variations.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote-friendly work environment with a "Virtual 1st" approach.
• Comprehensive healthcare plans (universal, supplemental, and private) based on country.
• Retirement/pension plan contributions and MTK stock plan participation.
• Generous annual leave, company holidays, and volunteer time off.
• Home office setup allowance and e-learning licenses.