Product Data Strategist, Business Identity (NYC)

About PersonaPersona is the configurable identity platform built for businesses in a digital-first world. Verifying individuals and organizations is harder — but more important — than ever, with AI enabling fraudsters to launch sophisticated accounts at scale and regulations evolving rapidly.
We’ve built Persona to support practically every use case and industry — that’s why we’re able to serve a wide range of leading companies. For example, Coursera uses Persona to ensure the right person is earning each degree. Meanwhile, OpenAI relies on Persona to keep bad actors out, protecting one of the world’s most powerful AI platforms from large-scale abuse in a time when AI is reshaping the way we work and live.
We believe that making the internet safer and more human requires a team that reflects the diverse, global nature of the people we aim to serve. We’re growing rapidly and looking for exceptional people to join us.
About the roleAs a Product Data Strategist on the Business Identity Solutions (BIS) team, you’ll help define the future of how businesses are verified and understood through data. You’ll play a key role in bridging engineering, product, and go-to-market functions to deliver data products that give our customers a comprehensive view of business identity.
This is a high-ownership, cross-functional role that combines product thinking, data strategy, and deep investigative research to uncover opportunities and deliver impactful business data products. You’ll lead initiatives from end to end—identifying opportunities, scoping new data products, supporting implementation, and scaling them across our platform. This includes evaluating new data sources, navigating compliance nuances, and aligning internal teams to execute effectively.
Success in this role requires the willingness to dive deep—sifting through complex data systems, navigating ambiguity, and pushing through complexity to create data products that drive meaningful outcomes for our customers.
This position is based out of our New York City office in lower Manhattan next to Madison Square Park. We are currently in-office Tuesdays - Thursdays with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

What you'll do at Persona

• Drive the development of new business data products, with a focus on data quality, coverage, and long-term scalability
• Research and evaluate third-party data sources, regulatory frameworks, and global registry systems to uncover new opportunities and assess feasibility
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to scope, build, and launch new data products
• Shape and support the roadmap for global data coverage
• Codify learnings and decisions into internal knowledge bases, turning data evaluations, regulatory insights, and product patterns into scalable reference materials.

What you'll bring to Persona

• Experience: 2–5 years of experience in product, engineering, data, or customer-facing technical roles in fast-paced environments
• Attention to detail: You dig into the details to ensure solutions are accurate, complete, and contextually aligned with product and regulatory expectations
• Naturally curious: You’re not satisfied with surface-level answers and will dive deep into the details of the data to fully understand what’s going on
• Technical fluency: Comfortable working with APIs, external data providers, and structured data pipelines
• Strong communicator: You effectively articulate technical and complex concepts clearly across a range of audiences
• Comfortable with ambiguity: You make thoughtful decisions about scope, tradeoffs, and priorities with minimal direction
• Self-aware: You adjust your approach based on the needs of the team and the moment—knowing when to lead, when to support, and always open to learning and feedback

Compensation & equityThis salary range is the estimated base salary range. Base salaries are just one component of the total compensation package and are determined by a number of factors such as years of experience, expertise, qualifications and more. In addition to base salary, we offer competitive equity packages that play a big part in recognizing you for the huge impact you will have on helping us achieve our mission. Please note, the salary range is a guideline based on market data for roles located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and may vary depending on location. Salary ranges are subject to change without notice.
Benefits and perksPersona offers a wide range of thoughtful and inclusive benefits for this role, including medical, dental, and vision, 3% 401(k) contribution, unlimited PTO, quarterly mental health days, family planning benefits, professional development stipends, wellness benefits, unlimited paid time off, among others. While we believe competitive compensation and benefits are a critical aspect of you deciding to join us, we do hope you consider why our core values and culture are right for you. If you’d like to better understand what it’s like working at Persona, feel free to check out our reviews on Glassdoor.
Diversity, equity, inclusion and belongingAt Persona, we strive to put diversity and inclusion at the forefront of everything we do, reflecting our core values. Our DEIB Employee Resource Group seeks to build a diverse and inclusive team that fosters an environment where each Personerd feels empowered to bring their unique differences to work and achieve their full innovative potential. Our hope is that by fostering such an environment, we strengthen our business and relationships by putting people first.
We strive to promote a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusiveness regardless of, but not limited to, race, gender, sexual orientation, family status, religion, ethnicity, national origin, physical disability, veteran status, or age.