Amit Moran

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Data and ML Engineering Manager - Risk and Fraud at Shopify

United States

Overview

Amit Moran is a senior data and AI executive at Shopify, specializing in machine learning for fraud detection, credit decisioning, and risk management in regulated environments. With an M. Sc. from Tel Aviv University, he excels at building high-performing data teams in both startups and enterprises. Colleagues describe him as talented, creative, and possessing clear management capabilities.

He holds a patent for a system providing social network recommendations based on explicit user similarity.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Decisive

Very Quick

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Topics They Care About

ML in FinTech
Leads teams architecting and deploying ML systems for fraud, credit, and risk in regulated financial environments at companies like Shopify and Bluevine.
Building Data Teams
He spoke at Data Science Salon NYC about building robust data organizations and consistently posts about hiring for his high-performing data science teams.
AI for Small Business
Passionate about leveraging AI to create superior banking and financial platforms specifically for small business customers, a focus from his time at Bluevine.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Data and ML Engineering Manager - Risk and Fraud at Shopify
11-2020 - 7-2025
VP Data and Machine Learning at Bluevine
4-2016 - 11-2020
Senior Director, Data Science and Engineering at Oracle
1-2014 - 4-2016
Chief Data Scientist at Crosswise Ltd.
9-2012 - 12-2013
Senior R&D at Sears Israel (Delver)

Education

1999 - 2007
M.Sc from Tel Aviv University
2009 - 2010
MBA from The College of Management Academic Studies

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Insights For Selling To Amit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amit is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amit

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amit move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Amit take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Amit

Personality Compatibility


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