If you're to the stage of getting offered a position where you have to lose your bonus if you jump ship, there's no harm in asking for the 15% bonus you would h

If you're to the stage of getting offered a position where you have to lose your bonus if you jump ship, there's no harm in asking for the 15% bonus you would have received as a sign-on bonus. Have you asked? Finding an experienced data science director is getting exceptionally expensive these days, and even at your current salary they may be way-lowballing you. Megacorps tend to be a lot more stable than startups, and that may include the unicorn in question. Your current job probably has no expiration date (if no excitement either). Are you content with it being more likely you'll be out of work in 6 months to 2 years?