Wise

Financial Technology

DataScienceLead-AMLRisk

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Data Science Lead - AML Risk at Wise. Skills: Machine Learning, AML Risk, Python, GenAI. Develop AML detection controls. Create frameworks for controls coverage”

What You'll Achieve.

Keep customers safe; Keep ecosystem free of bad actors; Sustainably support Wise’s growing customer; Sustainably support Wise’s transaction; Sustainably support Wise’s product space

Industry & Context.

Financial Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving skills; Refine problem statements; Figure out how to solve them

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Machine Learning, Python, Statistical analysis, Product mindset, Cross-functional work, Cross-team work, Independent work, Communication skills, Problem solving skills

Nice to Have

OOP, Automating operational processes, Large Language Models, Financial Crime domain knowledge

What You'll Do.

Develop AML detection controls

Create frameworks for controls coverage

Develop technologies for user base

Build high performing specialists

Mentor junior members

Develop decisioning layers

Provide data-driven insights

Collaborate with operational teams

Design and manage projects

Create systems for investigators

Implement and maintain processes

Maintain production-grade Python services

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with product managers; Work with engineering leads; Collaborate with operational teams

Communication Scope

Ability to get point across; Articulating thinking

Process & Methodology

Managing projects

Full Job Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed. Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money. As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere. More about [our mission](https://wise.jobs/our-mission) and [what we offer](https://wise.jobs/what-we-offer). We’re looking for a Data Science Lead to join our AML Risk team in London. This role is a unique opportunity to work on building out the lead Data Science team and machine learning based technical solutions in the AML Risk team, which owns AML detection across all of the Wise licenses. This is an exciting opportunity to develop the program in a global company. Your work will allow Wise to keep our customers safe and making sure we can keep our ecosystem free of bad actors in a scalable way. What you build will have a direct impact on [Wise’s mission](https://www.transferwise.jobs/what-we-do/) and millions of our customers. About the Role: In the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Risk team we are developing systems which are a mixture of unsupervised and supervised learning, with GenAI to detect and mitigate Financial Crime on a global scale. You will be making sure the AML Risk Data Science team is well equipped and working on cutting-edge technology to sustainably support Wise’s growing customer, transaction and product space. You will be stepping into an already functioning, but growing product team. Here’s how you’ll be contributing * AML Risk Detection System Development * Developing efficient and effective AML detection controls using a mixture of unsupervised, semi supervised and supervised learning with GenAI * Creating frameworks to prove controls coverage at a regional level * Developing technologies to serve

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