Financial Crime Data Scientist

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About the role

  • Financial Crime Analytics Data Scientist involved in designing advanced detection models for financial crime prevention. Collaborating with IT and operations to ensure monitoring system performance and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, calibrate and refine advanced financial crime analytics models by contributing to improvements in the monitoring system.
  • Contribute to the FCP analytical strategy and ensure the performance, robustness and compliance of models.
  • Ensure documentation, governance and compliance of models.
  • Serve as an expert with partners to explain methodologies, recommend solutions and support decision making.
  • Participate in the modernization and industrialization of the analytics ecosystem.
  • Monitor trends in analytics and integrate best practices and innovations.
  • Collaborate with IT, operations and compliance teams to ensure overall consistency of the FCP sys

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics or a related field
  • A minimum of six years of relevant data modelling or data science experience
  • Financial crime certification (CAMS, CFCS)
  • Experience with Azure/Databricks and interest in approaches that include generative AI
  • Experience in an influential role and experience structuring a long-term analytical vision
  • Knowledge of French is required
  • Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
  • In-depth expertise in data science (ML, statistics) and understanding of model limitations
  • Proficiency in Python, Spark and model development and industrialization practices (Git, MLflow, MLOps)
  • Ability to explain complex concepts in plain language
  • Knowledge of financial crime regulatory frameworks (FINTRAC, FATF)

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AzurePythonSpark

Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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