LOG IN
SIGN UP
Canary Wharfian - Online Investment Banking & Finance Community.
Sign In
Forgot password?
Don't have an account?
or
Join Canary Wharfian
By signing up, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
or

Lead Data Scientist - AML

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
Wise logo

at Wise

FinTech

Posted 24 days ago

No clicks

**Lead Data Scientist - AML** **Lead the development of anti-money laundering systems** at Wise, using a mix of unsupervised, supervised learning, and GenAI. - **Role**: Lead Data Scientist - AML - **Location**: London - **Salary**: 90,500 - 127,000 GBP Annual - **Experience**: 5+ years in ML systems implementation & evaluation, statistical analysis, & experimentation **Responsibilities**: - Develop AML detection controls, frameworks, and technologies - Collaborate cross-functionally to refine problems & solutions - Optimize AML systems & provide data-driven insights - Automate operational processes & improve model performance - Package algorithms & manage deployment & retraining pipelines **Required Skills**: - Expertise in machine learning systems implementation - Strong Python knowledge & familiarity with OOP principles - Experience with statistical analysis & experimental design - Ability to work independently & refine problem statements - Good communication skills & product mindset **Nice to have**: - Familiarity with automating operational processes via technical solutions - Experience working in the Financial Crime domain **Additional Information**: - Wise is an equal opportunity employer offering competitive benefits & stock options - Apply now to join our mission & build the world's money network

Compensation
£90,500 – £127,000 GBP

Currency: £ (GBP)

City
London
Country
United Kingdom

Full Job Description

[id="5681737b-481a-412f-b8c9-c858c484a8ae"]:not(.custom-styled) .banner-customhtml { background-size: cover; height: 500px; width: 100%; }

Lead Data Scientist - AML

Salary:
90500 - 127000 GBP Annual
  1. __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Locations__
    London
  2. document.body.className += " locations-london";
document.body.className += " sector-data-science ";
Apply Shortlist
function _handleSignpostWidget($) { var signPostWidgetInstance = "[id='f869f913-3a93-9b26-e74a-f9bf51966607'] .signpost-widget__close"; var closeButtons = "[id='f869f913-3a93-9b26-e74a-f9bf51966607'] .signpost-widget__close, [id='f869f913-3a93-9b26-e74a-f9bf51966607'] .signpost-widget__option"; var $instance = $(signPostWidgetInstance).closest(".signpost-widget"); $(document) .off("click", closeButtons) .on("click", closeButtons, function() { $instance.addClass("signpost-widget--hidden"); createCookie("SignpostWidgetDismissed", true, 2); }); } require(["jquery"], function ($) { _handleSignpostWidget($); });

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the worlds 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 and what we offer.


Job Description

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 working on cutting-edge technology to sustainably support Wises growing customer, transaction and product space.

 

Heres how youll 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 Wises diverse international user base

  • Working in Cross-Functional Teams

    • Working across functions to own and solve AML related problems at a global scale

    • Mentoring more junior members of the team on technical and non-technical skillsets

  • Performance Testing and Optimisation

    • Evaluating our AML systems against internal and external benchmarks

    • Developing decisioning layers to find optimal trade-offs between precision and recall

    • Providing data-driven insights on potential outcomes under various scenarios

  • Operational Process Development

    • Collaborating with operational teams to refine processes, ensuring effective feedback integration into our automation systems

    • Designing and managing projects that utilise excess operational capacity, such as manual data labelling for model improvement

    • Creating systems which provide in-depth insight to investigators on red flags and typologies present on profiles/transactions

  • Deployment and Implementation

    • Packaging algorithms into deployable libraries/objects and transitioning them from staging to production environments

    • Implementing and maintaining scheduled processes for data gathering and model retraining using automated pipelines

    • Maintaining production-grade Python services

 


Qualifications

A bit about you: 

 

  • Experience implementing, training, testing and evaluating performance of Machine Learning systems;

  • Strong Python knowledge. A big plus for proven familiarity and experience with OOP principles;

  • Experience with statistical analysis, and ability to produce well-designed experiments;

  • A strong product mindset with the ability to work independently in a cross-functional and cross-team environment;

  • Good communication skills and ability to get the point across to non-technical individuals;

  • Strong problem solving skills with the ability to help refine problem statements and figure out how to solve them.

Some extra skills that are great (but not essential):  

  • Familiarity with automating operational processes via technical solutions, for example Large Language Models

  • Willingness to get hands dirty with operational side by sides to understand their pain points

  • Knowledge and experience within the Financial Crime domain

 


Additional Information

Were people without borders without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So if youre passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, youll fit right in.

 

Also, qualifications arent that important to us. If youve got great experience, and youre great at articulating your thinking, wed like to hear from you.

 

And because we believe that diverse teams build better products, wed especially love to hear from you if youre from an under-represented demographic.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Apply Shortlist
function shareLinkedin() { window.open('https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349&title=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=550,height=500'); return false; } function shareFacebook() { window.open('https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349&t=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=555,height=615'); return false; } function shareMessenger() { window.open('http://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349&display=popup', '_blank', 'location=yes'); return false; } function shareTwitter() { window.open('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=550,height=250'); return false; } function shareGooglePlus() { window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'location=yes'); return false; } function sharePinterest() { window.open('http://www.pinterest.com/pin/find/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=750,height=675'); return false; } function shareWhatsapp() { window.open('whatsapp://send?text=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML%20-%20https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'location=yes'); return false; } function shareEmail() { window.open( '/EmailToFriend?id=4349&pagetype=job', 'location=yes'); return false; }
Share

More about the team

Find out more about our team, how we work and other open roles.

View the team
[id="d43981d3-b437-460c-814f-aa83b0bafda7"]:not(.custom-styled) .banner-customhtml { background-size: cover; height: 350px; width: 100%; }

Find out more about what we offer our employees

From me days to mission days, sabbaticals to stock, and everything in between. For everyone, everywhere. Were people building money without borders. Find out what you'll get if you join us.

What we offer

Join us

For everyone, everywhere. Were people building money without borders.
View open roles

Lead Data Scientist - AML

  1. __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Locations__
    London
  2. document.body.className += " locations-london";
document.body.className += " sector-data-science ";
Apply

Lead Data Scientist - AML

Compensation

£90,500 – £127,000 GBP

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Wise logo
FinTech

24 days ago

No clicks

at Wise

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Lead Data Scientist - AML** **Lead the development of anti-money laundering systems** at Wise, using a mix of unsupervised, supervised learning, and GenAI. - **Role**: Lead Data Scientist - AML - **Location**: London - **Salary**: 90,500 - 127,000 GBP Annual - **Experience**: 5+ years in ML systems implementation & evaluation, statistical analysis, & experimentation **Responsibilities**: - Develop AML detection controls, frameworks, and technologies - Collaborate cross-functionally to refine problems & solutions - Optimize AML systems & provide data-driven insights - Automate operational processes & improve model performance - Package algorithms & manage deployment & retraining pipelines **Required Skills**: - Expertise in machine learning systems implementation - Strong Python knowledge & familiarity with OOP principles - Experience with statistical analysis & experimental design - Ability to work independently & refine problem statements - Good communication skills & product mindset **Nice to have**: - Familiarity with automating operational processes via technical solutions - Experience working in the Financial Crime domain **Additional Information**: - Wise is an equal opportunity employer offering competitive benefits & stock options - Apply now to join our mission & build the world's money network

Full Job Description

[id="5681737b-481a-412f-b8c9-c858c484a8ae"]:not(.custom-styled) .banner-customhtml { background-size: cover; height: 500px; width: 100%; }

Lead Data Scientist - AML

Salary:
90500 - 127000 GBP Annual
  1. __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Locations__
    London
  2. document.body.className += " locations-london";
document.body.className += " sector-data-science ";
Apply Shortlist
function _handleSignpostWidget($) { var signPostWidgetInstance = "[id='f869f913-3a93-9b26-e74a-f9bf51966607'] .signpost-widget__close"; var closeButtons = "[id='f869f913-3a93-9b26-e74a-f9bf51966607'] .signpost-widget__close, [id='f869f913-3a93-9b26-e74a-f9bf51966607'] .signpost-widget__option"; var $instance = $(signPostWidgetInstance).closest(".signpost-widget"); $(document) .off("click", closeButtons) .on("click", closeButtons, function() { $instance.addClass("signpost-widget--hidden"); createCookie("SignpostWidgetDismissed", true, 2); }); } require(["jquery"], function ($) { _handleSignpostWidget($); });

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the worlds 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 and what we offer.


Job Description

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 working on cutting-edge technology to sustainably support Wises growing customer, transaction and product space.

 

Heres how youll 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 Wises diverse international user base

  • Working in Cross-Functional Teams

    • Working across functions to own and solve AML related problems at a global scale

    • Mentoring more junior members of the team on technical and non-technical skillsets

  • Performance Testing and Optimisation

    • Evaluating our AML systems against internal and external benchmarks

    • Developing decisioning layers to find optimal trade-offs between precision and recall

    • Providing data-driven insights on potential outcomes under various scenarios

  • Operational Process Development

    • Collaborating with operational teams to refine processes, ensuring effective feedback integration into our automation systems

    • Designing and managing projects that utilise excess operational capacity, such as manual data labelling for model improvement

    • Creating systems which provide in-depth insight to investigators on red flags and typologies present on profiles/transactions

  • Deployment and Implementation

    • Packaging algorithms into deployable libraries/objects and transitioning them from staging to production environments

    • Implementing and maintaining scheduled processes for data gathering and model retraining using automated pipelines

    • Maintaining production-grade Python services

 


Qualifications

A bit about you: 

 

  • Experience implementing, training, testing and evaluating performance of Machine Learning systems;

  • Strong Python knowledge. A big plus for proven familiarity and experience with OOP principles;

  • Experience with statistical analysis, and ability to produce well-designed experiments;

  • A strong product mindset with the ability to work independently in a cross-functional and cross-team environment;

  • Good communication skills and ability to get the point across to non-technical individuals;

  • Strong problem solving skills with the ability to help refine problem statements and figure out how to solve them.

Some extra skills that are great (but not essential):  

  • Familiarity with automating operational processes via technical solutions, for example Large Language Models

  • Willingness to get hands dirty with operational side by sides to understand their pain points

  • Knowledge and experience within the Financial Crime domain

 


Additional Information

Were people without borders without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So if youre passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, youll fit right in.

 

Also, qualifications arent that important to us. If youve got great experience, and youre great at articulating your thinking, wed like to hear from you.

 

And because we believe that diverse teams build better products, wed especially love to hear from you if youre from an under-represented demographic.

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Apply Shortlist
function shareLinkedin() { window.open('https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349&title=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=550,height=500'); return false; } function shareFacebook() { window.open('https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349&t=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=555,height=615'); return false; } function shareMessenger() { window.open('http://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349&display=popup', '_blank', 'location=yes'); return false; } function shareTwitter() { window.open('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=550,height=250'); return false; } function shareGooglePlus() { window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'location=yes'); return false; } function sharePinterest() { window.open('http://www.pinterest.com/pin/find/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,fullscreen=no,top=50,left=50,width=750,height=675'); return false; } function shareWhatsapp() { window.open('whatsapp://send?text=Lead%20Data%20Scientist%20-%20AML%20-%20https%3A%2F%2Fwise.jobs%2Fjob%2Flead-data-scientist-aml-in-london-jid-4349', '_blank', 'location=yes'); return false; } function shareEmail() { window.open( '/EmailToFriend?id=4349&pagetype=job', 'location=yes'); return false; }
Share

More about the team

Find out more about our team, how we work and other open roles.

View the team
[id="d43981d3-b437-460c-814f-aa83b0bafda7"]:not(.custom-styled) .banner-customhtml { background-size: cover; height: 350px; width: 100%; }

Find out more about what we offer our employees

From me days to mission days, sabbaticals to stock, and everything in between. For everyone, everywhere. Were people building money without borders. Find out what you'll get if you join us.

What we offer

Join us

For everyone, everywhere. Were people building money without borders.
View open roles

Lead Data Scientist - AML

  1. __vacancyopjusttionswidget.opt-Locations__
    London
  2. document.body.className += " locations-london";
document.body.className += " sector-data-science ";
Apply