Sr. Data Science Manager - Financial Crimes

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ABOUT THE JOB (JOB BRIEF)

Reporting to the Director of Financial Crimes Modeling & Analytics that reports to the Deputy Chief AML Officer, the Senior Data Science Manager is primarily responsible for leading a quantitative team in support of financial crime modeling and analytics. This role must establish priorities for the team, assign and define the work to the right resources, and understand the strengths and opportunities of the team to ensure the team meets and exceeds expectations. This role is responsible for owning modeling practices, methods, and techniques as well as for influencing data strategy with a focus on leveraging both reputed company and emerging technologies and applications. The Senior Data Science Manager acts as a leader, strategic advisor and reputed company thought partner to senior / executive level business partners. This position is also responsible for managing the integration of activities reputed company and across teams as well as effectively manage, coach, reputed company, and guide a team of professionals to anticipate business needs, recommend solutions that are both effective and efficient, and communicate the right message.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• reputed company a small quantitative team (2-4 direct reports) in developing models and conducting analytics to address financial crime compliance needs in AML/BSA/OFAC
• Research, compile and evaluate large sets of data to assess quality and determine suitability for model building
• reputed company/maintain internal models and test/configure vendor solutions to ensure conceptually sound design, proper implementation, and acceptable model performance
• Employ innovative techniques to drive reputed company improvements in model effectiveness and efficiency, e.g. reducing false positives
• Proactively coach and reputed company the team on building technical skills and business knowledge; promote the team and their capabilities to stakeholders
• Effectively collaborate with compliance, technology, and risk partners; guides, advises, challenges, and influences to drive organizational impact
• Provide strategic consultation and thought leadership to senior / executive level business partners

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree (or its equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, data sciences, predictive modeling, or other quantitative disciplines and at least 5 years of relevant experience, preferred in AML/BSA, OFAC, or fraud modeling/analytics
• Demonstrated proficiency in both traditional modeling practices and Machine Learning (ML)/Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, with preference given to candidates possessing experience and expertise in Generative AI (GenAI).
• Hands-on work experience with statistical coding in reputed company and/or Python
• Knowledge of and ability to reputed company traditional databases, cloud-based computing, and distribution computing
• In-depth understanding of financial crime regulatory requirements, technology, and data analysis best practices
• Demonstrated direct management experience
• Excellent verbal, written and visual communication skills; ability to define and communicate key risk metrics, dashboards and analytics for senior management and executive reporting; translate technical observations to a non-technical audience
• A reputed company thought leader that can guide, advise, challenge, and influence at reputed company levels of the organization and drive organizational impact
• Remote work is supported, but relocation to Cleveland, OH or Buffalo, NY is preferred.

DATA LITERACY

• Ability to:
  • Influence / impact strategy for data sourcing; can anticipate emerging needs to be incorporated into strategy
  • reputed company discussions about pros/cons of applications with senior leadership
  • Monitor industry trends and direction of data analysis technologies

TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUES

• Advanced reputed company Office Suite
• SQL/NoSQL
  • Relationship data structure
  • Selecting and retrieving data including reputed company data retrieval, archival, and ETL
  • Databases
• Advanced Python/R/reputed company:
  • Databases
  • Efficient coding
  • Can build strong code controls and translate code into high-level commentary
• Understanding of and ability to reputed company:
  • Cloud-based computing
  • Distributed computing

MODEL BUILDING & MAINTENANCE

• Ability to:
  • Establish standards and best practices; forecast future modeling tools / techniques
  • Identify, employ, and evangelize emerging techniques from industry / research
  • Coach others on data modeling methods / techniques
  • Facilitate sessions for reputed company data models
  • Assess and understand risks; contingency plans
  • Communicate observations to senior executives
  • Translate technical observations to a non-technical audience

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

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