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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Senior Data Science Lead - AML Risk

Wise London senior full-time

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Description

We are looking for a Data Science Lead to join our AML Risk team in London. This role involves building out the lead Data Science team and machine learning-based technical solutions to detect and mitigate Financial Crime globally.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop efficient and effective AML detection controls using a mixture of unsupervised, semi-supervised, and supervised learning with GenAI
  • Create frameworks to prove controls coverage at a regional level
  • Develop technologies to serve Wise's diverse international user base
  • Build a team of high-performing specialists
  • Evaluate our AML systems against internal and external benchmarks
  • Collaborate with operational teams to refine processes and ensure effective feedback integration into our automation systems

Requirements:

  • Experience implementing, training, testing, and evaluating performance of Machine Learning systems
  • Strong Python knowledge
  • Experience with statistical analysis and ability to produce well-designed experiments
  • 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

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with automating operational processes via technical solutions
  • Knowledge and experience within the Financial Crime domain

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • automating operational processes
  • Financial Crime domain knowledge

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