About the job
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About Us:
At SoFi, we are committed to shaping a brighter financial future.
We are revolutionizing the way individuals perceive and engage with personal finance. As a leading financial services company and national bank, we leverage cutting-edge, mobile-first technology to assist millions of members in achieving their financial aspirations. In an industry experiencing rapid transformation, we pride ourselves on making a direct and positive impact on people's lives, guided by our core values. Join us to invest in your future, your career, and the financial landscape.
The Role:
The Compliance Senior Data Scientist will play a pivotal role in enhancing our Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance program through model development, optimization, validation, and data architecture. This position is key in our ongoing efforts to combat financial crime, supporting AML governance initiatives, risk assessments, and inquiries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the development, implementation, assessment, and validation of AML models, ensuring robust risk coverage across various product lines including banking, brokerage, and lending.
- Oversee the maintenance, testing, and configuration of AML vendor solutions to guarantee sound design and performance.
- Analyze and evaluate large datasets for quality and suitability for AML model development.
- Architect advanced AML models utilizing machine learning and statistical methods for both supervised and unsupervised learning.
- Ensure model designs incorporate AML compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Document methodologies, data sources, assumptions, and validation results.
- Lead governance and quality control initiatives across AML processes.

