Senior AML ML Scientist — Hybrid, Toronto

Motion Recruitment; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Toronto, ON is seeking a Senior Data Scientist (AML) on a 6-month contract to lead the analytics on transaction monitoring. You’ll build and tune ML models using Python, PySpark, Databricks, Azure and SQL, and own end-to-end delivery with a hands-on approach.

This senior role emphasizes ownership and collaboration; you’ll shape detection rules, define risk scoring, and explore new data-driven techniques to catch financial crime, with potential extension or conversion.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data science or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Statistics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• Extensive experience building predictive models with machine learning methods.
• Expert knowledge of Python, PySpark, Databricks, Azure and SQL.
• Expert data exploration and analysis skills.
• Proven ability to apply statistical techniques and data mining tools to solve business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics on AML transaction monitoring and ML model development.
• Build risk scoring and customer behaviour models for detection.
• Tune detection scenarios and improve modelling approaches.
• Own projects and contribute ideas within a collaborative team.

Skills

Data science

Python

PySpark

Databricks

Azure

SQL

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Databricks

Azure

SQL

Job description

Motion Recruitment in Toronto, ON is seeking a Senior Data Scientist (AML) on a 6-month contract to lead the analytics on transaction monitoring. You’ll build and tune ML models using Python, PySpark, Databricks, Azure and SQL, and own end-to-end delivery with a hands-on approach.

This senior role emphasizes ownership and collaboration; you’ll shape detection rules, define risk scoring, and explore new data-driven techniques to catch financial crime, with potential extension or conversion.