Senior Data Scientist, Graph Risk Analytics

Kharon; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 1,060,000 - 1,283,000; Full time

Job summary

Kharon is seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Graph Risk Analytics, based in Madrid, with hybrid work (3 days per week) and a compensation of €95,000 - €115,000 per year, paid monthly.

You will own risk propagation in the knowledge graph, design complex analytical logic, build scalable data pipelines, and collaborate with Research, Product, and Engineering to evolve the system, including exploring LLMs.

Qualifications

• Experience: 4+ years as a Data Scientist with ownership of production systems.
• Strong foundation in statistics and quantitative methods.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Experience with graph databases/knowledge graphs and graph analytics.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and API development.
• Nice to have: experience with LLMs or AI-assisted analytical systems.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of risk propagation and entity analytics in the knowledge graph.
• Design and implement analytical logic for geopolitical and financial risk outputs.
• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and graph-based ML systems.
• Collaborate with Research, Product, and Engineering to evolve risk frameworks.
• Evolve system architecture to increase complexity and precision of risk signals.
• Explore integration of LLMs and other AI techniques for complex risk logic.

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

API development

Python

SQL

Graph databases

Knowledge graph

Graph ML

Job description

Senior Data Scientist, Graph Risk Analytics

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Madrid

Compensation: €95,000 - €115,000 / year

Description

Location: Madrid, Spain

Annual Remuneration: €95,000 - €115,000 and discretionary annual bonus

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Probationary Period: 180 days

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3-days per week

TL;DR Kharon is seeking a full-time Senior Data Scientist, Graph Risk Analytics based in Madrid.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Taking ownership of Kharon's risk propagation and entity analytics system - the engine that evaluates entities in our knowledge graph and surfaces meaningful risk signals to customers
• Designing and implementing complex analytical logic that translate nuanced geopolitical and financial risk into structured, interpretable outputs
• Building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and graph-based ML systems that power risk scoring and entity analysis
• Partnering closely with Research, Product, and Engineering teams to understand evolving risk frameworks and translate them into robust, maintainable systems
• Iterating on the system's architecture to increase the complexity and precision it can handle - this is not a rip-and-replace, but a thoughtful evolution of a system already in production
• Exploring how LLMs and other AI techniques can be integrated to handle increasingly complex risk logic

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A proven interest or experience in global security, financial crimes, sanctions, export controls, or related domains
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, with demonstrated ownership of production systems
• Strong foundation in statistics and the ability to apply quantitative methods to complex, real-world problems
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and working with graph databases or knowledge graph structures
• Experience with graph analysis, graph ML, or network analysis - professional experience is a strong differentiator
• Comfort working across research and data engineering contexts - this role spans all three
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and API development
• Strong product instincts - able to go deep technically while staying aligned to customer and business outcomes
• Bonus: Experience with LLMs or AI-assisted analytical systems

ABOUT KHARON:

Kharon operates at the nexus of global security and is on a mission to revolutionize the current landscape. We take complex data as it relates to global security and empower our clients to not only understand the risk associated with their potential business relationships but to operationalize that data so that they can make the best and most informed decisions possible.

From financial crimes and sanctions to export controls and threat identifications, our tools optimize protection against the types of risks that could otherwise be incredibly dangerous and excessively costly to any business. Serving many of today’s leading global financial and multinational institutions, Kharon products are the most powerful in the space with a precision and depth that is absolutely unparalleled.

When you look at any major global crisis event, we’re providing intelligence that’s at the heart of those circumstances. We connect the dots in a way that’s meaningful. As the world continues to evolve in complexity, so too does the demand for our products. Given the significance of our work and the increasing global reliance on our insights, we are looking for a Senior Data Scientist, Graph Risk Analytics to join us as we work to shape the way businesses perceive and navigate global risks.

Disclosures

Kharon is committed to cultivating and maintaining a workplace that is free from harassment and discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or identity, neurodiversity, appearances, age, protected veteran status, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require any adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail]. You must have the right to work in Europe and Spain. Kharon is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

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