Financial Crime Data Scientist - Analytics & Cloud (GCP)

HSBC Holdings plc; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Data Scientist within the Financial Crime Chief Data and Analytics Office. You will manage data products and analytics to optimise crime-detection models and yield actionable insights for analysts, investigators and MI teams.

The role involves design, modelling, and delivery across data lakes and cloud environments. You will partner with stakeholders, engineers and leadership to define problem statements, track performance metrics, and drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing large, complex datasets to derive actionable insights.
• Knowledge of Hadoop and cloud technologies (preferably GCP) and quick learning ability.
• Fluent SQL for data analysis with advanced queries.
• Python or other scripting languages for analytics; data science experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data using SQL/Python on Hadoop and in GCP environments to inform design.
• Define problem statements, requirements, and track delivery with stakeholders.
• Support and mentor junior analysts; contribute to data-driven product functionality.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners and senior leaders on roadmaps and metrics.

Skills

SQL

Python

Hadoop

GCP

Data analytics

Agile

Stakeholder mgmt

Data security

Tools

Hadoop

GCP

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking a Data Scientist within the Financial Crime Chief Data and Analytics Office. You will manage data products and analytics to optimise crime-detection models and yield actionable insights for analysts, investigators and MI teams.

The role involves design, modelling, and delivery across data lakes and cloud environments. You will partner with stakeholders, engineers and leadership to define problem statements, track performance metrics, and drive data-driven decisions.