Lead Data Scientist, Financial Crime Solutions

Mastercard; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in London is seeking a Manager, Data Scientist to join the Financial Crime Solutions team, delivering data-powered products to help fight money laundering and fraud on a global scale.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, sales, consulting, and product teams to prototype, evaluate, and deploy algorithms that illuminate criminal behavior and support client decisions while addressing privacy, security, and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and data science libraries.
• Experience in algorithm development for fraud and money laundering detection.
• Ability to communicate with non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in payments industry and financial crime.

Responsibilities

• Perform proof-of-concept projects and prototype development.
• Develop novel algorithms for financial crime detection.
• Collaborate with engineering, sales, consulting and product teams.
• Contribute to white papers and client-facing data visualisations.

Skills

Python

Pandas

Scikit-learn

NetworkX

Algorithm design

Communication

Tools

Kafka

TensorFlow

Bloom Filters

Job description

Mastercard in London is seeking a Manager, Data Scientist to join the Financial Crime Solutions team, delivering data-powered products to help fight money laundering and fraud on a global scale.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, sales, consulting, and product teams to prototype, evaluate, and deploy algorithms that illuminate criminal behavior and support client decisions while addressing privacy, security, and regulatory considerations.