Staff Product Analyst - Financial Crime

Wise; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking an experienced Staff Product Analyst to join their Financial Crime team. This role involves driving analytics across AML, Fraud, and KYC domains, focusing on impact analysis and experimentation methods. The ideal candidate will have strong quantitative skills, experience with C-level stakeholders, and the ability to lead projects in a dynamic environment. The position is based in London, offering an opportunity to contribute to global financial services.

Qualifications

• Experience as an analyst or data scientist with autonomy.
• Strong quantitative and statistical skills.
• Experience in leading cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the modelling of the cost of churn and fincrime controls.
• Develop advanced experimentation methodologies.
• Conduct capacity and demand forecasting for fincrime teams.
• Perform in-depth root cause analysis.
• Explore risk across customer segments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Cross-functional leadership

Data storytelling

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in statistics, mathematics, or related field

Job description

Overview

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Staff Product Analyst to join our Financial Crime team. This role is pivotal in driving the analytical strategy across our financial crime domains, including AML, Fraud, Screening, and KYC. As a Staff Product Analyst, you will leverage your expertise to conduct impact analysis, develop experimentation methodologies, and perform root cause analysis to enhance our risk management capabilities.

What You\'ll Be Doing

• Impact Analysis: Lead the modelling of the cost of churn and other financial impacts of fincrime controls, providing insights to optimise our risk management strategies
• Experimentation Methodologies: Develop and implement advanced experimentation methodologies and causal inference techniques to assess the effectiveness of fincrime controls and initiatives
• Capacity and Demand Forecasting: Conduct capacity and demand forecasting to ensure our fincrime teams are equipped to handle current and future challenges effectively
• Root Cause Analysis: Perform in-depth root cause analysis to identify underlying issues and opportunities within our fincrime processes and customer segments
• Risk Exploration: Explore and analyze risk across different customer segments, providing actionable insights to enhance our risk mitigation strategies
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the AML, Fraud, Screening, and KYC teams to align analytical efforts with business objectives and drive data-driven decision-making

What You\'ll Bring:

• Experienced analyst or data scientist who likes to operate with a high degree of autonomy in often ambiguous/diverse problem sets
• Strong quantitative skills with a background in statistics, mathematics, or a related field
• Able to demonstrate that you can tell a story and proactively give guidance on strategy based on insights
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence decision-making at a strategic level
• Worked with C-level stakeholders and evidence building strong relationships at this level to achieve alignment on complex topics
• Technical breadth as an analyst from insight generation, building data models, building reporting and executing testing (a/b testing, geo testing etc.)
• (Desirable) Worked in fintech or a similar high growth industry

Qualifications

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Additional Information

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