Medior Data Scientist Transaction Monitoring

Rabobank Gruppe; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth month

8% holiday allowance

10% Employee Benefit Budget

Hybrid work environment

Development budget 1,400 EUR

Job summary

Rabobank is seeking a Medior Data Scientist for Transaction Monitoring to detect criminal activity through analytics on transactions across millions of customers. You will enhance detection rules, build models, and collaborate with analysts, IT, and business stakeholders in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires a Master’s in a quantitative field, 3–5 years of data science experience, Python and PySpark skills, and a track record of moving models into production.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Econometrics, Mathematics, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in data science or data analysis with large datasets.
• Strong programming skills in Python and PySpark; Azure Databricks experience is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written English; ability to present complex topics to stakeholders.
• Experience deploying analytical models into production is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance detection rules, including data analysis and model setup.
• Identify new data sources and evaluate integration into models.
• Collaborate with business experts, model owners, and IT to refine models.
• Ensure analysts focus on true positive alerts by providing robust, reliable code.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Data analysis

Analytical mindset

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Data Science

Econometrics

Mathematics

Tools

Azure Databricks

Big data tooling

Job description

This is what we offer youSalary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 5,030 and EUR 7,183 (scale 09) for a 36-hour work week.Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.Or view all our benefits.As a Medior Data Scientist Transaction Monitoring you can have social impact by detecting criminal behavior using analytics models to analyze Rabobank transactions of 8+ million customers.You & your rolePreventing Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing is one of the key aspects for our society and our organization, and as a bank we play a major role in this field. In order to be effective in fighting financial crime, we need smart individuals like yourself who get their energy from looking into data, patterns and behavior of our customers in order to uncover illegal activities. Together with the team you will be responsible for optimizing our current rule-based Transaction Monitoring (TM) system and eventually (not on short term) for introducing more advanced analytics methodologies such as Machine Learning into our TM models.This job requires statistical know-how, an analytical mindset and pragmatic operational expertise. And if done successfully, you will make sure that our analysts are able to focus on the true positive alerts – hence spend their time on truly value-adding activities. In other words, in this role you will be on the front line of fighting financial crime.Examples from practiceDeveloping and improving detection rules within multidisciplinary teams to uncover patterns linked to illegal activities.Identifying new relevant data sources and evaluating how to integrate them into our models.Working with business experts, model owners, and IT to implement and continuously refine models.Facts & figures36–40 hours per week.Supporting transaction monitoring activities for more than 8 million customers.Over 48,000 Rabobank colleagues worldwideTop 3 responsibilitiesDevelop and enhance (parts of) our detection rules, including data analysis, model setup, and writing reliable, well-structured code. Identify challenges related to model choices and actively contribute to suitable solutions. Collaborate with colleagues—including juniors, mediors, IT specialists, and analysts—to ensure consistent best practices across the team.Work on yourself & the world around youHow do you want your expertise to contribute to both your own growth and a safer society?For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That is why we want to invest in you and work together to create a better world. We summarise this in one sentence: “at Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you simultaneously.”This is reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid work environment, and a good work-life balance. You can also contribute to social themes and to Rabobank’s mission of Growing a better world together.Why everyone is welcome at RabobankHow can different perspectives strengthen the way we work together?At Rabobank, we are working toward a culture where everyone feels welcome. We value our differences and use them to collaborate more effectively and make better decisions. We do this step by step, paying attention to what is going well and to the areas where we can continue to improve. By being open to different perspectives, we are creating an environment where colleagues feel heard. That helps us build an organisation where people enjoy working—and where we truly understand and serve our customers.You & your talentHard requirementsA Master’s degree in Data Science, Econometrics, Mathematics, or a related field.3-5 years of experience in data science or data analysis, preferably with large datasets.Strong programming skills in Python and PySpark (Azure Databricks experience is a plus.)Experience in implementing and maintaining analytical models into production is preferred.Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex topics in a clear and accessible way to business stakeholders to enable swift decision‑making.Excellent verbal and written English skills.Strong preferencesYou are intrinsically motivated to fight financial crime by building models that create real impact.You work in a structured and precise manner and communicate clearly.You collaborate effectively with colleagues across different roles and take initiative to improve outcomes.You thrive in a dynamic, high-impact environment. Experience with Agile working is a plus.You & the application processAre you ready to use data science to help fight financial crime?Respond to the vacancy Medior Data Scientist Transaction Monitoring by Rabobank;For substantive questions about this role: Annelotte Derkink, Analytics lead TM via [e-mail] about working at Rabobank and the procedure? Joris Opdam, Corporate Recruiter via [e-mail] you are invited for an interview, Bo, our virtual assistant, will contact you via SMS and email to schedule the interviews.You can find answers to frequently asked questions here.Assessments can be part of the application process.A reliability assessment is a part of the procedure.We respect your privacy.#LI-JO2