Senior Data Solutions & Model Validation Specialist

AI Chopping Block; New York (NY); On-site; USD 136,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Life & disability insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Specialist, Model Validation & Analytics, to validate, test, and optimize transaction monitoring and filtering programs across Financial Crimes. You will partner with AML Surveillance, engineering, and cross-functional teams to ensure models meet regulatory requirements for domestic and international lines of business.

The role is based in multiple offices (Denver, NY, Westlake) with in-person work 3 days/week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a quantitative field.
• 5+ years in AML/ Financial Crimes or risk management, with model validation.
• 3+ years validating AML rule-based systems or ML models; knowledge of MRM.
• Proficiency in SQL; experience with Python or R for analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts.

Responsibilities

• Model Validation & Review Execution across rule-based and ML surveillance models.
• Technical Review & Remediation with data engineers and scientists.
• Optimization & Model Tuning to reduce false positives in alerts.
• Data Integrity Assurance for critical data pipelines and inputs.
• Subject Matter Expertise in AML and Model Risk (MRM).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration with engineering, product, and compliance teams.
• Change & Issue Management with end-to-end traceability and audit docs.
• AI Strategy & Tech-Forward Adoption using AI tools and LLMs to boost productivity.
• Documentation & Reporting of validation findings and recommendations.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in quantitative field

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Senior Specialist, Model Validation & Analytics, to validate, test, and optimize transaction monitoring and filtering programs across Financial Crimes. You will partner with AML Surveillance, engineering, and cross-functional teams to ensure models meet regulatory requirements for domestic and international lines of business.

The role is based in multiple offices (Denver, NY, Westlake) with in-person work 3 days/week.