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Lead Machine Learning Scientist, FinCrime

from Monzo · read the original and apply on their site

Cardiff, London or Remote (UK)

Our take: The real work here is building and shipping machine learning that catches financial crime in real time, protecting customers and the bank in ways you can measure.

If you love watching an ML model you built catch real fraud and protect real people, this is your kind of work: billions of rows, real-time detection, and outcomes you can measure in the company P&L. You will have genuine freedom to experiment with neural, graph and sequence architectures, and the technical standing to mentor others and steer the discipline without managing a team. It suits someone who is happy resolving ambiguity, cares about customer outcomes, and wants to keep learning while shipping things that matter.

Needs

  • building ml models
  • data analysis
  • experimenting with architectures
  • pattern finding
  • technical leadership
  • python and sql
  • translating jargon

Rewards

  • visible impact
  • measurable results
  • mission-driven work
  • user obsession
  • mentoring

Demands

  • fast pace
  • working with ambiguity
  • managing risk
  • proactive ownership
  • regulatory monitoring

Grows

  • cross-team work
  • learning new domains
  • giving feedback
  • systems design

Values

  • user obsession
  • ethics first
  • inclusion
  • rigour
  • work-life balance

Drains

  • stakeholder scoping
  • ruthless prioritising

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