Lead Data Scientist - Financial Crime

Mastercard

📍 toronto, on, Canada

Full-time Other-General

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Lead Data Scientist - Financial Crime

Overview

Within Financial Crime Solutions, we build and deliver products powered by payments data to detect and prevent financial crime. Our teams combine data science with deep expertise in payments to support financial institutions in tackling money laundering and fraud.

As a Lead Data Scientist, you will serve as a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and continuously improving machine learning models used in production to detect anomalous behaviour in transaction data. You will work closely with a Principal Data Scientist and a Director of Data Science, contributing to technical direction while owning delivery and execution in your area. The primary focus is Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), with flexibility to support adjacent areas (e.g. fraud, A2A, crypto) depending on team priorities.

This is a full‑time hybrid position based in Toronto, Canada, wit...

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