We're seeking someone to join our team as a Data Scientist (NLP Specialist) in Non-Financial Risk to develop and deploy advanced AI models using NLP, Machine Learning, and quantitative techniques to improve surveillance and compliance monitoring.
In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory, and franchise risk. This is a director level position within the NFR Data & Analytics team, which is responsible for designing and optimizing surveillance models and tools using advanced analytical techniques to help identify suspicious and/or illegal behaviors like money laundering, market manipulation, insider trading, unfair sales or trading practices and other financial crimes.
What you'll do in the role:
> Design high-performance systems leveraging cutting-edge techniques including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Agentic AI architecture, and knowledge graph analytics.
> Create GenAI-based solutions to automate manual tasks and drive cost efficiency.
> Conduct research to identify novel methods for enhancing analytical solutions.
> Collaborate with stakeholders across Compliance, Legal, Financial Crimes, and IT to promote adoption of new AI/ML/NLP capabilities.
> Champion innovative approaches to improve detection of suspicious activity.
What you'll bring to the role:?
> Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or other highly quantitative fields
> 5+ years of hands-on industry experience in building AI/ML/NLP solutions and applied statistical analysis to solve complex business problems
> Knowledge of software design and system principles and excellent skills in either Python (preferred) or Java
> Experience with AI/ML/NLP software packages such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, OpenAI SDK, PyTorch, HuggingFace, etc.
> Experience in adhering to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles include GIT related operations
> Strong problem solving and time management skills
> Excellent written and oral communication skills
> Familiarity with financial markets, especially in Compliance, Non-Financial Risk, and Fraud analytics
> Experience with benchmark creation and evaluation including LLM-as-a-Judge based techniques
> Knowledge of Vector Stores, Linux, SPARQL, and Graph Databases
Typically, 8+ years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
