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Block · 1 month ago

Head of KYC Modeling

Bay Area, CA, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$351K/yr - $526K/yr

10+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment through innovative financial products. As the Head of KYC Modeling, you will lead the strategy and development of KYC machine learning systems that ensure customer onboarding and regulatory compliance while managing customer risk.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and optimization of the core model that assesses customer risk from a KYC perspective

Ensure the model informs product eligibility, transaction limits, and overall customer lifecycle decisions

Drive innovation in predictive modeling while balancing business growth and regulatory obligations

Build and scale the framework for identifying accounts belonging to the same customer, a critical regulatory focus area

Partner with compliance and engineering teams to deliver a robust, explainable, and auditable identity-matching solution

Maintain and evolve the suite of KYC monitoring rules to ensure real-time detection of customer risk signals

Continuously enhance rules for accuracy, coverage, and adaptability to changing fraud and regulatory landscapes

Design and implement new machine learning and rule-based controls for customer Identity Verification (IDV) flows

Develop strategies to minimize friction for good customers while preventing abuse and ensuring compliance

Lead and grow a team of machine learning engineers dedicated to KYC

Define long-term strategy for KYC ML across Block, aligning with Risk, Compliance, and Product roadmaps

Represent Block with regulators, auditors, and external partners as the subject matter expert on KYC machine learning

Qualification

KYC machine learningRisk management frameworksData analyticsCompliance systemsIdentity verificationLeadershipCross-functional initiativesTeam management

Required

10+ years of experience in risk, fraud, or compliance machine learning or data science leadership

Proven track record of driving cross-functional initiatives

Familiarity with concepts related to know your customer (KYC) and customer due diligence

Knowledge of leading machine learning and AI applications

Expertise in data analytics and visualization

Experience with risk management frameworks

Background in designing or building compliance or risk management systems

Experience owning operational metrics and reporting on them to management

Managed and scaled organizations, including building and maintaining a high-performing team through hiring and coaching

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

Glassdoor3.9

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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