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Block · 2 days ago

Senior Decision Scientist, Risk

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$139K/yr - $245K/yr

5+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, and they are seeking a Senior Decision Scientist to develop and implement automatic risk decisions for regulatory compliance. The role involves building analytical frameworks, collaborating with various stakeholders, and directly impacting how Block manages risk across its brands.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implement automation strategies in our in-house rule engines that support regulatory compliance objectives, particularly within transaction monitoring and sanctions domains

Translate complex regulatory requirements and analytical insights into clear, actionable recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders

Develop detection policies and decisioning frameworks that are legally defensible and operationally sound

Proactively identify new opportunities to improve risk automation and compliance outcomes through statistical modeling, experimentation, and data analysis

Collaborate with Machine Learning teams on model evaluation, governance, and operationalization of model outputs for decision-making

Ensure high-quality documentation, monitoring, and validation of risk actions that impact customers and operational teams

Qualification

Advanced degree in quantitative field5+ years applied analytics experienceSQL skillsPythonStatistical modelingA/B experimentationRegulatory compliance understandingCollaboration with stakeholdersFinancial crimes complianceCAMSCFCS certificationsDocumentation skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Advanced degree in a quantitative field (Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, CS, etc.)

5+ years experience in applied analytics within risk, compliance, fraud, lending, or similar decisioning domains

Experience designing, implementing, and monitoring high-impact decisioning or policy frameworks

Strong SQL skills and experience navigating complex data environments, combined with proficiency in Python for data analysis (NumPy, Pandas, Sklearn) and familiarity with statistical modeling, A/B experimentation, and other analytical techniques for driving data-informed decisions

Proficiency in defining, implementing, communicating, and monitoring performance metrics with diverse stakeholders including Product, Machine Learning, Operations, Legal, and external partners

Understanding of regulatory compliance concerns and the ability to design solutions that balance business needs with legal requirements

Proven track record of tackling ambiguous business challenges with minimal guidance and applying analytical/statistical methods to tackle real-world problems using big data

Comfort writing and documenting clean, organized, and testable code and contributing to software applications that implement data science and analytical artifacts in pipelines or front-ends

Preferred

Experience with financial crimes compliance systems, technologies, and processes

CAMS or CFCS certifications

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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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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