Saxo Bank is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for its Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) Modelling & Development team. The role involves designing, validating, and enhancing models for transaction monitoring, segmentation, clustering, and scenario development. The ideal candidate will apply advanced statistical models, ensure accuracy, and collaborate with stakeholders to support decision-making in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the fight against financial crime.

Must Have

• Contribute to the design, validation, and enhancement of models for transaction monitoring
• Design advanced statistical models to support financial crime prevention
• Validate models and ensure accuracy and robustness
• Collaborate on developing methodologies for segmentation and clustering
• Drive scenario development based on the intersection of risk assessment and statistical modelling
• Support decision-making through close collaboration with stakeholders
• Demonstrate high attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Commit to continuous learning and apply cutting-edge technologies to enhance system capabilities
• Hold a master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a similar quantitative field
• Several years of experience in data science or analytics
• Confident working with Databricks, Python, and SQL
• Hands-on experience in statistical modelling, machine learning, and feature development
• Understand the importance of data quality
• Translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders
• Enjoy partnering with data scientists, analysts, and developers
• Proven ability to design and implement data models
• Conduct predictive analysis
• Ensure data integrity across multiple geographies
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently
• Curious, adaptable, and committed to delivering measurable results

Good to Have

• Experience within financial services or financial crime prevention

Perks & Benefits

• Purpose-driven organization
• Opportunity to make a true impact
• Investment in your development
• Robust career path from day one
• International organization with diverse colleagues
• Value diversity and inclusion
• Open feedback culture
• Supportive team environments
• Opportunity to grow and fulfil career aspirations
• Dynamic learning journey
• Immense career opportunities

About the job

Do you want to work with modelling and development of different models and data-based automated processes with Saxo’s Financial Crime Prevention (FCP)? Saxo is an investments bank, with high speed, global colleagues and we are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to work within the FCP Modelling & Development team.

FCP Modelling & Development is part of 1st Line of defense in Group Operations and located in Saxo’s headquarters in Hellerup. We are a team with colleagues coming from different areas within Saxo’s FCP organization, and we are looking for an additional colleague to join our program. The goal of our team is to ensure that the models and other data-based automated processes we employ in FCP are sound, fit-for-purpose, adequately documented and regularly reviewed.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, validation, and enhancement of models for transaction monitoring and related areas such as segmentation, clustering, and scenario development
• Design advanced statistical models to support financial crime prevention
• Validate models and ensure accuracy and robustness
• Collaborate on developing methodologies for segmentation and clustering
• Drive scenario development based on the intersection of risk assessment and statistical modelling
• Support decision-making through close collaboration with stakeholders
• Demonstrate high attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Commit to continuous learning and apply cutting-edge technologies to enhance system capabilities

Your Profile

You will thrive in this role if you are self-driven, structured, and analytical, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to navigate a fast-paced environment. You bring an analytical mindset paired with technical expertise and a practical approach to solving challenges, always eager to create tangible business value.

Ideally, you hold a master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a similar quantitative field, and have several years of experience in data science or analytics - preferably within financial services or financial crime prevention.

You are confident working with Databricks, Python, and SQL, applying your hands-on experience in statistical modelling, machine learning, and feature development. You understand the importance of data quality and can translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders.

Collaboration is key, and you enjoy partnering with data scientists, analysts, and developers to tackle multifaceted problems. Your proven ability to design and implement data models, conduct predictive analysis, and ensure data integrity across multiple geographies sets you apart.

Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently are essential. Most importantly, you are curious, adaptable, and committed to delivering measurable results in an environment where priorities can shift quickly. If you’re passionate about leveraging data to fight financial crime and want to be part of a team that values innovation and impact, we would love to hear from you.

We conduct interviews on a continuous basis, so send your application sooner rather than later.

We get curious people invested in the world

When you work at Saxo, you become a Saxonian and part of a purpose-driven organisation, where good ideas are always taken seriously, and where you can make a true impact. We are invested in your development, and you can expect a robust career from day one when you join Saxo – no matter which role you take on.

You will join 2,500 other ambitious colleagues across 15 countries and become part of an international organisation. Working in Saxo, you will get to meet colleagues from many different cultures and backgrounds, and you should know that we value diversity and inclusion and see it as a genuine source of strength to drive growth, foster innovation and position us for long-term success.

We encourage an open feedback culture and supportive team environments enabling employees to grow and fulfil their career aspirations.

When you bring passion, curiosity, drive and team spirit, your learning journey will be dynamic and your career opportunities in Saxo will be immense.

At Saxo we don’t just offer a job – we offer an opportunity to invest in your future!

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. Continuously strives to improve the Saxo Experience and exceed our clients’ expectations.

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. Builds unrivalled platforms for seasoned and experienced investors and wholesale clients that provide real-time access to global capital markets.

. Consistently wins the highest accolades for our platforms, products and services.

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So, if you’re up for the challenge of breaking down barriers in global financial markets, we’re always looking for ambitious and enthusiastic people who share our passion for clients, technology and innovation and can bring new perspectives to our diverse team.

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