Data Scientist

About INTERACTIVE BROKERS
This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office/2 days remote).

Interactive Brokers Group has been consistently at the forefront of trading innovation, starting with the invention of the first floor-based handheld computer in 1983. We pride ourselves on being primarily a technology company and challenging the status quo. We push boundaries to offer our clients the best trading platform with the most sophisticated features at the lowest cost. Software development is the lifeblood of our firm, and it shows in our stellar brokerage platform. Interactive Brokers is regularly recognized as a leader in the financial services industry.

About Your Team:

We seek a Data Scientist to develop, maintain, and enhance quantitative models for anomalous activity detection and AML surveillance.

What will be your responsibilities within IBKR:

• Help design, calibrate and enhance the firm's AML and financial crime-related surveillance reports.
• Identify patterns of potentially suspicious activity through a review of client data.
• Apply statistical analysis to calibrate the firm's surveillance alerts to more accurately identify potentially suspicious activity for review by AML analysts.
• Refine business requirements and develop programming specifications from them.

Which skills are required:

• Experience with AML and BSA regulations
• Master's or PhD in Statistics or a Quantitative Field
• Python programming experience
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AML or financial transaction modeling
• Knowledge of financial markets, preferably in cashiering surveillance
• Understanding of databases and SQL

To be successful in this position, you will have the following:

• Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
• Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills.

• Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
• Retirement plan 401(k) with a competitive company match
• Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits and a company-paid medical healthcare premium.
• Wellness screenings and assessments, health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off and a generous parental leave policy
• Daily company lunch allowance provided, and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
• Corporate events, including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
• Education reimbursement and learning opportunities
• Modern offices with multi-monitor setups