AML Data Scientist
As Paysafe's AML Data Scientist, you will be at the core of Global AML Operations. Your role will involve transforming billions of transactions, behavioural signals, and investigation outcomes into detection logic that effectively stops criminal activity. You will build the models, rules, and dashboards that protect millions of customers across Paysafe's digital wallet, eCash, and payment processing products. This position offers a rare mix of hands-on data science and genuine subject-matter influence, working with modern tooling and some of the sharpest financial crime specialists in the payments industry.
- Analyze large, complex datasets - transactional, behavioral, device, geolocation and investigative - to uncover patterns, anomalies and emerging financial crime risks.
- Design, tune and optimize transaction monitoring rules: threshold and percentile analysis, segmentation, false positive reduction and SAR conversion performance.
- Partner with our Enterprise Data Science team on AML detection models - feature engineering, validation, performance monitoring and model governance.
- Explore where machine learning, network analytics and advanced statistical techniques can push our detection capability further.
- Build dashboards, metrics and visualizations that give AML leadership a clear view of risk and operational effectiveness.
- Support new product launches and payment flows with transaction-flow analysis and monitoring coverage assessments.
- Work alongside typology analysts and investigators to quantify and validate new financial crime trends, mule networks and organized abuse.
- Translate AML business needs into technical requirements and partner with AML Risk Systems through testing and deployment.
- A degree in a quantitative field - Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Finance or similar (required).
- Solid experience in data science, advanced analytics, BI, or fraud/risk/financial crime analytics (required).
- Strong SQL and Python, with hands-on statistical modelling, data mining and predictive analytics (required).
- Experience building reporting and dashboards (Power BI, Tableau or similar) (required).
- Comfort working with large, messy datasets to drive real operational decisions (required).
- The ability to explain complex analysis clearly to non-technical stakeholders (required).
- Background in fintech, payments, banking, e-money or crypto (nice-to-have).
- Exposure to transaction monitoring, fraud detection or compliance analytics (nice-to-have).
- Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, SAS, Feedzai or network analysis tools (nice-to-have).
- Working knowledge of AML/CFT regulation, financial crime typologies or model governance (nice-to-have).
- The opportunity to write the history of a leading and growing multinational company.
- Tailor-made training and ongoing development to help enhance skills in the field of online payments.
- Multiple career progression opportunities in a dynamic in-house business.
- Environment where product expertise, professional and personal commitment are rewarded.
- Competitive remuneration and social benefits package (25 days annual paid leave, 4 days paid volunteering time a year through our Paysafe Giving initiative, health insurance, sports card, team events, company discounts, variety of soft skills, business and technical training programs).
- Fun and collaborative working atmosphere.
- Flexible working model - employees are expected to work from home and spend an average of three days a week at the Sofia office as part of the hybrid work model.
Paysafe is a global payments platform powering the experience economy, with a strong focus on the iGaming, video gaming, e-commerce, retail, travel and hospitality sectors. With 30 years of expertise in payment technology, Paysafe helps businesses and consumers lift every experience through seamless, secure payment solutions, including card payments, digital wallets such as Skrill, eCash solutions like PaysafeCard, and a suite of local payment methods. With approximately 2,900 employees across 12 countries and annualized transactional volume of $167 billion in 2025, Paysafe connects people and businesses worldwide through innovative digital payment experiences.
