Paxos

Compliance Data & Models Lead

Paxos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $155,000 - $177,450 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Own end‑to‑end model governance, tuning, testing, and documentation for transaction monitoring, blockchain monitoring, sanctions/watchlist screening, and customer risk rating models.
  • Design and maintain scalable SQL models in Snowflake for above governance areas
  • Familiarity with programming for data analysis, ideally Python or R.
  • Maintain documentation on system integrations and data lineage, partner with the Data team on data quality controls
  • Run and continuously refine model change‑management processes (change logs, approvals, pre/post‑implementation testing, evidence capture) to OCC‑style standards.
  • Lead or co‑lead key Model Risk Management (MRM) policy and procedure uplift and regulatory readiness workstreams, consolidating and modernizing frameworks based on external feedback.
  • Partner with Data, Product, Engineering, and Compliance to design and enhance technology controls across AML, sanctions, KYC, Travel Rule, and to resolve data or tooling issues.
  • Build and maintain Compliance dashboards and reporting, define system performance and health metrics (including data quality and backlog/SLA metrics), and implement QA processes.
  • Serve as a key liaison to key vendors (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic, ComplyAdvantage, Solidus, Persona) on testing, tuning, and data issues.

Requirements

  • ~7–10+ years overall experience in data/analytics and/or Financial Crime/Compliance.
  • At least 3–5 years directly focused on AML/sanctions/Financial Crime technology or models in a bank, fintech/crypto, or RegTech.
  • Strong SQL in a modern data warehouse
  • Hands‑on experience with AML/sanctions/Financial Crime systems (e.g., TM, sanctions screening, blockchain analytics, CRR).
  • Experience designing and executing model tuning and testing (thresholds, fuzziness, scenario design, performance analysis).
  • Familiarity with model governance concepts (lifecycle, documentation, change management, validations).
  • Exposure to OCC‑style model risk guidance and/or DFS 504‑type requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross‑functionally with Product, Engineering, Data, and Operations.
  • Excellent written communication for policies, procedures, testing reports, and exam/audit responses.
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
  • 15% annual bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLPythonRmodel governancemodel tuningmodel testingdata analysisdata quality controlschange managementperformance analysis
Soft Skills
communicationcross-functional collaborationleadership