Risk Model Management Specialist (Financial Crime Prevention/AML)

Location: Hybrid work in Gdańsk, Gdynia, Warsaw or Łódź, Poland, with 2–3 days per week in the office

Rate: 100 PLN/hour

Company

hirify.global is a recruitment and consulting company providing project-based and permanent opportunities for clients in Poland and abroad.

What you will do

• Own the development and validation of transaction monitoring models within the Transaction Monitoring Unit.
• Lead model governance activities, including validation assessments and implementation of second-line feedback.
• Define model development approaches and experimental designs.
• Document model designs, assumptions, limitations, weaknesses and outcomes with the analytics team.
• Prototype tests and analytical methods and support tuning, calibration and operational monitoring.
• Mentor analysts and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on model SOPs and governance.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in model risk management, model governance and model validation.
• Strong background in data science, statistics and quantitative methods.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science or a related quantitative field.
• Experience with academic or technical writing, especially model documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English, spoken and written, and availability for hybrid work in Poland.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial crime prevention or AML, especially transaction monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with transaction monitoring platforms such as Quantexa.
• Experience as a model validator or quantitative risk analyst.
• Banking experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time schedule of 40 hours per week.
• B2B contract directly with hirify.global as the recruitment and contracting party.
• Hybrid work model with regular office collaboration.
• Opportunity to work with a major Nordic bank and its Financial Crime Prevention team.