Capitex

Capitex is a staffing, recruiting, training, and solutions provider focused exclusively on financial crime compliance. It offers contract and interim staffing, executive search, rapid response teams, compliance and advisory services, and training support across AML, KYC/CDD/EDD, sanctions, fraud, and transaction monitoring for regulated financial institutions.

Staffing and Recruiting

Financial Crime Compliance

11-50 (15)

Founded 2021

6 open positions

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PEP Screening and Strategy Lead

4 months ago

United Kingdom

Contract

Senior

Data Scientist

Data Science and Analytics

Apache Spark Hadoop Hive Machine Learning NumPy Pandas Power BI Python R SQL Tableau

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Capitex

Staffing and Recruiting

11-50

Founded 2021

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Description

Drive initiatives to strengthen PEP screening capabilities across all regions and support detection and risk mitigation objectives.
Collaborate with First Line of Defense, product management, engineering, business units, advisory teams, and regional policy teams on global PEP screening strategy and roadmaps.
Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle of PEP screening solutions from concept through implementation.
Analyze emerging regulatory requirements and work with regional MLROs to create Business Requirement Documents and actionable solutions.
Partner with engineering teams to implement regulatory changes and system enhancements in production environments.
Refine PEP list definitions and classification criteria to improve risk coverage and screening accuracy.
Conduct advanced data exploration and statistical analysis to identify workflow inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.
Analyze large-scale datasets, extract insights, and present findings that inform business decisions.
Provide technical mentorship and business guidance to junior data scientists.
Support real-time integration and deployment of analytical solutions while maintaining reliability and performance standards.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience and a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.
Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of experience in sanctions transaction screening, PEP and negative news screening, or AML.
At least 3 years of experience in data analytics or data science.
In-depth understanding of PEP screening and sanctions programs administered by OFAC, EU, UN, CSSF, and related adjacency risks.
Proficiency in SQL, including Google Cloud BigQuery.
Proficiency in Python, including Pandas, NumPy, and PySpark.
Experience with R, Tableau, and Power BI.
Strong data manipulation, profiling, and analysis skills.
Familiarity with Lexis Nexis WorldCompliance+ data source.
Experience with Hadoop, Hive, Jupyter Notebooks, and data warehouse environments is highly desirable.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate analytical insights into actionable business recommendations.
Proven ability to design and implement data-driven compliance solutions for complex global operations.
Strong intellectual curiosity, strategic thinking, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
Advanced research, analytical, and project leadership skills with solid business acumen.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.
Skill in presenting complex quantitative analyses clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

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