Data Scientist - Surveillance Model Design (SVP)

Serves as a Data Scientist for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM)’s Surveillance team responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight for a suite of surveillances designed to detect behaviors that may violate regulatory rules or internal policies and procedures. When potentially anomalous behavior is detected, the team is responsible for escalating the activity and working collaboratively with partners across the first and second lines of defense to determine the appropriate resolution of the matter, which may include employee discipline. . The ICRM Global Surveillance platform encompasses a number of surveillance related portfolios including trade surveillance, e-communications and voice surveillance, employee trading, outside activities surveillance, and information barrier surveillance.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and developing tools and methods for generating and analyzing electronic communication surveillance alerts.

• Employing advanced text analysis and natural language processing techniques to improve electronic communication surveillance tools and applications.

• Improving surveillance tools and applications by coordinating with Information Technology on the timely implementation of enhancements and proactively addressing potential issues.

• Strong skills and demonstrable success in applying text analytic and natural language processing/understanding techniques such as entity extraction, sentiment analysis, intent detection, and topic modeling required

• Proficiency in programming languages and packages for data science (e.g. Python, Scala, TensorFlow) required

• Creating, enhancing and implementing surveillance scenarios and conducting surveillance reviews. Improving surveillance tools and applications by coordinating with Information Technology on the timely implementation of enhancements and proactively addressing potential issues.

• Gathering, reviewing, investigating and analyzing trade data as well as responding to regulatory inquiries from each of the major regulatory bodies (e.g. FINRA, SEC, CFTC). The response process includes compiling all requested documentation, analyzing the results to identify potential issues, escalating potential risk issues to the appropriate coverage areas and providing input on potential corrective action plans designed to address issues that are identified.

• Participating in ad-hoc requests, special projects and regulatory exams directed by other organizations within the compliance or legal departments.

• Other responsibilities include: overseeing the monitoring to adherence to ICRM’s Risk Policies and relevant procedures; preparing, editing and maintaining Compliance program related materials; interacting and working with other areas within Citi, as necessary; and keeping abreast of regulatory changes, new regulations and internal policy changes in order to further identify new key risk areas.

• Interacting with global counterparts in regards to the governance of their surveillance portfolio.

• Additional duties as assigned.

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Five to eight years of experience in data science, machine learning, quantitative research, quantitative analysis, advanced statistical methods, surveillance design, and/or data modeling required.

• Experience designing and prototyping surveillance patterns using time series analysis, features engineering, random forest, natural language processing, and/or advanced statistical methods highly desirable.

• Prior experience managing and delivering surveillance projects highly desirable.

• Proficiency in programming languages and packages for data science (e.g. Python, Scala, TensorFlow) required.

• Big data and cloud computing experience highly desirable.

• Assess and adapt latest trends in data science for application within ICRM surveillance.

• Serve as subject matter expert for strategic surveillance design.

• Assess and advice on methodological alternatives for data science solutions.

• Lead and mentor junior data scientists.

• Expertise of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies

• Ability to organize workflow, ideas and materials

• Experience with drafting Business Requirement Documentation (BRD)

• Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills

• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive

• Self-motivated and detail oriented

• Advanced presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging

• Ability to work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex organization; to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level

• Experience in managing regulatory exams and relationships with examiners, auditors, etc.

• Awareness of regulatory requirements including local and US laws, international and industry standards

• Advanced knowledge in area of focus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree; experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof; experience in area of focus

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Job Family Group:

Compliance

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Job Family:

Surveillance

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Jersey City New Jersey United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jun 13, 2025

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