Data Analyst - FinCrime

Join Zepz: Breaking Down Borders, Together
Our Meaningful Mission
At Zepz, we're all about breaking down barriers for our customers and our teammates. Our purpose is deeply personal, we provide a lifeline and deliver opportunities to cross-border communities that need it most through cutting edge finance and tech.Zepz is the power behind WorldRemit and Sendwave,  driven by the mission to celebrate the incredible impact migrants have, both at home and abroad. We're not just moving money; we're building a world that truly recognizes and supports global connections.

Who You'll Be Joining

We look for mission-driven builders who thrive in a fast-paced environment connected to a true purpose. We’re an always developing team of experts that enjoy problem solving and bring clarity to tough challenges. At Zepz, we are Relentless Learners, always seeking feedback, and  Responsible Owners, treating company resources like your own. We depend on Transparent Communicators who keep the team aligned through open, honest talk.

Our Core Commitments — What We Live By
Our vibrant and truly diverse culture is built on three core commitments, that guide how we work and interact:

• Integrity: We always do the right thing. It’s simple, but it’s the foundation of everything we build for our customers and each other.
• Outcomes: We work for our customers. Their success and prosperity are the results we focus on delivering.
• Velocity: We are fast! We maintain high energy levels and make smart decisions quickly, keeping us nimble and ahead of the curve.

Perks of Joining Our Team
We believe in empowering colleagues because we genuinely trust our team. Our culture is founded on this high trust, which naturally encourages the high ownership that drives us to meet our shared high expectations and deliver high performance. While we have all the tools to work remotely, we value the purpose and benefits of in-person connections so we expect our teams to come to the office on a regular basis, and therefore be within a comfortable commutable distance from our London office. Alongside a great office environment, think unlimited annual leave , great healthcare benefits, and employee discounts. We want you to thrive and focus entirely on making your biggest impact! In turn, we expect you to bring high ownership and commitment to your work. This is a place where we value trust and high performance, and we'll provide the environment and support needed for you to excel.

About the role

Joining Zepz as a Financial Crime Data Analyst, you will play a critical role in detecting, investigating, and preventing illicit financial activity across our global operations. You will leverage large datasets, analyze transactional patterns, and manage system alerts to safeguard the platform. This role involves developing robust SQL-based models, creating actionable dashboards (Mode/Databricks) to visualize financial crime risks, and collaborating closely with the Financial Crime Product and Compliance teams to enhance controls, reduce false positives, and ensure adherence to global regulatory standards.Reporting to Director of Product (Fincrime) you will:

• Drive strategic decision-making by collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize business requirements and translate them into actionable dashboards and data-driven insights.

• Own and manage capacity planning for Financial Crime Operations, including the creation, reporting, and ongoing analysis of capacity plans versus actuals.

• Proactively identify and implement data-led improvements across the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) domain, including transaction monitoring and customer risk rating, by setting targets, assessing performance, and modelling various scenarios.

• Communicate complex findings effectively by presenting structured, data-driven results to non-technical business leaders, simplifying technical concepts for clear decision-making.

• Demonstrate holistic problem-solving by connecting disparate data sources to uncover underlying business questions and deliver comprehensive solutions.

• Exhibit a strong passion for learning and the ability to rapidly adopt new business concepts, analytical techniques, and technologies.

• Be an independent, curious, and proactive self-starter who takes initiative to drive projects forward.

What you bring to the table 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, or a related field;

• 4+ years experience in data analysis, analytics engineering, and/or data science roles, building data modeling workflows (using dbt, for example, or other data platform tooling) and analyzing large datasets to solve problems;

• Expert SQL skills; proficiency in Python preferable;

• Strong statistical knowledge;

• Expertise in visualization and surfacing insights using a BI platform (e.g. Mode, Tableau, Looker, Power BI, etc.);

• Proven ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects with great attention to detail;

• Ability to clearly communicate results and drive impact;

• Comfortable collaborating across functions to identify data analytics problems and execute solutions with technical rigor and thoughtful analysis.

AI Literacy & Tools
As Zepz continues to build AI into how we work, we expect everyone to engage with it as a core part of their role. For this position we are looking for:

• A genuine curiosity about AI and how it can be applied in your area of work — from accelerating analysis and insight generation, to improving how we design and deliver processes and communications.
• Practical experience using AI tools in a professional context — whether to connect information, draft content, build frameworks, or create insights from data. We want people who actively use AI to increase productivity, not those who are waiting to be told to.
• Strong AI literacy — an understanding of what AI assistants can and cannot do, how to prompt effectively, and how to critically evaluate AI-generated output before using it.
• Awareness of the ethical considerations and responsible use of AI in the workplace, particularly in the context of sensitive data, customer experience, and compliance.
• Prior experience using Claude (Anthropic) is a nice-to-have but not essential — what matters most is that you are genuinely engaged with AI as a tool, comfortable experimenting, and eager to share what works with your wider team

If you want to join us in our journey to help break barriers in financial access and improve lives globally, there's no better place or time to join.

Our global team of 800+ people is spread across six continents. We aspire to hire the best mix of people from former Olympians to YouTube influencers and we speak over twenty languages. This incredible diversity isn't a bonus; it's the engine that lets us serve the world.

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