Data Scientist - Compliance

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Bangalore, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND
In-Office
Mid level
Blockchain • Fintech • Payments • Cryptocurrency
The Role
Develop, deploy, and monitor auditable, explainable AI/ML models to detect financial crime and fraud. Support rules management, data quality, labeling, dashboards, and regulatory reporting. Perform deep-dive analyses into risk events, partner with legal/product/ops, and ensure model governance and traceability in production environments.
Summary Generated by Built In

Nium provides global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments. We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.   

Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. In March 2026, we delivered the largest month in our 11-year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today, Nium moves nearly $60B in payments annually, almost entirely for enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.  

It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.  

Our payout network spans 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with 100 + corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, and as a principal card issuer on Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and UATP, Nium issues over 50 million card tokens every year. Backed by regulatory licenses in 40+ markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies list.  

In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high-growth company. 


The increasing volume, complexity, and regulatory scrutiny of financialcrime and compliance risks requires advanced, datadriven capabilities that traditional analytics and manual processes can no longer support. The Compliance Data Scientist will significantly enhance Nium’s ability to detect emerging risks, optimise controls, meet regulatory expectations, and drive operational efficiency across the compliance function. 

This role fills a critical capability gap and directly supports strategic priorities including automation, riskbased decisioning, model optimisation, dataquality improvement, and regulatory assurance. Additionally, this role is specifically designed to support activities related to transitioning compliance systems to advanced, data-driven Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning solutions e.g. Transaction Monitoring detection models. 

Role Summary: 

  • Responsible for development of AI/ML models to identify risks (such as fraud or credit risk) while ensuring these models are auditable, explainable, and compliant with data privacy laws 

  • Understand the coverage and accuracy of the existing rules for anti-money laundering and financial crimes 

  • Support rules management process to ensure rules are performing to expected thresholds    

  • Support the integrity, accuracy, and usability of data across compliance and financial crime functions.  

  • Develops data dashboards to provide visibility of performance of rules and models  

  • Leverage advanced analytics to understand cause and effect relationships  

  • Understand data quality and labelling, perform advanced analysis to identify high predictive strength variables, and work with technology teams on availability of variables.  

 

Key Responsibilities

    • Design, deploy, and monitor predictive models and AI algorithms to detect anomalies, fraud, or potential breaches  

    • Conduct deep-dive analyses into risk events, identifying root causes to improve risk strategies and operational workflows 

    • Analyze large datasets to identify patterns, anomalies, and emerging risks. 

    • Performs data validation, cleansing, and reconciliation for regulatory reporting. 

    • Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements by building scalable reporting platforms and documenting data protocols  

    • Partner with legal, product, and operations teams to translate complex technical findings into actionable business insights for senior management 

    • Maintains auditability, traceability, and evidence generation within systems. 

Requirements

    • Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, or related quantitative field 

    • 3 years in data science, advanced analytics, or machinelearning roles. 

    • Proficiency in various model development techniques  

    • Prior experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or consulting would be strongly preferred 

    • Exposure to financialcrime systems (e.g., transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, casemanagement platforms). 

    • Experience supporting compliance operations, investigations, or model governance. 

    • Experience building and deploying ML models in production environments. 

    • Strong analytical rigor, proactive problem-solving, and capability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical partners 

    • Self-motivated, adept in working individually and as part of a global team 

What we offer at Nium  
 
We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. 
 
We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). 
 
We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
 
We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!  
 
We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.  

Skills Required

  • Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, or related quantitative field
  • 3 years in data science, advanced analytics, or machine-learning roles
  • Proficiency in model development techniques
  • Prior experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or consulting
  • Exposure to financial-crime systems (transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, case-management platforms)
  • Experience supporting compliance operations, investigations, or model governance
  • Experience building and deploying ML models in production environments
  • Strong analytical rigor and ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Self-motivated and able to work individually and as part of a global team

Nium Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nium and has not been reviewed or approved by Nium.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation Pay is considered market-competitive in certain tech and sales roles and higher‑paying geographies, with upside evident for specific functions and seniority. Signals of strong totals in U.S. engineering/product and top‑end sales support a generally favorable footing.
  • Healthcare Strength Company materials and external listings describe comprehensive health coverage and 24×7 assistance support aligned with a modern fintech package. These elements are positioned as core parts of the global offering.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous parental leave, standard PTO, and a company‑wide year‑end shutdown expand time‑off support beyond basics. Public career materials and job ads consistently reference these components.

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The Company
713 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Nium is an advanced payments platform redefining the way consumers and businesses send, spend, and receive funds across borders. Nium’s goal is to make the movement of money seamless through being a universal plug for financial services. The company uses agile, elegant, and modular solutions for complex business problems. Be it an Individual, new-age digital bank, or a traditional industry behemoth, Nium prides itself on creating financial infrastructure for every level of sophistication. Nium’s key solutions: • Pay-ins • Pay-outs • Card issuance • Banking-as-a-service • Crypto-as-a-service We are a global leader in B2B modern money movement • Launched the world’s first global platform for crypto-as-a-service • $280M Funding • Series D • $2B Valuation o 130+M End customers o 190+ Payout markets o 100+ Supported currencies • Named on CB Insight’s Fintech 250 List • Financial Times’ List of Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2021 • Fintech Employer of the Year’ at the 2021 Singapore Fintech Festival • Best B2B Payment Platform’ at the 2021 Future Digital Awards

Why Work With Us

We, at Nium, are on a mission to transform modern money movement. We are driven by our co-created values of "seek the simple", "make it better" and "win it together". These aren't just buzzwords; they're how we do business every day and owned by each and every employee at Nium. We create new rules and new possibilities for a world of open money.

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