Your key responsibilities:
- Participation in projects in the field of risk management, regulatory compliance and optimization of business processes using data analysis methods.
- Creating comprehensive analyses to identify and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
- Ability to understand and respond to client needs while keeping up-to-date with the latest AI and machine learning trends used for preventing financial crimes.
- EY.AI - in this role, your capabilities are augmented by artificial intelligence. With AI-powered solutions your analyses, insights and innovative ideas will reach a higher level. Starting with a series of training sessions, you will then use EYQ - your virtual assistant, along with other unique tools often available exclusively at EY. We continuously invest in innovation to provide you with a work environment where you can focus on the most interesting aspects of your job and create the best solutions for clients.
Skills and attributes for success:
- Ability to research client inquiries and understand emerging issues in financial crimes compliance, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies.
- Willingness to travel as needed to meet client requirements.
- Strong analytical thinking, creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to convey and present complex findings in an easy-to-understand manner.
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- University degree or final-year studies in econometrics, financial technology, computer science, data science or a related quantitative field.
- Practical competency in Python/Java/Scala and Spark, and ability to work with DataFrames.
- Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
- Proficiency in MS Excel.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to data quality.
- High standard of integrity and confidentiality.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Foundations of AI/ML (e.g., linear/logistic regression, decision trees, train/test split, cross-validation).
- Exposure to AML/Financial Crime topics: Transaction Monitoring, KYC/KYB, Sanctions Screening
- Experience with cloud analytics (preferably Azure/Databricks) and distributed processing (e.g., Spark).
- Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker) and common data/BI tools (Power BI/Looker/Tableau, Jupyter/VS Code).
- Experience with other languages or stacks (R/SAS/VBA) as a plus.
- Basic familiarity with Git.
- German language skills as a plus.
Your previous experience:
- University degree (preferred fields: mathematics, physics, computer science, economics/econometrics, quantitative methods, or related STEM disciplines).
- Academic projects completed within student associations/scientific circles (student clubs/research groups).
We also value:
- Knowledge of economics, finance, or accounting.
- Prior professional experience in banking, risk management, or data analytics.
- Experience in building or validating quantitative models.