Senior Data Scientist, First Line Risk

Block is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its First Line Risk Data Science team, focusing on building and scaling control performance monitoring for financial products. This role involves developing a central platform for teams to understand risk exposure, investigate changes, and prioritize actions. The position requires close collaboration with risk, compliance, product, and engineering teams to integrate automated measurement into product governance.

Key responsibilities include defining and maintaining control performance metrics and key risk indicators, investigating control effectiveness using data analysis, contributing to scalable monitoring metrics, and developing repeatable solutions for product governance. The role also involves leading initiatives from problem definition through delivery, aligning stakeholders, and communicating findings to technical partners, control owners, compliance teams, and senior leaders.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in statistics, data science, economics, computer science, or a related quantitative field, with at least 7 years of relevant experience. Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python is required, along with experience working with large datasets and building maintainable analytical code. Strong statistical and analytical judgment, including experience with cohort analysis, experimentation, and time series, is essential. Experience translating business or control objectives into measurement frameworks and strong product instincts for internal tools are also important.

The compensation for this role ranges from $168,300 to $297,000 annually, depending on experience and location. Benefits include health insurance, retirement plans, and flexible time off.

Block is committed to building an inclusive economy and offers a collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth. The company values diverse perspectives and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.