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Senior/Lead Data Scientist - Open Banking

Klarna

Milan, Lombardy, ItalyFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 1mo agoVerified open 5 days ago

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Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Job overview

Klarna is hiring a Senior/Lead Data Scientist - Open Banking. The Senior Data Scientist will lead the Open Banking team in building analytical foundations that convert raw bank account data into actionable insights for fraud prevention and underwriting. They will engineer features, develop and deploy classification models, monitor performance via dashboards, and collaborate closely with engineering, credit modeling, and fraud teams to operationalize solutions at scale.

Key focus areas include Build analytical foundation that turns raw bank account data into actionable insight for fraud prevention and underwriting decisions, Engage in feature engineering across incoming and outgoing cash flows to model affordability, and Develop machine learning models that estimate probability of default and produce fraud scorecards.

Successful candidates bring Experience Building And Deploying Machine Learning Models End To End and CV In English. Important skills include Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Models, Python, SQL, AWS, and Classification Modeling Techniques. Preferred (not required): Open Banking Data, Affordability Modeling, Databricks, and Datadog.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Feature EngineeringMachine Learning ModelsPythonSQLAWSClassification Modeling TechniquesCommunicationOwnership-Driven MindsetOpen Banking DataAffordability ModelingDatabricksDatadogUnderwritingCredit RiskFraud DetectionBuilding Dashboards for Model MonitoringMonitoring and Observability Tools

Qualifications

Experience Building and Deploying Machine Learning Models End to EndExperience With Transactional or Financial DataCV in English

Full job description

What you will do As a Senior Data Scientist within our Open Banking team, you will build the analytical foundation that turns raw bank account data into reliable, actionable insight for fraud prevention and underwriting decisions. You will engage in feature engineering across incoming and outgoing cash flows to model affordability, and develop machine learning models that estimate probability of default and produce fraud scorecards. You will own the full lifecycle of these models, from raw data through to production deployment, working closely with engineering to operationalize your work at scale. You will also help monitor model performance, impact, and acceptance rates through dashboards you help build, and you will partner closely with the Credit Modeling and Fraud teams to align on shared goals and infrastructure. Who you are Experience building and deploying machine learning models end to end, from raw data to production Strong feature engineering skills, ideally with transactional or financial data Proficient in Python and SQL, with experience working in AWS environments Solid understanding of classification modeling techniques for risk or fraud use cases Comfortable partnering closely with engineering teams to bring models into production Strong communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with Credit Modeling and Fraud teams A curious, ownership-driven mindset, comfortable building infrastructure and processes from scratch Awesome to have Experience with open banking data or affordability modeling Familiarity with building dashboards for model monitoring, ideally with tools like Databricks Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog Background in underwriting, credit risk, or fraud detection use cases Please include a CV in English Curious to learn more about Klarna and what it's like to work here? Explore our career site!

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