We are looking for a Blockchain & Fraud Models Analyst to join our Financial Crimes Operations Models Management team. This role reports to the Models Management Senior Manager and focuses on developing and maintaining controls for blockchain‑based products and screening fraudulent payments.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, tune, and maintain rules and models for blockchain transaction monitoring and fraudulent payment screening.
- Analyze blockchain and payment transaction behaviour to identify emerging financial‑crime typologies, including cross‑chain activity, high‑risk wallet exposure, and transaction velocity risks.
- Optimize monitoring performance by collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and compliance teams to enhance rule logic, thresholds, and outputs.
- Own ongoing effectiveness monitoring of rules and models, including rule health metrics, dashboards, and regular performance reporting.
- Conduct root‑cause analysis on monitoring incidents and model performance issues, recommending and implementing data‑driven improvements.
- Partner with 1st and 2nd Line of Defence teams and external vendors to ensure monitoring controls are well‑calibrated, documented, and aligned to risk appetite.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives that enhance the organisation’s financial crime analytics capabilities across blockchain and innovative payment products.
Qualifications
- Strong subject‑matter expertise in fraud and blockchain monitoring, including rules, typologies, detection approaches, and vendor tooling.
- Solid understanding of blockchain use cases and risks such as digital asset trading, stablecoins, mixers, and evasion techniques.
- Experience designing and tuning transaction monitoring or fraud rules to balance effectiveness and efficiency.
- Knowledge of banking payment products and their fraud risk profiles (e.g., transfers, cards, mobile and app‑based payments).
- Strong analytical capability with keen attention to detail and the ability to interpret data to distinguish normal versus abnormal behaviour.
- Confidence communicating complex monitoring approaches and findings to non‑technical stakeholders across technology and business teams.
- Proactive, curious mindset with a continuous improvement focus on data quality and financial crime controls.
Benefits
- Work‑life balance support and flexible working arrangements.
- Hybrid working option between London office, home, or remote.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to buy/sell up to five days.
- International work flexibility: up to 30 days abroad within a 12‑month period.
- Well‑being programme, including 24/7 employee assistance and mental health support.
- Private healthcare, discounted dental cover, and employee perks.
- Professional development budget, role‑related training, and LinkedIn Learning access.
- Family‑friendly leave and enhanced policies.
We are not able to sponsor applicants for immigration purposes at this time.
Equal Opportunities – ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. We recognise diversity and inclusion in all forms, including gender, age, educational and professional background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, and sexual orientation. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities.
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