Financial Crime Data Scientist (Temporary)

Desjardins

Full-time IT & Technology
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Location
montreal west, qc, Canada
Posted
July 20, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Financial Crime Analytics Department plays a strategic role in developing detection abilities to fight financial crime. We work directly on critical performance, capacity and compliance issues in close collaboration with the second line of defence, operations and IT teams. This temporary position for 24 months supports a priority anti‑money laundering project aimed at strengthening processing capacity and improving operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Develop analytical approaches to reduce volumes to be processed, automate transaction analysis (detecting recurring patterns) and improve operational productivity.
  • Implement prioritisation and targeting mechanisms to focus efforts on the highest‑value alerts.
  • Work closely with operations teams to translate field issues into concrete analytical solutions and support processing activities.
  • Help implement solutions that address regulatory, operational and efficie...