Staff Data Analyst, Block Compliance

Block Block · Fintech · WA · Remote · 30314 Project Mazi

This role is for a Staff Data Analyst on the Block Compliance Analytics team, focusing on financial crimes and AML. The analyst will develop strategies, lead workstreams, and deliver actionable analytics to leaders, focusing on quantifying compliance risks and driving effectiveness. Responsibilities include leading data strategy for regulatory engagements, ETL development, data validation, analysis, and collaborating with various teams to inform strategic builds and educate partners on regulatory impacts.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead data strategy for our regulatory engagements - from ETL development to source data validation to analysis
  2. Connect the dots between regulatory expectations, commitments, and the Compliance and Product roadmaps in order to influence strategy
  3. Harness raw data to educate internal and external partners on the impact of new regulation, policies, or environmental changes to our compliance program and the Block platforms.
  4. Collaborate with partners from legal to engineering to inform strategic builds of essential compliance program elements
  5. Establish yourself as a leader in the organization, by connecting insights to action through expert communication and cross-functional alignment

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6+ years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of Compliance/AML experience
  • Expert level abilities in SQL and data analysis/visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Looker)
  • Expert in ETL development
  • Proven track record solving large and complex problems without clear answers, using deep and broad technical expertise
  • Vision to define problems and manage projects in a fast-paced, evolving organization
  • Experience bringing data to life for any audience through written and verbal communication and data visualization.
  • Impeccable attention to detail and polish

Nice to have

  • CAMS or other AML certification
  • Experience in the FinTech or consulting industry or with financial crimes compliance systems, technologies and processes.
  • Experience with automation using Python, R or Prefect

What the JD emphasized

  • proven track record in the Financial Crimes and AML space
  • Expert level abilities in SQL and data analysis/visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, Looker)
  • Expert in ETL development
  • Proven track record solving large and complex problems without clear answers, using deep and broad technical expertise