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Data Solutions & Validation Sr. Specialist

Robinhood - Denver, CO, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-08-17

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Robinhood's Financial Crimes Team is seeking a Senior Specialist in Model Validation & Analytics to protect customers and ensure compliance with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions regulations. You will execute validation, testing, tuning, and optimization of transaction monitoring and filtering programs across the financial crimes function. Key responsibilities include performing rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses of rule-based and machine learning surveillance models; acting as a technical bridge between compliance, engineering, and data science teams to evaluate model implementations and remediate issues; executing tuning methodologies and statistical analyses to enhance detection capabilities while reducing false positives; conducting comprehensive data validation and logic testing to ensure data quality and pipeline integrity; serving as a subject matter expert in AML and model risk; building partnerships across engineering, product, and compliance; upholding change and issue management policies for covered systems; leveraging AI tools and LLMs to enhance productivity; and authoring thorough validation reports and executive summaries for stakeholders. You will work in a high-performing, fast-moving environment with ethics at the center. The role requires a solid foundation in data engineering, data modeling, and infrastructure, with the ability to decipher complex logic and support remediation of model issues. You'll be expected to bring hands-on capabilities with AI tools and automation techniques. This position is based in Denver, CO; New York, NY; or Westlake, TX, with in-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week.

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