In het kort
Data Scientist bij Rabobank Utrecht bij Rabobank Utrecht in Utrecht. Het betreft een detachering-functie voor 36 uur per week met een looptijd van 5 OKT 2026. Reageren kan tot en met 7 september 2026.
Data Scientist — Rabobank Utrecht
Are you a data-driven professional who enjoys translating complex data into actionable insights and contributing to the fight against financial crime? As a Data Scientist you will support and optimize Transaction Monitoring by delivering analytics, dashboards and recommendations that increase detection effectiveness and operational efficiency.
What you will do
- Lead end-to-end analytical projects: business intake, requirements, coding, analysis, visualization and presentation of results.
- Design, build and maintain impactful Power BI dashboards to support Transaction Monitoring optimization and decision-making.
- Develop scalable, maintainable analytical solutions using Python.
- Estimate and assess the impact of proposed changes to Transaction Monitoring rules and parameters.
- Translate complex business questions into analytical approaches and actionable recommendations.
- Act as a trusted partner to stakeholders, helping formulate the right questions and uncover opportunities through data.
- Drive continuous improvements and proactively identify areas where analytics create measurable business value.
- Collaborate closely with data professionals, business experts and stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams.
Examples of assignments
- Develop a Transaction Monitoring rule-tuning dashboard to support optimization of monitoring parameters.
- Build management dashboards that provide deeper insight into the effectiveness of the Transaction Monitoring system.
- Analyze customer transaction behaviour to identify patterns and answer business-critical questions.
- Quantify the expected impact of model and rule adjustments on operational efficiency and detection effectiveness.
Required qualifications
- Education: Master’s degree in a quantitative or technical field.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years relevant experience as a Data Scientist, Data Analyst, or similar role.
- Power BI: Advanced dashboard development, data visualization and storytelling with data.
- Python: Strong programming skills, including OOP, software engineering best practices, coding standards, code reviews and writing maintainable, scalable code.
- Proven ability to independently lead initiatives and drive results.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into analytical solutions.
- Structured, proactive and highly organized working style; strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills; business-focused mindset and ownership.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (mandatory).
Preferred profile
- Experience in Financial Economic Crime (FEC), AML, Transaction Monitoring, Risk or Compliance environments.
- Ability to balance technical depth with business impact.
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and motivated by delivering measurable improvements.
Location & working arrangements
- Employment: 1 FTE
- Locations: Winthontlaan 1, Utrecht (temporary) and Croeselaan 18, Utrecht (after rebuild).
- Working language: English (mandatory).
- Working model: Hybrid — office days Monday and Thursday (at the temporary location).
- Duration: 1 year (extension possible).
- Availability: Candidate should be available throughout the entire duration of the assignment.
- Eligibility: You must be located in the Netherlands and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands; candidates requiring relocation from another country cannot be considered.
- Application materials: Please provide your CV and a personal motivation in English.
Eisen
- Language: English mandatory
- Experience: 3+ years relevant experience
- Master's degree in a quantitative or technical field
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience as a Data Scientist, Data Analyst, or similar analytical role
- Strong Power BI expertise, including advanced dashboard development, data visualization, and storytelling with data
- Solid Python programming skills, including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP); Software engineering best practice; Coding standards and code reviews; Writing maintainable and scalable code
- Proven ability to independently lead initiatives and drive results
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands
- Mid-lance constructions are not allowed according to Rabobank policy
- Candidate should be submitted exclusively to Magnit – Rabobank during the exclusivity period of 4 business days on one request
- Furthermore, the candidate has to be available throughout the entire duration of the assignment
- All submitted candidates must be in possession of a valid Passport or ID card, which must be taken along to the interview and at the start of the assignment
- Pre-employment screening is mandatory and the candidate is only allowed to start after the pre-employment screening has been completed successfully
Wensen
- Language: English mandatory
- Experience: 3+ years relevant experience
- Preferred Profil: Experience working in Financial Economic Crime (FEC), AML, Transaction Monitoring, Risk, or Compliance environment
- Preferred Profil: Ability to balance technical depth with business impact
- Preferred Profil: Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Master's degree in a quantitative or technical field
- Strong Power BI expertise, including advanced dashboard development, data visualization, and storytelling with data
- Solid Python programming skills, including: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP); Software engineering best practice; Coding standards and code reviews; Writing maintainable and scalable code
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