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International Affairs Research Analyst

Cluj-Napoca, Romania💼 Full-time💰 $86,000–$108,000🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Research analyst specializing in political sciences and international affairs to support a SaaS anti-money laundering platform, focusing on sanctions and watchlists data coverage and quality.

Role type

International Affairs Research Analyst (Sanctions & Watchlists)

Builds

Data coverage for sanctions, targeted financial sanctions, sanctioned vessels, and warning lists within a financial crime risk intelligence platform.

Domain

Financial crime compliance, Sanctions, International Affairs, Political Science

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Research skills, understanding of global government structures, attention to detail, methodological approach, proficiency in English

Preferred skills

Experience in scale-up/start-up environments

Technologies

SaaS platforms, data coverage tools

Responsibilities

Execute research assignments on sanctions and warning lists scope, assess accuracy and quality of existing data, identify coverage improvement needs, collaborate with Product and Data teams to ensure data quality exceeds client expectations.

Seniority

Individual Contributor

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