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Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) Market Demand in Portugal

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

Data Scientist, Risk and Compliance hiring in Portugal is growing, driven by Banco de Portugal's model governance expectations and Lisbon's fintech sector's fraud-detection needs. Novo Banco and Feedzai are among the more consistent hirers, and Portugal's lower cost base continues to draw international risk-model teams to Lisbon.

Remote / hybrid
32%

of Portugal Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) roles advertise remote or hybrid working

Market activity
+7.6%

Year-on-year salary movement in Portugal. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) demand in Portugal

Strongest in: Portuguese banks and fintechs in Lisbon building risk and fraud models under Banco de Portugal supervisory expectations, led by employers such as Novo Banco and Feedzai

Data Scientist, Risk and Compliance hiring in Portugal is growing, driven by Banco de Portugal's model governance expectations and Lisbon's fintech sector's fraud-detection needs. Novo Banco and Feedzai are among the more consistent hirers, and Portugal's lower cost base continues to draw international risk-model teams to Lisbon.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the Portugal median for Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance)s who list these skills.

Credit risk / fraud modelling+18%
Model validation & explainability+14%
Regulatory model documentation+11%

Top employers hiring in Portugal

Companies with consistent or active Data Scientist (Risk & Compliance) hiring in Portugal.

Novo BancoFeedzaiTalkdeskOutSystemsFarfetch

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