Fraud Analytics and Innovation Senior Analyst - Fraud Detection Strategies

Newark, Delaware;Plano, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; Kennesaw, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona

Job Description:

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Job Description:

This job is responsible for performing more complex analysis and modeling to minimize fraud loss exposure and negative impacts to the customer experience. Key responsibilities include utilizing a variety of systems, such as Excel, SAS, SQL, Tableau, and other relational data bases, to provide analytical support on strategies, ensure goals are met, and propose policy/procedural changes within segmentation structures to produce optimal results. Job expectations include evaluating data to assess potential fraud risk and creating mitigation.

strategies.

The Alert Prioritization and Self-Service team within the Client Protection Organization is looking for an experienced fraud analyst to join our growing team. We are focused on driving operational and process efficiency to protect the accounts of our clients and minimize both client disruption and fraud loss. Analysts will have the opportunity to gain exposure to just about all products across Consumer and Small Business, including application fraud, digital money movement like Zelle, account take over, credit and debit cards. We are tasked with having quality oversight for our self-service processes, completing defect reviews, and monitoring the fraud platform access. Implementation opportunities will span fraud policy modifications, evaluation of digital client communication through text, email and push channels, and oversight of fraud system privileges.

We are looking for a smart, energetic candidate with fraud experience, a great sense of urgency and an excellent approach to teamwork. Focus areas will be:

• Build relationships and drive business initiatives across various Client Protection strategies, policy, operations and technology areas.

• Drive and support funded technology projects across applicable LOBs, including new product launches and client contact capability enhancements.

• Duties primarily include the regular use of discretion, independent judgment, the ability to communicate with multiple levels of management and the utilization of core leadership behaviors.

• Proactively managing fraud risk by urgently responding to immediate threats while keeping an eye toward future risks, vulnerabilities, and changes to the fraud landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Recommends ways to help the business achieve desired outcomes and make informed business decisions using data analysis outputs

• Performs complex analysis of financial models, market data, financial data, and portfolio trends to understand product performance and improve portfolio risk, profitability, performance forecasting, and operational performance

• Leads the coordination of the production of product performance reports and updates for senior management

Skills:

• Business Analytics

• Business Intelligence

• Data Quality Management

• Fraud Management

• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

• Collaboration

• Data Visualization

• Oral Communications

• Problem Solving

• Written Communications

• Analytical Thinking

• Critical Thinking

• Data and Trend Analysis

• Innovative Thinking

• Research

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Required Qualifications:

• Understanding of 1st and 3rd party fraud, scams and/or mules

• 1+ years of project management or team manager experience

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with line of business leaders and multiple stakeholders throughout the organization

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects in a complex and rapidly-changing environment

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Excellent time management skills

• Intellectually curious and willing to dive into complete issues\problems and solve

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven track record of building and deploying Fraud process and control changes

• Advanced Excel capability

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2+ years of Flash system experience within multiple fraud LOBs

• SQL/SAS Coding knowledge and/or experience

• 2+ years of fraud/fraud detection experience

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

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