Risk Analyst

Risk Analyst

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Join our team of dedicated fraud experts in our Risk Intelligence team, who play a pivotal role in fighting fraud and helping our customers succeed! 

You will be responsible for maximising machine-learning model performance, identifying and resolving emerging threats by analyzing large data sets, outwitting fraudsters, and providing fraud insights directly to our customers. You will make a big impact in advancing the payment risk decisioning model to the next level.  

We are looking to speak with fraud fighters with a great attitude, willingness to perform, and ability to get things done!

Responsibilities:

  • Analyse large data sets to identify and extrapolate fraud trends & revenue maximisation opportunities. Proposing effective, refined solutions, and run risk rule simulations  
  • Monitor and optimise merchant performance.
  • Identify fraud patterns, trends and emerging threats.
  • Produce analytical reports that provide actionable insights on fraud patterns.
  • Describe and explain fraud trends to merchants and non fraud departments.
  • Identify new Machine Learning features and rules, working closely with Decision Science teams to improve model performance.
  • Keep up to date on the latest fraud trends, researching web (dark and surface) and industry, and suggest counter measures.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years experience in e-commerce, payments or risk-related industry.
  • Proven analytical skills and ability to define & clearly articulate success by metrics and data-driven measurements
  • Strong understanding of consumer and buyer behaviours. 
  • Exceptional ability to make decisions with limited and conflicting information.
  • Strong critical thinking skills with advanced judgment capability.
  • Solid knowledge of Card Not Present (CNP) environment.
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments while working independently.
  • Communication & presentation skills with internal and external stakeholders. 

Desirable Skills:

  • Data analytics & data visualization tools such as;
    • Looker / Tableau
    • SQL / Python

Benefits in our UK offices:

  • 4-day workweek
  • A competitive base salary (with plenty of room for growth)
  • An equally competitive equity package
  • Annual Performance Bonus or Commissions
  • Pension matched up to 8%
  • ‘Day one’ access to great health, dental and optical insurance scheme 
  • 25 days of annual leave (plus 10 public holidays)
  • Flexibility
  • Enhanced maternity & paternity
  • Regular paid social events organized by our social committee 
  • Talkspace Online Therapy Membership
  • Dedicated learning budget through Learnerbly

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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