Fraud Analytics and Innovation Lead Analyst

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Job Summary:

This job is responsible for performing more complex analysis aimed at improving portfolio risk, profitability, performance forecasting, and operational performance for consumer products and related divisions, such as credit cards. Key responsibilities include applying knowledge of multiple business and technical-related topics, independently driving strategic improvements, large-scale projects, and initiatives. Job expectations include working with business counterparts within the line of business and partner organizations (e.g.,. Risk, Product, etc.).

This job is responsible for performing more complex analysis aimed at improving fraud prevention while driving responsible growth and performance for consumer products and related divisions such as Health Savings Accounts. Key responsibilities include applying knowledge of multiple business and technical-related topics and independently driving strategic improvements, large-scale projects, and initiatives. Job expectations include working with business counterparts within the Line of Business and partner organizations including Risk and Product teams. Performs multiple complex analysis to to extract data and uses multiple databases to acquire. Utilizes portfolio trends to propose policy/procedural changes within segmentation structure to produce optimal results. Excels at risk/reward trade off. Build relationships with business partners. 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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

• Coaches and mentors peers to improve proficiency in a variety of systems and serves as a subject matter expert on multiple business and technical-related topics

• Identifies fraud trends based on industry and portfolio conditions and communicates findings to senior management

• Supports execution of large scale projects, such as platform conversions or new project integrations by conducting advanced reporting and drawing analytics based insights

• Drive analytics to develop fraud mitigation rules, carefully striking the balance across fraud risk, client impact, operational costs and revenue implications with focus on Health Savings Accounts and related products

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

• Consistently challenge the status quo to find opportunities to develop and refine our fraud policies and procedures, working closely with the business, operations, and policy partners

• Drive discovery and documentation of end-to-end fraud processes to identify current controls, vulnerabilities, and enhancement opportunities

• 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

• Coaches and mentors peers to improve proficiency in a variety of systems and serves as a subject matter expert on multiple business and technical-related topics

• Identifies business trends based on economic and portfolio conditions and communicates findings to senior management

• Supports execution of large scale projects, such as platform conversions or new project integrations, by conducting advanced reporting and drawing analytics based insights

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years SAS/SQL Coding knowledge and/or experience

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

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

• Demonstrate strong analytical skills

• Previous risk/fraud analysis, strategy development, or related experience

• Strong written and oral communication skills

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

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of risk analysis, strategy development, or related experience

• 5+ years of SAS or SQL Coding experience

• Prior experience in Authentication, Fraud, Debit Card or other related risk fields

• Functional knowledge of multiple products and/or channels (e.g. Credit, Debit, Digital, Call Center, etc.)

• Experience managing relationships and projects with external vendor partners

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking

• Business Analytics

• Data and Trend Analysis

• Fraud Management

• Problem Solving

• Collaboration

• Innovative Thinking

• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

• Presentation Skills

• Risk Management

• Data Visualization

• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations

• Issue Management

• Oral Communications

• Written Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40