Specialist, Risk Operations (Payment Risk)

Overview

About the Opportunity:

The successful candidate will have fraud & risk experience in a global environment, with proven track record of managing fraud risk operational teams. You’ll own the establishment of the fraud risk team in Europe specifically in Bulgaria and Hungary, including recruitment, establishing fraud processes, policies, and procedures/guidelines.

At your core, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, process-driven environment and be able to adapt and adjust plans on-the-fly. You must also have strong prioritization skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done. Most importantly, you’ll drive results and significantly support the growth and adoption of our products and features while building the fraud risk culture and risk management strategies.

 

What You’ll Be Doing:

-Complete comprehensive investigation using various tools and be accountable for all information researched and contained in each case file.
-Ensure confidentiality of all information collected during investigation.
-Review customer transactions to identify fraudulent activities such as account take over, friendly fraud, identity theft and similar acts/risks.
-Contact customer via phone and/or email to validate the transactions activities and account information.
-Resolve customer issues within the scope of existing service level agreements.
-Investigate chargebacks / fraud claims and provide analysis on loss trends. Analyze trading and behavioral patterns and report suspicious accounts to prevent losses and detect fraud.
-Develop healthy partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance investigative processes and minimize the company’s risk; and prepare a comprehensive investigation report for all cases.
-Recommend anti-fraud processes for changing transaction patterns and trends.
-Generate suspicious activity reports and risk management reports for Managers.
 

What We Look For In You:

-Minimum Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, criminology, or other disciplines.
-2 – 4 years of relevant fraud investigation experience.
-Fraud detection/risk management experience in the banking, financial and/or fintech sector.
-Strong ability to find fraud patterns, trends, and possess critical thinking skills.
-Experience with different payment methods and platforms.
-Ability to learn new technology tools quickly.
-Willingly to work according to given shift schedule to support 24×7 operations.
-Good communication skills in both verbal and written for English.
-Experienced in customer service is a plus.
 

Nice to Haves:

-You either are already or are eager to become an expert in the blockchain and will understand how speculators, traders, digital asset exchanges, blockchain money services businesses and financial institutions operate.
-Training/Experience in blockchain analytic tools (e.g.: Eliptic).
-Experience working with teams across offices and time zones.
-Fraud Risk Certification (CIPFA) is preferred or equivalent.