Remote Senior Fraud Analyst

Summary

Join Mitek, a global leader in digital identity solutions, as a Strategic Fraud Analyst! You will design and implement fraud prevention strategies, analyze fraud patterns, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and customers. This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, experience in bank fraud prevention, and proficiency in SQL. Mitek offers a virtual-first work environment with flexible options and competitive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and professional development opportunities. The ideal candidate will possess advanced data analysis skills and experience with large datasets. Mitek values diversity and fosters a culture of innovation and teamwork.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in bank fraud prevention, financial crimes, or a related field, with a strong understanding of the financial services industry
• Proficient in SQL to query, analyze, and extract data from databases for identifying fraud patterns, monitoring suspicious activity, and generating fraud prevention reports
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable strategies
• Advanced skills in mathematical and statistical techniques and approaches used to drive fact-based decision-making and ability to communicate results/outcomes
• Knowledge of data analysis tools, data visualization, developing analysis queries and procedures in analysis software, and relevant industry data & methods and ability to connect external insights to business problems
• Experience with new and emerging large data sets, and incorporation (data wrangling, data munging) into new insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to stakeholders at all levels
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders without direct authority

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to identify, prevent, and mitigate fraud
• Monitor, analyze, and interpret trends and patterns in fraud activity to identify vulnerabilities and develop countermeasures
• Work closely with product, strategy and technology teams to ensure fraud strategies align with company goals and requirements
• Work closely with customers to develop and support their fraud strategies with a strong understanding of banking operations, deposit risk and regulatory requirements. Including making recommendations to improve fraud detection/prevention
• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends in financial fraud and regulatory changes, sharing insights with internal teams and recommending updates to fraud prevention strategies
• Produce reports and dashboards that provide insights into fraud trends, strategy effectiveness, and key performance metrics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leveraging Python for data analysis, automation and building predictive models
• Experience with current organizational software: SharePoint, MS Office, Jira, Confluence, Zoom
• Certifications in Data Analytics and Fraud Prevention

Benefits

• Universal, supplemental, and private healthcare plan choices based on country specifics
• Retirement/pension plan contributions, MTK stock plan participation
• Life event & disability coverage
• Generous annual leave, company holidays, volunteer time off
• E-learning license, tuition reimbursement, hackathons
• Home office setup allowance
• Pet insurance, identity theft protection, legal assistance