Senior Analyst, Fraud Prevention

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Job description

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Who We Are

Shape a brighter financial future with us.

Together with our members, we're changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.

We're a next-generation fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our 2+ million members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we're at the forefront.

We're proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people's lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.

The fraud prevention analyst will be a key member of the Fraud Prevention team. This team member will bring strong data analysis skills and deep knowledge of fraud prevention to help SoFi optimize our data driven fraud prevention decisions.

What You'll Do

The fraud prevention analyst will help SoFi develop better data driven fraud decisioning by:

• Aggregating and synthesizing data sets from multiple data environments
• Analyzing complex datasets to understand aggregate performance of fraud decisioning and granular performance of multiple decision methods
• Develop new data driven rules that optimize decisioning performance between Member experience and fraud prevention
• Work with external fraud prevention vendors to optimize their performance
• Work with business teams and product teams to implement new fraud prevention oriented features
  

What You'll Need

• 2-5 years experience in analytics (risk, fraud credit or collections)
• The fraud prevention analyst will be someone who is highly motivated and able to work collaboratively in a complex and fluid environment.
• The ideal candidate will have expert level SQL and data analysis skills, they will have some knowledge of a scripting programming language such as Python and experience using statistical analysis packages such as R or scipy.
• The fraud prevention analyst will also have a deep understanding of the financial fraud space and experience creating and optimizing fraud prevention rules and strategies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or quantitative field required. Master's degree preferred
  

Nice To Have

Experience managing fraud risk strategy at an e-commerce merchant, financial services company or bank.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Competitive salary packages and bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
• Generous vacation and holidays
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees
• 401(k) and education on retirement planning
• Tuition reimbursement on approved programs
• Monthly contribution up to $200 to help you pay off your student loans
• Great health & well-being benefits including: telehealth parental support, subsidized gym program
• Employer paid lunch program (except for remote employees)
• Fully stocked kitchen (snacks and drinks)
• These benefits are only applicable to full time employees
  

SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.