Data Analyst/Data Scientist – Fraud, Financial Crime & Onboarding
The Fraud & Financial crime Product function leads the 1st line of defense business for fraud & financial crime risk, including ownership of the fraud & financial crime strategy and control framework across all products and channels. Working inside a specialist fraud team to ensure transaction monitoring and controls are optimized to reduce fraud & financial crime risk whilst ensuring 1class client experience – you will be supporting the product from an Analytics perspective.
Main responsibilities for the fraud analysts include but not limited to:
- Provide analytics to protect our customers, detect / prevent suspicious behavior to minimize losses and reduce genuine customer friction.
- Proactively monitor and review fraud trends of different channels and make enhancements to the strategies and fraud rules to effectively protect our customers.
- Partner with the 2ndline fraud risk teams to ensure models, rulesets and strategies are effective.
- Ensuring all compliance, audit & control frameworks are followed – using data to support the confirmation of these processes are adhered to regulation standard.
- Communicate the new fraud findings with key stakeholders.
Your capabilities / Person requirements:
- 4 years bachelors degree in numeric fields such as statistics, math, technology and engineering with at least 2 years of work experience in related field or Master’s degree in similar field.
- Prior experience working within a fraud & financial crime team in the banking industry is preferred.
- Strong problem-solving skills and proficient in advanced data analytics using SQL, Python, and pivot table.
- Experience using Machine learning techniques is preferred.
- Ability to derive insights from the analytics and translate analysis results into business strategies.
- Excellent written and confident verbal communication skills.
- Self-starter who can provide insights and drive results in a dynamic and fast evolving environment
- Adept at multi-tasking and meeting deadlines in high-pressure environment.