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$120,800–$169,100/yr
US

  • Lead analytical work across the merchant risk lifecycle.
  • Build and maintain queries, dashboards, and reporting.
  • Investigate high-risk merchant activity.

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  • Lead a team of analytics and strategy professionals for the Fraud Strategy & Analytics team focused on new account screening.
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  • Conduct client discovery calls with account executives.
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  • Create and deliver presentations aligned to proposed solution value.

SentiLink provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transaction with confidence. They are building the future of identity verification in the United States, working as a digital-first company with strong collaboration across the U.S. and India.

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Mercury is building a complete finance stack for startups. They work to create the easiest and safest banking experience possible to simplify entrepreneurs' and business owners’ financial lives.

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  • Develop strategies for monitoring and preventing fraud across our network.
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  • Review and clear fraud alerts from monitoring systems related to various transactional fraud typologies.
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  • Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts, applying BSA/AML typologies.
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  • Test new loan types to understand customer demand and credit performance.

M-KOPA provides financing for everyday essentials accessible to everyone. They have served over 7 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa and are recognized as one of Africa's fastest growing companies.

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