Fraud Intelligence Analyst (Anaheim, CA)

Wescom Card Fraud Analyst

Salary Grade : 159E

Salary Pay Range for This Position : $89,658.00 - $134,436.00

Position Summary : With a high degree of independence, and using sound judgement and critical thinking, perform complex card fraud analyses and strategy support using advanced analytics and data science tools. Provide actionable insights and real-time changes to card fraud detection tools that improve business outcomes and minimize fraud risk. Balance analysis results, with emphasis on reducing fraud, while maintaining a positive experience for members when using debit and credit payment products. This role will actively support multiple real-time fraud detection rule systems and demonstrate a high level of building, developing, and implementing impactful fraud mitigation rules.

Essential Position Functions :

• Develop and implement real-time fraud rules while conducting ongoing analysis of existing fraud mitigation strategies that may need to be adjusted or retired.
• Independently perform sophisticated data analysis that are commensurate to the fraud problem observed in a variety of environments using structured and unstructured data.
• Possess expert level technical aptitude with fraud detection and prevention applications.
• Possess exceptional problem-solving skills and inherent decision-making abilities in order to immediately interpret analysis to create and implement fraud action plans.
• Experience in working with geo-location data sets to identify patterns of fraud.
• Research current fraud industry standards, related risk characteristics and fraud trends and make recommendations based on this research.
• Demonstrate leadership by providing coaching and / or mentoring to team members.
• Develop and prepare fraud reports for management.
• Identifies organizational vulnerabilities; researches and proposes potential remediations.
• Demonstrates sound judgment and decision making in the context of regulatory requirements, Credit Union policies, and industry best practices.
• Effectively communicate with all levels of management.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all areas of the Member Account Protection Department.

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The above job requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities. The marginal functions have not been included. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and duties as requested by the supervisor and / or management.

Location : Anaheim Hills Ops Center

Time Type : Full time

Job Requisition ID : W02785

If you are applying for a Hybrid / Remote position : Please note applicants are required to reside within our Wescom service areas which are defined as the following counties : Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Imperial, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus and Tulare counties.