Data Analyst, Fraud Data & Analytics

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$90K — $110K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years related work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Demonstrated experience independently leading complex analytical initiatives and influencing business decisions.
  • Advanced SQL skills for analyzing large and complex datasets.
  • Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages for data analysis and automation.
  • Experience with dashboard development and executive reporting using Tableau or a comparable tool.
  • Knowledge of financial-services fraud typologies and fraud operations preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Leads fraud analytics initiatives from problem definition to ongoing monitoring.
  • Designs and optimizes fraud detections for investigative teams.
  • Establishes performance measures for detection algorithms and their effectiveness.
  • Identifies trends and behaviors related to fraudulent activities.
  • Conducts analysis for significant fraud incidents and control gaps.
  • Develops executive reporting and performance products for fraud analysis.
  • Validates data integrity and quality for fraud detection processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match.
  • Employee wellness programs and resources.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
Full Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Leads complex fraud analytics initiatives from problem definition and data assessment through implementation, measurement, and ongoing monitoring.
  • Designs, develops, back-tests, and optimizes offline fraud detections that generate actionable leads for investigative teams.
  • Establishes performance measures for detections, including precision, recall, false-positive rates, alert volumes, loss exposure, and prevented or avoided impact.
  • Identifies emerging fraud trends, anomalous behavior, common attributes, and fraud signatures across account, client, transactional, and case data.
  • Leads forensic analysis and analytical support for significant fraud incidents, control gaps, and emerging typologies.
  • Develops and owns executive reporting, dashboards, benchmarking, loss reporting, and recurring fraud performance products.
  • Defines data quality controls and validates the completeness, accuracy, and reasonableness of fraud data used in reporting and detection.
  • Documents analytical methodologies, assumptions, data lineage, and control procedures to support governance and audit readiness.
  • Translates complex analytical findings into concise recommendations for fraud operations, risk partners, technology teams, and senior leadership.
  • Reviews analytical approaches and work products developed by other analysts and provides technical direction, coaching, and quality assurance.
  • Partners with investigative teams to establish feedback loops and disposition processes that improve detection effectiveness.
  • Serves as an analytical subject-matter expert on cross-functional fraud initiatives, data modernization efforts, and evaluation of fraud tools or capabilities.


Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years related work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Demonstrated experience independently leading complex analytical initiatives and influencing business decisions.
  • Advanced SQL skills, including experience analyzing large and complex datasets.
  • Proficiency in Python or another analytical programming language used for data preparation, automation, statistical analysis, or detection development.
  • Advanced experience developing dashboards and executive reporting in Tableau or a comparable visualization platform.
  • Experience developing, testing, monitoring, or optimizing fraud detections, risk rules, anomaly-detection methods, or analytical models.
  • Strong understanding of analytical validation methods, data quality controls, and performance measurement.
  • Ability to translate technical findings into concise, actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to review peer work, establish analytical standards, and coach less-experienced analysts.
  • Knowledge of financial-services fraud typologies, investigations, fraud operations, or fraud loss measurement strongly preferred.
  • Experience working in cloud-based data environments and with governed enterprise data assets preferred

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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