Fraud Strategy Analyst

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$70K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in fraud analytics, fraud strategy, or financial crimes
  • Experience in fraud rules management or transaction monitoring
  • Familiarity with payments fraud, account takeover, or digital fraud risks
  • Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven decision-making
  • Proficiency in SQL, SAS, Python, or similar tools and visualization software like Tableau or Power BI
  • Experience in working across cross-functional teams
  • Basic understanding of fraud models or scoring methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain fraud rules and detection strategies for transactions
  • Analyze fraud trends and rule performance to enhance detection rates
  • Conduct data analysis to identify fraud patterns and control gaps
  • Optimize real-time decision performance through rule tuning
  • Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams
  • Provide analytical support for fraud investigations and mitigation efforts
  • Deliver clear reporting on fraud trends and control effectiveness
  • Ensure fraud controls comply with governance and risk standards.

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship available for this position
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunity to impact fraud detection at a large scale
  • Engage in cross-functional projects with diverse teams
  • Work with advanced tools and technologies in fraud analytics.
Full Job Description

Job Description

  • Support Real-Time Fraud Controls: Develop, implement, and maintain fraud rules and detection strategies for participant transactions (e.g., withdrawals, loans, distributions).

  • Monitor & Optimize Performance: Analyze fraud trends, rule performance, and key metrics to improve detection rates and reduce false positives.

  • Conduct Data Analysis: Perform deep-dive analyses to identify emerging fraud patterns, vulnerabilities, and control gaps.

  • Execute Rule Tuning: Adjust thresholds, logic, and segmentation to optimize real-time decisioning performance.

  • Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to support fraud controls in new features and participant journeys.

  • Support Investigations & Insights: Provide analytical support for fraud cases, root cause analysis, and loss mitigation efforts.

  • Contribute to Reporting: Develop and deliver clear reporting on fraud trends, losses, and control effectiveness.

  • Adhere to Governance: Ensure fraud controls are documented, tested, and aligned with risk and compliance standards.

Qualifications

Required Experience

  • 2+ years in fraud analytics, fraud strategy, or financial crimes

  • Experience in at least one of the following: Fraud rules management / transaction monitoring Payments fraud, account takeover, or digital fraud risks

  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment

Technical & Analytical Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using data to drive decisions

  • Proficiency in SQL, SAS Python or other data analysis tools and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI

  • Familiarity with fraud rules engines or decisioning platforms (preferred)

  • Basic understanding of fraud models or scoring methodologies.

Professional Skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Ability to translate data insights into clear, actionable recommendations

  • Detail-oriented with strong execution focus

  • Collaborative mindset with ability to work across teams

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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