TransUnion

Sr. Fraud Analytics Consultant

TransUnion$110K — $147K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in data and fraud analytics
  • Strong understanding of fraud analytics and its commercial application
  • Proficient in R/Python, advanced SQL, and big data technologies (Hive, Scala, Spark, Hadoop); cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP) is a plus
  • Experience in developing and validating statistical models
  • Excellent communication skills for conveying complex concepts to various organizational levels
  • Proven ability to mediate complex business issues
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a self-motivated approach

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement innovative fraud solutions and models
  • Collaborate with Fraud Analytics Consultants to drive revenue and sales
  • Support internal and external stakeholders during model implementation and validation
  • Work cross-functionally to assist in new product initiatives specific to fraud
  • Create detailed project plans to ensure timely and budget-compliant project completion
  • Present project results effectively tailored to client/user language
  • Identify business opportunities by understanding industry trends

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with a minimum of two in-office days per week
  • Opportunity to work on innovative fraud solutions
  • Collaboration with a diverse and talented team across functional areas
  • Professional growth and development opportunities
  • Access to technical and strategic consulting expertise
Full Job Description

What You'll Bring:

  • 7+ years of strong, diverse experience in the data and Fraud analytics space
  • Deep understanding of Fraud analytics and its commercial application
  • Strong programming skills with the ability to work with and transform large datasets; proficiency in R/Python, advanced SQL, and big data technologies (Hive, Scala, Spark, Hadoop); experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) is a plus.
  • Experience in developing statistical models - Research, develop, test, and document methodologies/models, procedures and related processes.
  • Model implementation and ongoing validation - Liaise with other stakeholders to facilitate model approval and implementation; participate in formulating implementation requirements, and conducting pre-implementation testing and continuing support
  • Evidence of strong analytical, critical, and creative thinking and willingness to take initiative in problem-solving.
  • Excellent communication skills (oral & written) with ability to communicate complex concepts and solutions successfully to all levels of management and technical expertise.
  • Must have proven ability to interact and mediate with all levels of organization, from most junior to most senior, from all aspects of business including technical and operational.
  • Proven ability to mediate through complex business issues from multiple points of view and levels of organization 6 while achieving desired outcome
  • Track record of independent self-motivated results. Must also be able to work effectively under minimum supervision.
  • Willingness and ability consistently assert point of view in a non-confrontational manner.
  • Capable of translating market/economics trends into tangible product concepts/ideas or solutions
  • Project and/or process management experience highly desirable
  • Well-rounded experience consulting or supporting intangible solutions
  • Bachelor 27s degree in Statistics or other related field such as mathematics, business, finance, economics, or equivalent, Master 27s Degree preferred.

Impact You'll Make:

The individual in this position will proactively work in designing fraud solutions with a focus on building innovative models, supporting their implementation, ongoing validation and client support. In this role, the person will work directly with Fraud Analytics Consultant and help drive Fraud analytics revenue and sales. In addition, this individual will be expected to work effectively across virtual teams, liaise with others in order to facilitate the development and execution of complex projects and initiatives.

The right candidate will have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, along with ability to work and deliver quality output within tight timelines. Responsible for providing technical support, which may include providing strategic consulting, in addition to essential services to internal and external customers. Finds value-add opportunities for clients to help maintain and nurture strong revenue base, mutually satisfying business relationships.

  • Manages Fraud and Analytics work stream along with Fraud analytics consultant, by providing value add through technical skills and consulting.
  • Supports Fraud analytics consultant and sales colleagues in supporting validations and other analyses to drive client adoption of TU Fraud solutions and data
  • Support Fraud analytics consultant and wider Solutions team as analytics SME in Fraud product development
  • When necessary, will engage with other business units and functional areas to support new product initiatives and development efforts specific to Fraud 6 some of the functional areas may include legal, compliance, finance and IT.
  • Work with Fraud SMEs and IT to determine analytical requirements; and support integrating Fraud solution and processes into current/new IT systems from Analytics perspective
  • Creates and/or follows detailed project plans to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Collaborates with various teams to assist common customers. Effectively presents project results in client/user language.
  • Understands industry trends and the business at the level needed to proactively identify areas of business opportunities and analytical needs of customers.
  • Assures compliance of regulatory and privacy issues during implementation of modeling and analysis projects.
  • Good with Model documentation and version control
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

The expected pay range for this position is $110,000 - $147,500 annually. The payinformation provided for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of expectedcompensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration ofmany factors such as (but not limited to) an individual 27s education, training, work experience, job related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of theposition and market considerations. In addition, variable compensation is based on applicable companyguidance and plan documents as well as performance.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. The opening is the result of a newly created position.

TransUnion 27s Internal Job Title:

Sr Consultant, Data Science and Analytics

About TransUnion

TransUnion is a consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnion collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries including "200 million files profiling nearly every credit-active consumer in the United States". Its customers include over 65,000 businesses. Based in Chicago, Illinois, TransUnion's 2014 revenue was US$1.3 billion.
Learn more about TransUnion
Size
10,200 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$343.1 million
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+11.7%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
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