Lead Risk Analyst

Job Description

Our client is seeking a strategic and data-driven Lead Risk Analyst to oversee fraud and payment risk operations within a rapidly growing fintech environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced settings, understands payment fraud deeply, and brings a balance of analytical rigor, technical skill, and strong operational judgment.
This position will own fraud detection, payment risk strategy, transaction monitoring, and key vendor relationships. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience analyzing fraud patterns, creating SQL-driven insights, and working closely with other teams to build scalable, automated fraud controls.

What our client has to offer:

Competitive base salary

Bonus and stock options based on performance and experience

Opportunity to lead the risk function in a rapidly scaling fintech organization

Responsibilities:

Lead the development, implementation, and optimization of fraud and payment risk strategies across the platform.

Investigate and analyze suspicious activity, including chargebacks, 3DS patterns, and transactional anomalies.

Build SQL-driven analyses and reports to identify fraud trends and inform risk decisions.

Collaborate with other teams to deploy automated fraud prevention systems and act as the primary contact for payment processors/external vendors.

Qualifications:

5+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years in fraud or payment risk and 1+ year in the payments industry.

Strong proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience investigating fraud cases and transaction patterns. Python or R with Sklearn, XGBoost, Light

GBM, etc. abilities an asset.

Experience with fraud detection models, behaviour scoring, or anomaly detection.

Fluency in Mandarin an asset.

This posting reflects an active vacancy within our client’s organization. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

To be eligible for this role, you must be legally able to work in Canada.

Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.

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