Risk Investigations Specialist - Trust & Safety

Risk Investigations Specialist

Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is hiring a Risk Investigations Specialist to join our team supporting a major tech client. This role will work with their Offline Risk's team to help monitor and mitigate offline risks to the company as well as their user base. You will be tasked with mitigating risks associated to organized crime, human trafficking and other offline crimes.

This position is remote but requires the candidate to be on the West Coast or working West Coast Hours.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a comprehensive understanding of offline risk factors such as human trafficking, organized crime, and other concerns within the client's operational landscape.
• Using internal data, OSINT, and third-party intelligence to search for undiscovered instances of abuse and offline risk.
• Pulling actionable insights from large datasets to develop new strategies for mitigating/stopping criminal activities.
• Communicating findings to management and product teams to enhance decision-making processes.
• Collaborating closely with trust product and engineering teams to implement strategies and products to better mitigate emerging safety risks.
• Leading and supporting intricate investigations involving large datasets and multiple stakeholders.
• Engaging in project ideation and definition, working on collaborative initiatives with global partners to address offline risk concerns.
• Developing investigative frameworks and methodologies that can be integrated into existing trust practices.
• Contributing to the development of new enforcement policies aimed at mitigating emerging threats.
• Continuously monitoring known risk trends, both during onboarding and post-onboarding phases, and proposing enhancements to minimize safety risks.
• Contributing to the refinement of automated monitoring and alert systems to detect abnormalities in customer behavior and improve risk-rule efficiency.