Stripe

Payments Fraud Investigator

United States full-time Mid Salary not listed
full-time Mid level Technology & IT Curated
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About the role

Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
What you’ll do
As a Payments Fraud Investigator, you’ll play a critical role in safeguarding our financial ecosystem by investigating high-risk accounts and identifying various forms of fraud. You’ll conduct deep-dive analyses of merchant accounts, lead cross-functional projects, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance our fraud detection and prevention strategies at scale. Your expertise in fraud patterns and typologies will be essential to developing and enhancing investigative processes and programs.
Responsibilities

Analyze high-risk accounts to identify fraudulent merchants, card testing, account takeovers, and other fraud vectors

Lead root-cause analyses to identify gaps in current systems, policies, and strategies, and determine enhancements and process improvements to address emerging fraud risks in collaboration with key stakeholders

Drive cross-functional projects aimed at refining operational processes and tools and enhancing the detection and management of fraudulent accounts across our global analyst network

Investigate, mitigate, and remediate urgent fraud incidents, such as card testing and account takeover, and manage user responses to high-urgency, distributed fraud attacks

Communicate regular updates during team and organization-wide business reviews, summarize the outcomes of complex investigations for executives, and deliver clear case determinations to users and partner financial institutions

Travel to vendor locations to conduct analyst training sessions and knowledge-sharing initiatives, identify challenges, and enhance analyst performance to improve overall outcomes

Who you are
We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements

5+ years of experience conducting complex investigations

3+ year of experience leading risk-related projects and initiatives and collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to leverage data to propose solutions to both tactical and strategic challenges

A proactive approach to challenging the status quo, with a willingness to question existing processes and advocate for improvements

A user-centric perspective when addressing challenges, balanced with a pragmatic and solutions-oriented mindset

Ability to travel to vendor locations for up to 10% of the year

Preferred qualifications

Experience mitigating digital or card-not-present fraud in payments, e-commerce, social media, or fintech

Experience investigating and mitigating card-testing and account-takeover attacks

Experience designing fraud and risk workflows, analyst tooling, processes, and procedures

Strong proficiency in using SQL to analyze data, generate insights, and create dashboards and visualizations

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Technology & IT MySQL SQL Payments Fraud Investigator Mid level

Likely questions

  1. Tell us about work you have done that is close to the Payments Fraud Investigator role.
  2. How would you approach your first 30 days at Stripe?
  3. Which of MySQL, SQL and Payments have you used recently, and what did it help you achieve?
  4. Describe a time you solved a problem without waiting to be told exactly what to do.
  5. How do you handle busy days, changing priorities, or pressure at work?

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  • A recent example that proves your experience with MySQL, SQL and Payments.
  • One short story with a problem, your action, and the result.
  • Two examples that show the strengths listed on your CV.
  • A clear reason why this role and company interest you.
  • Your availability, preferred work style, and salary expectations.

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  • What would success look like in the first 90 days?
  • What are the main problems this hire should help solve?
  • How does the team give feedback and measure good work?
  • What does a normal working week look like for this role?
Practice line

I am interested in the Payments Fraud Investigator role because I can bring practical experience in MySQL, SQL and Payments, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Stripe needs from this hire.

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