Fraud Strategy Associate
About The Position
As a Fraud Strategy Associate, you will own the end-to-end integrity of Brex’s fraud and risk ecosystem across credit, deposit, and card payment rails. You will identify patterns and root causes, then build detection logic, automations, and reporting to control fraud while minimizing friction for legitimate customers. The role involves designing solutions, monitoring fraud across product areas, and partnering with Risk, Data Science, Engineering, and Product to embed prevention in the product lifecycle. The position is based in Brex’s Seattle office in a hybrid environment, with at least three coordinated office days per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Employees may work fully remotely for up to four weeks per year.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in fraud strategy, risk operations, or data-driven business operations within financial services or a high-growth fintech environment.
- Capability with SQL and/or Python for data wrangling, statistical modeling, and automation.
- Proven ability to build scalable processes and manage complex projects from data exploration through operational rollout.
- Exceptional ability to synthesize complex analytical findings into clear, executive-level strategic narratives.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation.
- Experience with Snowflake, Salesforce, and data visualization platforms such as Hex.
- Experience managing fraud risk and operational workflows for products spanning multiple geographic jurisdictions.
- Experience using AI tools to enhance internal operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Use SQL and Python to mine large-scale data and apply LLM-based tools to identify and automate detection of fraudulent patterns across credit, deposit, and card payment rails.
- Design and refine automated detection logic to proactively mitigate risk while maintaining a frictionless experience for legitimate customers.
- Monitor industry trends and regulatory shifts and deploy defensive strategies against emerging fraud vectors.
- Optimize fraud investigation workflows to support operational discipline, case visibility, and high-fidelity documentation.
- Collaborate with Risk Leadership, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, and Product to integrate fraud-prevention infrastructure into the product lifecycle.
- Define and manage technical requirements for internal AI-driven tools and third-party risk-reduction platforms.
- Define and monitor KPIs, including false positive rates, fraud capture rates, and operational turnaround times.
- Build and maintain scalable executive reporting suites that provide real-time visibility into fraud exposure and program effectiveness.
- Conduct post-mortems on fraud incidents, quantify financial impact, and recommend structural process improvements.
Benefits
- Up to four weeks per year of fully remote work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
