Risk Analyst Summer Intern (Remote & Paid)

Experian

9h•Remote

About The Position

This internship is part of the Risk and Operations team and reports to the Risk Operations Manager. You will support fraud detection efforts by analyzing transaction data, identifying suspicious patterns, and monitoring automated screening tools, while also contributing to process improvements and documentation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Math, Engineering, Data Science, Finance, or Economics
Return to school in Fall 2026 to complete degree
Minimum of 2 years of experience in risk, fraud or compliance analyst roles.
Experience profiling data, including data discovery, cleansing, and analysis.
Previous e-commerce fraud prevention, investigation, or retail fraud prevention experience.
Familiarity with industry risk assessment tools and risk patterns.
Working knowledge of Tableau or other data visualization tools.
Proficiency in documentation practices.

Responsibilities

Identify suspicious patterns, anomalies and high-risk transactions.
Gather transaction data, activity logs, and other relevant information from internal and external sources to support decision-making.
Identify gaps in fraud detection and suggest process and system improvement.
Document findings with detail evidence and appropriate assessment of the data.
Review and validate data for accuracy.
Review customer accounts demonstrating potentially suspicious activity using multiple risk tools.
Monitor the performance of automated fraud screening applications.
Analyze customer behavior and transactions to identify linked fraud trends and data points.
Review high fraud risk transactions related to authentication, chargebacks, and transactional or recurring billing data.