Risk Analyst, Amazon Leo - Fraud and Abuse

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; In loco; AUD 118.000 - 185.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on payments

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon is seeking a Risk Analyst to join the Leo Fraud and Abuse team, bridging operations, engineering, and business stakeholders to investigate complex fraud and abuse cases and define new scenarios to stay ahead of threats.

You will work across Account, Identity, Payment Fraud, and Abuse vectors, surface product capabilities, and drive measurable impact in the fraud prevention ecosystem.

Competenze

• 3+ years of compliance program management or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of program requirements definition and data/metrics leveraging to drive improvements.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Experience with research and investigation skills or equivalent.

Mansioni

• Investigate and adjudicate complex fraud and abuse cases across Account, Identity, Payment Fraud, and Abuse vectors using associated investigation tooling.
• Apply sound judgment and navigate high-risk decisions where outcomes directly impact customer trust, financial exposure, and enforcement integrity.
• Adhere closely to established SOPs while challenging assumptions and implementing improvements.
• Collaborate with the Fraud and Abuse product team to deep-dive on escalations and edge cases.
• Provide ongoing feedback to product and engineering on tooling gaps and workflow friction points.
• Proactively ideate, design, and document new fraud and abuse scenarios based on insights to strengthen detection models and enforcement rules.
• Identify gaps in detection systems and workflows, and recommend enhancements to mitigate risks with stakeholders.
• Drive innovation in fraud detection and investigation methodologies.

Conoscenze

Investigation skills

Data analytics

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Strumenti

SQL

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

Are you passionate about protecting customers and building trust at scale? Do you thrive at the intersection of fraud and abuse investigation, engineering collaboration, and strategic problem-solving?

As a Risk Analyst within the Leo Fraud and Abuse team, you will serve as a critical bridge between operations, engineering, and business stakeholders. You will be accountable for investigating complex fraud and abuse cases, surfacing and validating product capabilities, and proactively defining new fraud and abuse scenarios to stay ahead of emerging threats. This is not a traditional back-office operations role. You will be expected to think like an investigator and communicate like a strategist, driving measurable impact across the fraud and abuse prevention ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities

• Investigate and adjudicate complex fraud and abuse cases across Account, Identity, Payment Fraud, and Abuse vectors using associated investigation tooling.

• Apply sound judgment and navigate high-risk decisions where outcomes directly impact customer trust, financial exposure, and enforcement integrity.

• Adhere closely to established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while constantly questioning assumptions, suggesting improvements, and following up on implementation of those enhancements.

• Collaborate with the Fraud and Abuse product team to deep-dive on escalations and complex edge cases requiring nuanced investigation.

• Provide ongoing feedback to product and engineering stakeholders on tooling gaps, workflow friction points, and opportunities for automation or process simplification.

• Proactively ideate, design, and document new fraud and abuse scenarios based on investigation insights, industry trends, and adversarial thinking to strengthen detection models and enforcement rules.

• Identify gaps in current detection systems, investigation strategies, and enforcement workflows, and recommend enhancements and process improvements to mitigate emerging risks through a collaborative approach with stakeholders.

• Drive innovation in fraud detection and investigation methodologies - challenging the status quo and bringing fresh, creative approaches to problem-solving.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience

• 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Experience handling confidential information

• Experience with research and investigation skills or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience

• Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials

• Experience with SQL and Excel

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Redmond - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually