Fraud Strategy Student (4 months) - Winter 2027

Canadian Tire Corporation; Welland; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Product discounts

Job summary

Canadian Tire is seeking a Fraud Strategy Student to join our analytics team. You will help prevent fraud across the customer lifecycle by analyzing payment, account, and behavioral data and by developing detection strategies on multiple platforms.

You must be enrolled in a post-secondary program in math, stats, economics, CS, or related fields and possess strong analytical and programming skills (Python/SAS/R/SQL). Familiarity with Tableau and the Microsoft Office suite is an asset.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated superior analytical, mathematical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Programming experience (e.g. Python/SAS/R/SQL).
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.).
• Data visualization development using Tableau, or similar tooling, is an asset.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with the confidence and passion to share knowledge.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Solid foundation of relevant technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Use analytics and detection technology to prevent and contain fraud losses across the customer life cycle.
• Develop and maintain fraud detection strategies within multiple detection platforms.
• Sustain fraud detection rates and manage false positives in line with business goals.
• Identify and respond to existing and emerging fraud trends.
• Stay current on fraud technology and industry trends related to payments and wallets.
• Liaise with Fraud Operations and provide analytical support to investigations as needed.
• Collaborate with key business units.

Skills

Analytical skills

Programming experience

Communication skills

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Curiosity

Education

Post-secondary program in Mathematics/Statistics/Economics/CS

Tools

Python

SAS

R

SQL

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Our Commitment to Students

At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. We believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.

What you’ll do:

The purpose of this role is to use analytics and detection technology to prevent and contain fraud losses across the entire customer life cycle. As a Fraud Strategy Student, you will be part of a team where we:

• Use a wide range of payment, account, and behavioral data
• Develop and maintain fraud detection strategies within multiple detection platforms
• Sustain fraud detection rates and false positives in line with business goal
• Identify and respond to existing and emerging fraud trends
• Stay current on fraud technology and industry trends related to credit cards, mobile wallets, and other consumer payment solutions
• Liaise with and provide analytical support to Fraud Operations
• Provide analytical support on investigations as needed
• Collaborate with key business units

What you bring:

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated superior analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills
• Programming experience (e.g. Python/SAS/R/SQL)
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.)
• Data visualization development using Tableau, or similar tooling, is an asset
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with the confidence and passion to share knowledge
• Highly organized individual with excellent attention to detail
• Solid foundation of relevant technical skills
• You have compassion for the customer and curiosity about how things work
• The ability to take a collaborative approach to build strong relationships and have positive team experiences
• Demonstrate behaviours of transparency, accountability, agility and learning from others that will support your success

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Broadband Salary Range: $23.00 - $37.00 CAD hourly

Our typical hiring range is between $23.00 and $30.00 hourly. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. We’re committed to attracting top talent. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

At Canadian Tire Services Limited/Canadian Tire Bank, it is our mandate to continue to create innovative and rewarding financial solutions for our customers. Our growing suite of products and services showcase the dynamic contributions from our employees and our success is driven by a strong vision, loyal customers, and our ability to build teams that reflect the diverse customers and communities in which we live and work. Join us, where there’s a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better. .

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.