Senior Fraud Analytics Lead

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a senior leader to guide Data Scientists and Fraud Analysts in building a balanced fraud prevention and detection program across products and channels.

You will work with Fraud DSA, Strategy, Operations and IT to optimize performance across fraud pillars and strengthen real-time decisioning capabilities. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data science, ML, data mining or statistics.
• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field.
• Ability to perform complex data analysis on large data sets.
• Strong knowledge of SAS, R, SQL, Python.
• Experience with Hadoop, Hive and Apache Spark.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven leadership of data analytics teams.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Scientists and Fraud Analysts in developing a fraud prevention and detection program.
• Develop standards, routines and monitoring to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Explore new analytic solutions to enhance the bank’s fraud leadership.
• Collaborate with Fraud IT to improve the fraud decisioning ecosystem.
• Maintain strong relationships with Fraud Strategy and Operations in product squads.
• Ensure risk-conscious processes and audit/information security controls.
• Support strategic priorities and analytic data extractions.

Skills

Data science

Leadership

Communication

SQL / Python / SAS / R

Big data tech

Analytical reasoning

Education

Math/Stats/CS degree

Graduate degree

Tools

SAS / R / SQL / Python

Hadoop / Hive / Spark

Job description

RBC is seeking a senior leader to guide Data Scientists and Fraud Analysts in building a balanced fraud prevention and detection program across products and channels.

You will work with Fraud DSA, Strategy, Operations and IT to optimize performance across fraud pillars and strengthen real-time decisioning capabilities. Strong leadership and communication are essential for success in this role.