Streaming Fraud Data Research & Analyst

Universal Music; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music company in the UK is seeking a Fraud Prevention Analyst to monitor and analyze streaming data for suspicious activity. You will collaborate with diverse teams to develop anti-fraud strategies and document findings. Ideal candidates will have experience in digital media fraud prevention and strong data literacy using tools like SQL and Python. Competitive benefits include a personal pension scheme, private medical insurance, and subsidized gym membership.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

25 paid days of annual leave

Interest Free Season Ticket Loan

Dental and Travel Insurance options

Cycle to Work Scheme

Subsidised Gym Membership

Qualifications

• Experience in an analytical or investigative role within digital media fraud prevention.
• Strong data literacy with large datasets using SQL and Python.
• Familiarity with fraud detection systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze data to identify patterns of suspicious behavior.
• Detect and document potential abuse vectors.
• Collaborate with legal and commercial teams.

Skills

Data literacy

Analytical skills

Experience in fraud detection

Detail-oriented

SQL

Python

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Job description

Music is Universal

Its the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds leading music company. From A&R to finance legal to digital sales to marketing Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender race disability sexual orientation religion belief age marital status background pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism dyslexia ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition please email

How we lead

UMGs fraud prevention team is leading the industry by example in fighting the existential threats of streaming fraud and copyright fraud. This analyst role will be responsible for investigating and documenting ongoing patterns of suspicious behavior related to streaming fraud taking place on DSPs and social media platforms. This role can be based out of any of our US or European office locations or remote.

How you'll create

• Monitor and analyze large-scale streaming and social data to identify patterns of suspicious or manipulative behavior across platforms.
• Detect and document potential abuse vectors including artificial streaming activity bot networks fraudulent playlisting or traffic anomalies.
• Develop data-driven insights to inform anti-fraud strategies and elevate findings to internal stakeholders for enforcement and mitigation.
• Collaborate with data legal and commercial teams to shape deal language and partner data requirements that strengthen UMGs anti-fraud posture.
• Work with DSP and third-party partners to improve data transparency and reporting related to user activity play sources and monetization.
• Assist in defining and improving internal processes dashboards and alerting systems that help proactively surface new forms of fraud.
• Support documentation and knowledge-sharing by maintaining logs of investigations findings and remediation outcomes.

Bring your vibe

• Experience in an analytical or investigative role ideally within digital media fraud prevention fintech or trust & safety.
• Strong data literacy comfortable working with large datasets using tools such as SQL and Python to identify trends and anomalies.
• Experience with fraud detection AML / KYC or platform integrity systems is highly desirable.
• Meticulous attention to detail and excellent record‑keeping you’ll be logging evidence maintaining audit trails and documenting findings for internal and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable translating technical findings into clear actionable recommendations for non‑technical teams.
• Familiarity with visualization tools (Tableau Looker or equivalent) and comfort working in cross‑functional environments.
• Analytical curiosity and persistence you enjoy spotting irregularities testing hypotheses and helping design systems that make fraud harder to hide.
• Familiarity with UMG repertoire YouTube ContentID Meta Rights Manager or TikToks MediaMatch is a plus.

Your Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholders specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent definitive and exhaustive statement.

Job Category : Universal Music Group

Required Experience : IC

Key Skills : Microsoft Office,Risk Management,Financial Services,Customer Service,Fraud,Root cause Analysis,Law Enforcement,Banking,Analysis Skills,Authentication,Qualitative Research Interviewing,ACH

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1