Fraud Detection Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $70/Hr

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 118,000 - 137,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Fraud Detection Expert for a remote contract role. You will design enterprise fraud scenarios for large-scale transaction monitoring and multi-stakeholder investigations at Fortune 500–level institutions.

Responsibilities include addressing payment fraud, account takeover, identity theft, AML, synthetic identity, and merchant/card network fraud, using SAS Fraud Management, Actimize, and Feedzai, applying rules-based and ML-driven detection models.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in fraud detection or AML at a Fortune 500 bank or financial institution.
• Direct ownership of large-scale fraud detection programs.
• Fluency in enterprise fraud tooling and methodologies.
• Understanding of Fortune 500 regulatory reporting and case escalation.
• Prior rubric or fraud-investigation training curriculum authorship.

Responsibilities

• Construct enterprise fraud scenarios for large-scale monitoring and multi-stakeholder investigations.
• Cover payment fraud, account takeover, identity theft, AML, synthetic identity, and card network fraud.
• Develop fraud operations scenarios using SAS Fraud Management, Actimize, Feedzai, and related platforms.
• Apply enterprise fraud detection methodologies, including rules-based and ML-driven models, network analysis, KYC/AML, and BSA.
• Author rubrics distinguishing authentic enterprise fraud judgment from generic recall.

Skills

Fraud detection

AML compliance

Financial crimes investigation

KYC/AML frameworks

Tools

SAS Fraud Management

Actimize

Feedzai

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Fraud Detection Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60-$70/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct enterprise fraud scenarios for large-scale transaction monitoring, multi-stakeholder investigation workflows, and complex regulatory reporting cycles at Fortune 500 institutions.
• Build tasks across payment fraud, account takeover, identity theft, anti-money laundering (AML), synthetic identity fraud, and merchant/card network fraud.
• Develop fraud operations scenarios using tools such as SAS Fraud Management, Actimize, Feedzai, and enterprise case management/transaction monitoring platforms.
• Apply enterprise fraud detection methodologies, including rules-based and ML-driven detection models, network/link analysis, KYC/AML frameworks, and BSA compliance.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic enterprise fraud investigation judgment from generic textbook or certification-exam-level recall.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 5+ years in fraud detection, financial crimes investigation, or AML compliance at a Fortune 500 bank or financial institution.
• Direct ownership of F500-scale fraud detection programs or transaction monitoring systems.
• Fluency in enterprise fraud detection tooling and methodologies.
• Understanding of F500 regulatory reporting, law enforcement coordination, and case escalation.

Preferred

• Prior rubric, fraud-investigation training curriculum, or case documentation authorship.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]