Risk & Payments Intern: Data Analytics & Fraud

Rush Street Interactive; New Jersey; On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation

Work-life balance

Autonomy

Creativity

Growth

Top professionals

People-oriented environment

Job summary

Rush Street Interactive in the United States (NJ) is seeking a Risk and Payments Intern to support dashboards, fraud analysis and KYC processes. You will rotate between Risk, Payments and Fraud teams and receive structured training from experienced analysts.

This role welcomes undergraduates in data analytics or related fields with SQL experience, Excel skills, and strong communication. The internship is 15–28 hours/week for 12 weeks starting in January, in a regulated industry.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled undergraduate student in Data Analytics, Statistics, Business, Finance, CS, Criminal Justice, or related field.
• Working knowledge of SQL gained through coursework, projects, or experience.
• Experience with data analysis, including statistical analysis of datasets.
• Interest in fraud mitigation and fraud investigations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the Office suite.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized, capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Availability to work 15–28 hours per week for 12 weeks starting in January.
• Familiarity with JavaScript or Looker is a plus.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain gaming certifications or licenses as required.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, or optimize dashboards and reports in SQL to support data-driven decisions across the department.
• Analyze withdrawal and transaction data to identify trends and spikes to guide workload prioritization.
• Contribute to fraud trend analysis and assist in mitigation strategy implementation.
• Assist senior fraud analysts in monitoring ongoing fraud groups as needed.
• Learn and own designated daily monitoring reports.
• Review flagged accounts against criteria and escalate outliers.
• Support chargeback process improvements, including updating templates and gathering stakeholder feedback.
• Compare SOPs and escalation guidance across Risk and Payments, Fraud, and Customer Support to identify gaps.
• Gather analyst feedback on reports/tools and translate into actionable improvements.
• Participate in training and support other Risk and Payments team members as directed.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Detail-oriented

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate student in Data Analytics / Statistics / Business / Finance / CS / Criminal Justice

Tools

Looker

JavaScript

Job description

Rush Street Interactive in the United States (NJ) is seeking a Risk and Payments Intern to support dashboards, fraud analysis and KYC processes. You will rotate between Risk, Payments and Fraud teams and receive structured training from experienced analysts.

This role welcomes undergraduates in data analytics or related fields with SQL experience, Excel skills, and strong communication. The internship is 15–28 hours/week for 12 weeks starting in January, in a regulated industry.