Senior Fraud Analytics & Insights Specialist (SAS)

Usbank; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k) and retirement plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Fraud Risk Analyst to apply advanced analytics and SAS programming to evaluate fraud strategies, controls, and prevention capabilities across deposits, payments, and the account lifecycle.

The role focuses on identifying fraud risk, quantifying business impact, and developing data-driven recommendations that influence fraud strategy and business decisions, while balancing customer experience and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant analytics experience.
• Six or more years of advanced SAS programming and analytics experience is required. SQL experience is strongly preferred. Python experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex, multi-channel fraud trends and performance data to identify emerging risks, root causes, and opportunities for fraud loss reduction across the account lifecycle.
• Independently develop analytical approaches and recommendations that address fraud risks, control effectiveness, and business priorities.
• Develop data-driven insights and strategic recommendations that strengthen fraud prevention and detection while balancing fraud risk, customer experience, and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate fraud controls, authentication strategies, fraud-detection rules, and fraud-prevention capabilities through quantitative analysis to identify performance gaps and optimization opportunities.
• Measure and quantify business impact, including fraud loss reduction opportunities, customer experience outcomes, operational efficiency improvements, and return on investment.
• Develop business cases and cost-benefit analyses that support fraud strategy, prioritization, and investment decisions.
• Translate complex analytical findings into executive-ready insights and recommendations that influence fraud strategy and business decisions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to evaluate fraud tools, data sources, and capabilities that enhance fraud detection and decisioning.

Skills

SAS programming

Analytics

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking an experienced Fraud Risk Analyst to apply advanced analytics and SAS programming to evaluate fraud strategies, controls, and prevention capabilities across deposits, payments, and the account lifecycle.

The role focuses on identifying fraud risk, quantifying business impact, and developing data-driven recommendations that influence fraud strategy and business decisions, while balancing customer experience and operational efficiency.