Senior Fraud Risk Strategist (Remote)

Velera; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Remote; USD 68,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Velera is hiring a Senior Risk Prevention Analyst - Premier to assess operational and technical fraud risk. You will design rules, monitor client fraud profiles, and collaborate with FDWC and internal teams to minimize losses while maintaining excellent client service.

The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, communication with senior stakeholders, and ongoing development of fraud defenses in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, CS, Engineering or Economics required.
• 7+ years in financial services with risk analytics or fraud experience required.
• Proficiency in SQL and ability to analyze large datasets.
• Experience with fraud detection strategies, rules tuning, and modeling.
• Familiarity with fraud orchestration/decisioning tools (DefenseEdge, Falcon, Advance Defense, Fraud Navigator).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement fraud strategies leveraging data, ML and analytics to mitigate losses.
• Coordinate Risk Analytics tasks and ensure turnaround times and SLAs.
• Respond to escalation calls; support internal staff and clients.
• Create BI reporting for senior leadership, boards and examiners.
• Monitor fraud trends and advise on mitigation measures.

Skills

Fraud detection

SQL

Data analysis

Fraud modeling

Decisioning tools

Project management

Communication skills

Financial services exp.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Statistics/Math/CS/Engineering/Economics

Tools

Fraud Detection Work Center

FDR system

DefenseEdge

Falcon

Advance Defense

Fraud Navigator

Job description

Velera is hiring a Senior Risk Prevention Analyst - Premier to assess operational and technical fraud risk. You will design rules, monitor client fraud profiles, and collaborate with FDWC and internal teams to minimize losses while maintaining excellent client service.

The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, communication with senior stakeholders, and ongoing development of fraud defenses in a remote-first environment.