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Analytics Lead, Deposit Fraud Risk

Affirm

Remote US · 7+ years experience · Remote · Posted Sep 29, 2026

At a glance

Experience
7+ years experience
Workplace
Remote
Location
Remote US
Visa sponsorship
Visa sponsorship not offered

About the role

  • The Analytics Lead for Deposit Fraud Risk will own fraud performance for depository products, monitoring key risk metrics and portfolio health.
  • This role serves as a representative of the Credit Risk organization, partnering cross-functionally to refine identity verification, fraud processes, and application flows.
  • The position involves developing fraud strategies, optimizing decision models, and collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to improve fraud solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor fraud losses, approval rates, false positives, customer friction, and other key risk metrics.
  • Build and maintain scalable data models and transformation pipelines using tools like DBT.
  • Define trusted fraud performance metrics and analytical datasets.
  • Develop recurring dashboards, scorecards, and monitoring frameworks.
  • Conduct deep-dive analyses to diagnose fraud losses, control gaps, and portfolio shifts.
  • Develop and optimize fraud rules, policies, thresholds, models, and decision strategies.
  • Evaluate new data sources and signals to improve detection of identity, account takeover, device, and transaction risk.
  • Lead testing and performance measurement of fraud strategy changes.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and Fraud Operations.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of analytics experience.
  • Fluent in SQL and Python.
  • Working knowledge of payment processing fundamentals.
  • Understanding of industry risk trends and fraud strategy development.
  • Ability to collaborate and influence across multiple teams.
  • Ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be responsive during peak fraud activity.

Benefits

  • 100% subsidized medical coverage for employees and dependents
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending
  • Flexible time off
  • Generous holiday calendars
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Workplace

  • Remote-first role within the United States.
  • Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an Affirm office.

Skills

  • SQL
  • Python
  • DBT

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Analytics Lead, Deposit Fraud Risk

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