Fraud Analyst

About Uphold

The Web3 economy will redefine how financial value is held and transacted - with much activity shifting towards blockchain networks and digital assets.  Founded in 2013, Uphold is a Web3 financial platform that supports almost 300 digital assets and acts as a Regulated Gateway to the Web3 economy.  Featuring integrations with 26 blockchain networks and a robust trading engine connected to 30 underlying venues, the platform allows users to trade ‘Anything-to-Anything’ while enjoying keen pricing and deep liquidity. Uphold has completed more than 120 million transactions worth $40 billion from 10 million customers in over 150 countries.Both people and companies need to access this exciting Web3 world, but it can  be technically demanding and time-consuming.

Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com

The opportunity: 

As Uphold continues to develop innovative products that serve cryptocurrency customers around the world, risk will increase in complexity and scale. As part of the Fraud Prevention team, the Fraud Analyst will play a critical role in mitigating fraud, connecting with customers who are at risk of fraud, and working with department leadership to report found fraud.

What you will be doing: 

• Contact members to verify the activity in their accounts

• Contact members to assist in resolving fraud related account issues

• Document and analyze findings of fraud trends to report to the Management Team.

• Identify ways to improve internal or external processes in order to mitigate fraud.

• Identify bad actor behaviors in order to implement systems or processes to alert/stop activity.

• Track and Monitor merchant or cardholder/Financial Institution fraud scheme data to identify suspicious activity

• Reviewing and investigating reports of suspected fraudulent activity

• Monitor real time queues and identify high risk transactions

• Observe customer transactions to identify fraudulent activity such as account take over, friendly fraud, ACH Fraud and other risks

A day in the life:

• Review escalations coming from the Social Media Team, Customer Support, or other internal teams regarding Fraud related friction points that are creating issues for Uphold customers
• Review transactions for fraudulent activity and compromised accounts
• Monitor, investigate and respond to internal fraud reports tracking card and bank account fraud claims
• Provide guidance to internal and external teams on any Fraud matters

Qualifications:

• Passion for fighting fraud and providing a world-class customer experience

• 2+ years of experience in fraud prevention

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

• Ability to prioritize multiple inputs by customer experience and financial impacts

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to interface effectively with customers and individuals at various levels

• Works well under pressure while consistently meeting time-sensitive deadlines

• Analytical with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills

• Skilled at performing complicated tasks through planning and setting goals that utilize extensive experience, judgment, and research

• Team player and self-starter, with a general happy disposition

• Computer literate with a working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, etc.) or Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs, etc.) software

What we offer you:

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities

• The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant issues in financial services & technology

• A work environment built on collaboration, flexibility and respect

Be part of a great company that is revolutionizing the financial services. Apply now!

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