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Best Egg · 2 days ago

Fraud Insights & Emerging Risks Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$100K/yr - $120K/yr

1+ years exp

Best Egg is a market-leading, tech-enabled financial platform helping people build financial confidence through a variety of installment lending solutions and financial health tools. The Fraud Insights & Emerging Risks Analyst will support the development of fraud prevention capabilities by researching emerging fraud trends, evaluating control gaps, and assisting in the rollout of new tools and technologies.

Financial ServicesFinTechLending

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Monitor industry news, fraud forums, consortium data, and internal trends to identify new or evolving fraud threats

Support enterprise bot-management and act as the Fraud Operations liaison during bot-related incidents, proactively identifying risks, assisting with triage, validating impact, and coordinating rapid remediation steps

Assess and identify risks, including recommending mitigation plans to address impostor-related threats, such as fake websites, phishing emails, scams, and other social-engineering–based attacks

Evaluate, identify and make recommendations to mitigate emerging 1st-party fraud behaviors, including credit washing, dispute abuse, and intentional misrepresentation - to assess potential vulnerabilities within our products and processes

Conduct deep-dive investigations into specific fraud patterns or unusual activity

Summarize findings, prepare briefings, and provide recommendations to Operations leaders, Fraud Strategy and Information Security teams

Analyze fraud risk and support projects around detection gaps, operational processes and control performance to identify improvement opportunities

Help gather requirements and test new controls, which may include rule changes to ensure effective implementation

Research, analyze, and compare existing vendor capabilities and performance, identify insights, and make recommendations to improve fraud detection and prevention effectiveness

Assist in evaluating how emerging fraud patterns could impact current products or processes

Assist in creating analysis and business cases for investments in fraud-prevention tools, automation, and emerging technologies to support strategic decision-making

Contribute to documentation, playbooks, and communications related to fraud changes or enhancements

Build reports and dashboards that track fraud KPIs and control effectiveness

Qualification

Fraud analysisRisk analyticsData analysisFraud tools familiarityConsumer lending experienceCommunicationDetail-orientedProblem solvingCollaborationAdaptability

Required

1–3+ years of experience in fraud analysis, risk analytics, financial crime, or related work

Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data (Excel, BI tools, etc.)

Understanding of common fraud types (identity fraud, ATO, synthetic IDs, social engineering, etc.)

Ability to research independently and summarize findings clearly

Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally

Detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn

Preferred

Experience in consumer lending, banking, fintech, or payments

Familiarity with fraud tools or vendors (e.g., identity verification, device intelligence)

Exposure to fraud rules engines or case management systems

Bachelor's degree in a related field (Criminal Justice, Analytics, Business, etc.)

Benefits

Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program

Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short-term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays

Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options

Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts

Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs

Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!

Company

Best Egg

Best Egg is a consumer financial technology platform that aims to help people feel more confident about their everyday finances through a suite of products and resources.

Founded in 2013

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

501-1000 employees