Lead Fraud Strategy Data Scientist

Responsibilities:

• Develop fraud rules and strategies in fraud prevention systems. Independently perform sophisticated data analytics using structured and unstructured data.

• Manages and supports projects and processes related to fraud strategies including governance frameworks data structures and deliverables.

• Leverages analytics and statistics knowledge to determine risk and recommend plans.

• Collects analyzes and communicates statistics related to daily fraud mitigation operations to stakeholders.

• Analyzes and supports the delivery of products and reviews the validation of scalable analyses.

• Reviews products to ensure they meet stakeholders needs. Builds and manages vendor relationships supporting the delivery of analytical capabilities.

• Ensures alignment between department or team deliverables and enterprise goals.

• Develops strategic relationships to understand business processes to develop risk mitigation processes.

• Brings structure to requests and translates requirements into an analytic approach.

• Provides teams recommendations to key business partners as needed.

• Develops understanding of industry trends.

• Advocates to ensure implementation of governance practices.

• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years related work experience in fraud strategy or fraud data science field.

• Understanding of statistical methods including classical statistics probability theory econometrics and time-series analysis.

• Strong familiarity with data extraction in environments like SQL.

• Working knowledge of Python Hive Spark Athena Amazon Sagemaker.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

About Vanguard

At Vanguard we dont just have a missionwere on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning collaboration and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.