Data Analyst

Company: Kforce Technology Staffing
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:Kforce has a client that is seeking a Data Analyst in Mountain View, CA.

Summary:This role is responsible for supporting fraud risk aspects of business initiatives as well as responding to fraud-related events and demands. Successful candidates for this role will leverage local market knowledge, risk expertise, financial analytics and innovative risk strategies and solutions to enable SMB growth and expansion, achieve optimal profitability, and enhance trust-related consumer and merchant experience.The Data Analyst will tackle four of the largest risk management opportunities for SMB:* Preventing existing Merchants from being defrauded* Detecting fraudsters when attempting to monetize using compromised/bad accounts* Enabling business growth through optimization of funding source availability, authorization rate, returns, representation etc.* Design optimal data strategy (ecosystem data & 3rd party vendor data) for payments and payroll fraud detectionResponsibilities:* Analyze & research large data sets and translate insights into risk and business opportunities/requirements* Design and scale risk processes to cover an increasingly large and complex landscape of merchant risks given our rapidly expanding user base* Design, implement, and monitor experiments to explore new methodologies and estimate key metrics for risk policy effectiveness and efficiency* Perform quantitative and business trade off decisions and create policies to prevent fraud in payments and payroll* Communicate fraud strategy and results to the leadership team* Work with product and technology teams to build risk solutions and partner with risk operations to operationalize solutions and get feedbackREQUIREMENTS:* Minimum Bachelor degree in Business, Math, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or a relatable field; MBA or graduate degree in a related field is a plus* Strong business acumen with 3+ years' work experience in related field/position* Worked in a diverse and challenging environment to drive growth, customer experience and profitability* Smart, organized analytical thinker, with the ability to perform or direct a detailed, fully considered analysis* Good judgement with the ability to think creatively and strategically* Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with and understand technical subjects and emerging technologies* Experience in statistical analysis and adept in tools such as SQL, Python, R, SAS, Excel* Domain expertise in payments and risk management is a plus for this role* Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be responsive and available during times of peak fraud activity* Strong organization and time management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities* Understanding of Data Science modelling concepts is a plus

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. - provided by Dice

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