Detection and Prevention Senior Strategy Specialist

Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all.

Robinhood was founded on a simple idea: that our financial markets should be accessible to all. With customers at the heart of our decisions, Robinhood is lowering barriers and providing greater access to financial information. Together, we are building products and services that help create a financial system everyone can participate in.

As we continue to build...

We’re seeking curious thinkers looking to co-author the next chapters of our story. Joining now means helping shape our vision, structures and systems; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future.

About the team:

The Detection and Prevention Senior Strategy Specialist is responsible for developing, managing, monitoring and ongoing optimizing fraud detection strategies, rules and procedures, partnering with data modeling and fraud operations teams, and leveraging 3rd party and in-house capabilities to detect and deter fraud related to Robinhood products (Brokerage, Money, Crypto)

The preferred location for this position is in or around Robinhood's offices in Westlake, TX or Denver, CO or Lake Mary, FL with in-office work capabilities, as may be required by management.

What you’ll do day-to-day:

• Analyze data to discover novel ways to detect fraud
• Work with Fraud Operations, Data Science and Engineering to develop and test fraud rules
• Optimize fraud rules to ensure effectiveness and impact (fraud losses vs. customer friction vs. ops efficiency)
• Develop fraud dashboards to monitor fraud rule performance
• Partner with card networks and payment processors to enhance fraud detection techniques
• Leverage 3rd party fraud detection services to compliment in-house processes
• Summarize high level fraud trends, behavior patterns, and financial metrics in both informal (ad-hoc meetings, Slack) and formal (presentations) deliverables

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science or other related field
• 6+ years experience in Risk and/ or Fraud detection
• 5+ years of hands on SQL experience
• Proficient experience with Python or other scripting languages
• Proficient experience in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker etc.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, experience working with cross-functional teams, including operations, data science, product, and engineering teams
• Ability to operate in a fast paced environment

Bonus points:

• Experience in Data Science
• Experience with financial services and/or products (e.g. credit/debit card, crypto etc.)
• Prior experience in Tech

Base pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include education, training, experience, location, business needs, or market demands. You can view comp zones for our US office locations in the table below. For other locations not listed, compensation can be discussed with your recruiter during the interview process.

Office locations (by comp zone)
US Zone 1: Menlo Park, NYC, Seattle, Washington DC 
US Zone 2: Denver, Westlake (Dallas), Chicago 
US Zone 3: Lake Mary

We’re looking for more growth-minded and collaborative people to be a part of our journey in democratizing finance for all. If you’re ready to give 100% in helping us achieve our mission—we’d love to have you apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Robinhood, we're looking for people invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.

Robinhood promotes diversity and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Robinhood provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review Robinhood's Privacy Policy please visit Robinhood - US Applicant Privacy Policy. If you are an applicant located in the UK or EEA, please visit the Robinhood UK/EEA Applicant Privacy Policy.

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