About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Security, Risk & Fraud — Financial Services / Fintech & Payments.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Overview

Confidential Client is hiring a contract, part-time Fraud & Risk Ops Analyst (Remote — PST time zone only). This is an operationally-focused, foundational role on the Security, Risk & Fraud team: you'll triage fraud and risk issues, keep day-to-day operations running, and drive process and governance improvements while building core analytical skills.

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What You’ll Do

• Serve as the first line of defense on fraud/risk triage — validate cases, confirm attribution, and escalate complex investigations to L2 analysts.
• Execute well-defined operational tasks on time and communicate progress clearly.
• Recommend actionable process changes based on trend analysis and operational observations.
• Lead or support structured initiatives to improve systems, workflows, and governance adoption.
• Translate team requirements into analytical checks, dashboards, or governance frameworks.
• Support data pipeline work and dashboarding as needed to inform operational decisions.
• Use SQL and basic scripting for data validation and to interpret trends.
• Collaborate across teams to coordinate investigative solutions and remove operational roadblocks.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Applied Math, Information Systems, or related) — or equivalent practical experience (internship, bootcamp, certificate, or demonstrable analytical/SQL proficiency).
• Comfortable navigating multiple Google Sheets and using SQL in daily work (approx. 3+ years exposure).
• Foundational familiarity with fraud/risk operations, process improvement, or security triage.
• Strong process and governance instincts — able to identify inefficiencies and propose practical fixes.
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable coordinating across teams.
• Structured, detail-oriented problem solver who asks for guidance when needed.
• Growth mindset — quick learner who accepts feedback and owns operational tasks.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, contract capacity and meeting deadlines reliably.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Account Takeover (ATO) investigations and/or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) related investigations.
• Prior internship or entry-level experience in fraud/risk operations, security triage, or process/quality management.
• Experience with governance frameworks in regulated industries (fintech, banking, payments).

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Compensation & Logistics

• Rate: $40.00 to $45.00 per hour (contract, part-time).
• Location: Remote — PST time-zone candidates only.
• Employment type: Contractor (part-time). Start date and duration are estimates and may change with client needs.
• Only applicants lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.

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Why This Role

• Hands-on operational experience in fraud and risk triage.
• Opportunity to drive process and governance improvements that materially reduce risk.
• Practical analytics exposure (SQL, dashboarding) with mentoring from an established security/risk team.
• Flexible, remote contract work in a mission-critical function within financial/fintech operations.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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