Senior Associate, Fraud Strategy and Analytics

Overview: - Wealthsimple, a leading fintech company in Canada, seeks to enhance financial services through smart technology. - The company aims to create transparent, low-cost financial management tools for over 4 million users with assets exceeding $50 billion. - The Fraud team is responsible for balancing fraud risk and client experience, focusing on data and analytics to inform decisions. Key Responsibilities: - Develop data-driven fraud strategies for new and existing products. - Collaborate with data science, product, and engineering teams to implement ideas. - Create metrics and visualizations for monitoring account activity and identifying anomalies. - Share fraud trends and performance with leadership. - Apply financial modeling to estimate fraud loss impacts. - Develop decision thresholds using ML-based risk scores. Requirements/Skills/Qualifications: - Strong data skills with experience in risk functions like fraud or credit. - Proficiency in SQL for quantitative analysis and actionable proposals. - Ability to develop and communicate technical and non-technical stories. - Judgment skills for balanced decision-making. - Intellectual curiosity and passion for work. - Experience with card processing systems (TSYS, i2c), data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, PowerBI), and databases (Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL). Compensation & Benefits: - Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance. - Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work. - 20 vacation days per year, plus unlimited sick and mental health days. - Up to $1,500 per year for wellness and professional development. - 90-day international work program. - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for diversity and inclusion. - Company-wide wellness days off. - Remote-first work environment with over 1,000 employees across North America. DEI Statement: - Wealthsimple encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Accessibility Statement: - The company offers an accessible candidate experience and is committed to improving accessibility practices.