Fraud Analyst

About the role:

• You’ll become an expert on online fraudsters’ behavior: review, debate, and research case studies in to get into the fraudster's mindset and anticipate their next move.
• Cultivate new paths for fighting fraud, and take part in building our cutting-edge technology - writing production code to implement our insights and logic into the decision-making system.
• You are - a goal-oriented, fast, and innovative thinker, aiming to solve complex challenges with lots of creativity.
• You have strong attention to detail, knowing when to dive deeper and when the juice ain’t worth squeezing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Invent, design, and implement attributes/features in and above our automated human and machine learning model, using SQL and Python.
• Play a central part in Forter’s business cycle. Meet customers and collaborate with marketing/business initiatives.
• Find solutions to problems supposedly unsolvable – by thinking like a hacker.
• Collaborate with a team of A-players analysts, data scientists and engineers to develop the next generation of Forter’s technology.

Who are you?

• A (very) fast mind, with strong (borderline obsessive) attention to detail. We trust you to find the clues and reveal the fraudsters, even when they work hard to cover their tracks. 
• Openness to learning, lots of creativity, and a desire to solve tough problems.
• Ability to work independently when given abstract tasks, but also the patience to listen to someone else’s opinion (then politely argue to prove that you’re right).

It’d be really cool if you also:

• SQL/Python experience (we’ll teach you if you don’t have the background).
• Risk/intelligence experience.
• A data analysis and machine learning background.
• A psychometric score above 700 (or equivalent on other speed- based tests, e.g. GMAT)

About us:

Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve.  Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact. 

Trust is backed by data –  Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including: 

• Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022)
• #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
• Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022)
• SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023) 
• Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.

At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.

Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.