Fraud Expert

Realize your potential by joining the leading performance-driven advertising company!  

Taboola is looking for a top-notch Fraud Expert. As an Advertiser Fraud Expert at Taboola, your primary responsibility is to lead Taboola’s effort to protect its Publishers by creating/improving fraud detection methodologies and uncover potential vulnerabilities and suggest ways to prevent/avoid them. 

You will analyze data, investigate suspicious incidents, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective fraud prevention strategies. Your role involves monitoring campaigns, identifying fraudulent patterns, and utilizing various tools and technologies to ensure the integrity of Taboola's advertising platform. You will play a crucial role in maintaining the trust of Advertisers and ensuring the quality and accuracy of Taboola's Advertising services.

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• 2+ years experience working in the fraud industry in a data-rich environment
• Advanced knowledge and skills in hacking techniques
• Deep understanding of cloaking techniques used in online advertising
• Familiarity with the advertising technology ecosystem
• Ability to analyze large datasets and identify patterns or anomalies
• Sharp thinker, detail oriented, passion to solve complex problems and think outside the box
• Motivated team player with the ability to work independently on complex investigations.    
• Strong ethical compass and a commitment to combating fraudulent practices
• Fast learning capabilities and proven ability to multitask - working on several projects at a time 
• Collaborate effectively with others and share information
• Legal and Compliance Awareness
• Adept at thinking outside the box and devising creative solutions to complex problems
• Excellent English, both written and verbal, required to communicate daily with international teams

Bonus points if you have:

• Knowledge of Machine Learning Models, creating, building & maintaining models and ETL’s.
• BA/BS in finance, statistics, quantitative economics - a plus
• Previous experience in a fraud detection or related role within the online advertising industry.
• Familiarity with industry-standard fraud prevention tools, such as fraud detection platforms or monitoring systems.
• Previous experience in similar role - a major plus
• Previous experience with Salesforce/Jira - a plus

How you’ll make an impact:

• Fraud detection Strategy: you will update or create new fraud detection strategies that will allow early detection of advertiser fraud and addressing of potential blind spots.  Utilize fraud detection tools and techniques to identify potential fraudulent activities, such as cloaking. Investigate suspicious incidents by examining patterns, sources, and user behavior to gather evidence.
• Data Analysis: Lead and perform data analysis on advertising data to identify anomalies, trends, and potential fraudulent activities. This includes analyzing malvertising, cloaking and billing incidents and presenting them along with recommendations for remediation and/or improvement.
• Reporting and Insights: Generate reports and provide insights on fraud incidents, trends, and patterns. Present findings to internal stakeholders, to drive informed decisions and optimize fraud prevention strategies.
• Fraud Prevention Measures: Implement and maintain fraud prevention measures, such as monitoring tools, real-time alerts, and automated systems, to proactively identify and prevent potential fraud incidents.
• Industry Knowledge and Research: Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, fraud techniques, and emerging technologies in the advertising space. Continuously research and explore new fraud detection methods and tools to enhance Taboola's fraud prevention capabilities.

If you ask Taboolars what they love about working here, they’ll tell you that they’ve been empowered to realize their full potential while growing and learning from and with smart and talented people. They’ll also share more about:

• Adam Singolda, Taboola Founder and CEO says; “You can copy anything from another business but you can’t copy a company’s culture.
•  Well-being: Enjoy comprehensive benefits (health, etc.), a fully stocked kitchen, and location-specific perks (gym partnerships, parking).
• Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in-office with an option to come in more often if desired.
• Work with some of the biggest names: We work with some of the biggest names in the business. Our publisher partners include Yahoo, Conde Nast, Fox Sports, NBCU, ESPN, CBS, and E! Online. Our advertiser clients include Wells Fargo, Honda, Pinterest, Expedia and Honda.

Ready to realize your potential?

Taboola is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity in all forms. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and believe such an environment is critical for success. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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Taboola empowers businesses to grow through performance advertising technology that goes beyond search and social and delivers measurable outcomes at scale.

Taboola works with thousands of businesses who advertise directly on Realize, Taboola’s powerful ad platform, reaching approximately 600M daily active users across some of the best publishers in the world. Publishers like NBC News, Yahoo, and OEMs such as Samsung, Xiaomi and others use Taboola’s technology to grow audience and revenue, enabling Realize to offer unique data, specialized algorithms, and unmatched scale.

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