About the role
As a Risk & Fraud Specialist at Sporty Group, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the company and its customers from fraud and risk-related threats. You will be directly responsible for investigating suspicious activities, analyzing risk patterns, and ensuring compliance with KYC and regulatory requirements. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced in fraud prevention within financial services, online betting, or a related industry.
What you'll be doing
- Monitor, detect, and investigate suspicious transactions, betting patterns, and account activities
- Conduct customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing monitoring of customer activity
- Review and escalate cases of potential fraud or financial crime for further investigation
- Apply fraud prevention measures, including real-time monitoring, alerts, and controls, to minimize risk exposure
- Ensure strict adherence to KYC/AML processes in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements
- Prepare detailed reports on fraud trends, risks, and incidents, with clear recommendations for mitigation
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g Legal, Operations, Compliance)
What you'll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field (a master’s degree or relevant certifications is an advantage)
- Proven experience in fraud detection, investigation, or risk analysis within financial services, online betting, or a similar industry
- Strong knowledge of KYC, AML, fraud detection, and fraud prevention practices
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills with strong attention to detail
- Fluency in English
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and derive actionable insights
What’s in it for you
- A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
- 28 days paid annual leave
- Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
- Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
- Top of the line equipment
- Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or related field
- Proven experience in fraud detection, investigation, or risk analysis (financial services, online betting, or similar)
- Strong knowledge of KYC and AML processes and fraud prevention practices
- Experience conducting CDD, EDD, and ongoing customer monitoring
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills with strong attention to detail
- Fluency in English
- Master's degree or relevant certifications
- Experience in online betting industry or financial services fraud prevention
What We Do
Sporty Group is a global consumer internet and technology company specializing in sports media, gaming, social platforms, and fintech. It creates high-scale consumer products, including sports broadcasting via SportyTV and gaming through SportyBet, serving millions of daily active users across more than 10 countries and 3 continents. The company focuses on delivering world-class user experiences at the intersection of tech and live content.
