Risk Prevention Analyst- Remote

**Join the People Helping People** ================================== Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Our purpose: We accelerate partners’ success through innovative financial technology solutions and inspired service. **The Opportunity:** The **Risk Prevention Analyst** is responsible for providing operational risk assessments leveraging fraud mitigation tools, focusing on analysis, design, and artificial intelligence (AI) technology associated with fraud mitigation strategies, call queue creation, monitoring, support, and management using quantitative methods to review data and increase efficiency, productivity, effectiveness and savings. Seeking a skilled Risk Analyst who will provide support for external clients and internal staff on fraud detection and prevention matters, inquiries, and solutions to meet client and business needs. Additionally, the role involves writing rules and creating custom solutions for clients, monitoring fraud for their client group, identifying risk exposure based on fraud trends and data, and determining mitigation measures. This role involves direct interaction with senior\-level management at the financial institution and within Velera, as well as regular coordination with the Fraud Detection Work Center (FDWC), Velera Service Centers, multiple internal departments, and 3rd party vendor personnel. **Day in the Life:** * Develop and implement Fraud strategies leveraging transaction data (credit/debit cards), machine learning models and advanced analytics tools to mitigate fraud losses and maintain superior customer experience. * Manage and optimize existing strategies effectively controlling risks due to first party and third\-party fraud. Design, tests and understand the risk and customer experience trade\-offs. * Coordinate the Risk Analytics team's tasks and ensure adherence to established turnaround times and SLAs; manage projects assigned to the team; Ensure quality of all team outputs. * Maintain awareness of member client fraud trends and suggest internal procedure changes to Risk Analytics Manager to remain efficient. * Continually supervise department workflow to ensure time\-sensitive functions meet department standards. * Maintains productive relationships with all internal stakeholders including Fraud Operations, Risk Management, Product, Retail, Finance as well as external vendors * Advise internal contacts on sensitive issues and recommend client procedures and new product developments. * Maintains productive relationships with all internal stakeholders including Fraud Operations, Risk Management, Product, Retail, Finance as well as external vendors. * Create and deliver BI repo