Analytics Lead, Deposit Fraud RiskPosted today$185K–$245K

The opportunity

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter—giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain scalable data models and transformation pipelines, using: tools (such as DBT) to standardize depository product, transaction, customer, fraud, and operational data.

  • Define trusted fraud performance metrics and analytical datasets, including: fraud loss rates, approval and decline rates, false-positive rates, customer friction, and operational efficiency.

  • Develop recurring dashboards, scorecards, and monitoring frameworks to: provide clear visibility into fraud performance, portfolio health, and emerging risks.

  • Conduct deep-dive analyses to diagnose fraud losses, control gaps, false: positives, portfolio shifts, and unexpected performance changes, translating findings into actionable recommendations.

  • Develop and optimize fraud rules, policies, thresholds, models, and decision: strategies that balance loss prevention, customer experience, operational capacity, and product growth.

  • Evaluate new data sources and signals to improve detection of identity risk,: account takeover, device risk, transaction risk, and other fraud typologies relevant to depository products.

What they're looking for

  • Lead testing and performance measurement of fraud strategy changes, including: rule launches, model updates, policy changes, and new product controls, with clear pre- and post-implementation evaluation.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Machine Learning, Data: Engineering, Fraud Operations, and Risk to improve fraud strategies, strengthen operational feedback loops, and support new product launches.