Fraud Operations Associate

Brex
Vancouver, Canada
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level professionals in fraud or risk operations who can drive process improvements and work with AI tools.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years in fraud or risk operations and a track record of leading projects independently
    — “1+ year of experience leading projects or workstreams end to end
  • Individuals who can balance risk management with customer-centric decision-making
    — “Respond to cross-functional partners on escalations related to fraud in a diligent way that balances risk and provides customer love
  • Professionals with experience in using data to identify trends and support decisions
    — “Demonstrated ability to use data to investigate issues, spot trends, and support decisions

Things to consider

  • Requires a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week in Vancouver
    — “minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week
  • Role is critical in containing fraud losses, which may involve high-pressure situations
    — “critical in containing fraud losses and improving operational efficiencies

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in leading end-to-end projects and improving operational workflows
    — “Ability to own & ship projects that are on Fraud Ops roadmap with full autonomy
  • Emphasize your ability to make subjective, risk-based decisions on high-value transactions
    — “Make risk-based, subjective decisions on high-value/risk transactions & account offboardings
  • Showcase your ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams like Policy, Data Science, and Engineering
    — “Partner with Policy, Data Science, and Engineering to improve tooling to scale internal operations for fraud
  • Demonstrate your familiarity with AI tools and how you've used them to enhance efficiency
    — “Able to use AI tools to elevate & enhance queues and projects
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • reduced fraud losses
  • improved operational efficiencies
  • customer satisfaction
Typical background
fraud operationsrisk managementcustomer support

Skills & requirements

Required

Fraud OperationsCase ManagementRisk AssessmentIncident HandlingCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

AI ToolsFraud Prevention

Stack & domain

Transaction FraudFirst-party FraudAccount TakeoversAI ToolsRisk-based DecisionsCustomer-focused DecisionsRoot Cause AnalysisOperational EfficienciesCase ManagementIncident HandlingCross-functional CollaborationCustomer LoveRisk ManagementFraud OperationsFinanceAI

About the role

Original posting from Brex

Why join us

Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Operations at Brex

Operations is the backbone of Brex’s mission to power businesses through our Intelligent Finance Platform. We own credit, fraud, money movement, and payments, protecting our customers and our company. From product operations that ensure flawless launches to scalable systems that drive innovation and precision, we operate at the intersection of product, design, engineering, and customer success. If you want to work at the heart of the business, Operations is where you belong.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our Vancouver office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week - Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

What you’ll do

As a Fraud Operations Associate, you will be working with some of the industry’s brightest minds to manage the operations aspects of fraud. Specifically, you will manage daily workflows related to transaction fraud, first-party fraud, and account takeovers and work towards improving the business’s ability to scale and make risk-based and customer-focused decisions.  In this role, you will be the company expert in fraud operations and have the autonomy to drive down losses and improve internal efficiencies. You will also be critical in containing fraud losses and improving operational efficiencies by contributing to the evolution of our AI tools, thus ensuring Brex scales safely and sustainably. As Brex scales, the pressure of fraud increases as well.

Responsibilities

Case Management:  

Own and work associate level queues that are assigned to the Fraud Operations team

Develop and implement scalable operational processes for fraud management

Make risk-based, subjective decisions on high-value/risk transactions & account offboardings

Achieve company-level goals around financial fraud losses

Case Escalations & Incident Handling 

Respond to cross-functional partners on escalations related to fraud in a diligent way that balances risk and provides customer love

Participating and helping in streamlining fraud operational workflows around transaction review and account investigations

Ability to take ownership of Fraud Incident handling and be able to conduct the root cause analysis & close inefficiency gaps

Project & Roadmap Ownership

Ability to own & ship projects that are on Fraud Ops roadmap with full autonomy 

Able to use AI tools to elevate & enhance queues and projects 

Partner with Policy, Data Science, and Engineering to improve tooling to scale internal operations for fraud. 

Requirements

3+ years of experience in a fraud, risk or related operations role

1+ year of experience leading projects or workstreams end to end

Demonstrated ability to use data to investigate issues, spot trends, and support decisions

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including with cross-functional partners

Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

Ability to collaborate and work with a team on projects and process improvements.  

Bonus points

Familiarity with SQL or other data query tools

People management or team lead experience

Experience using AI tools to improve operational workflows

Experience in fintech, payments, or banking industries

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $76,800-$96,000 CAD. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.

Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.

Source: Brex careers

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