What You’ll Do

Tekmetric is looking for a Risk Specialist to perform the following tasks for our merchant services portfolio:

• Daily monitoring of transactional data to detect fraudulent activities
• Analyze and monitor portfolio to identify opportunities to reduce potential losses
• Make data-driven decisions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve fraud prevention
• Interact with partners (e.g., processor, card brands, issuers, etc) to address issues and find solutions
• Create and maintain reports and dashboards to track and identify losses and revenue opportunities
• Support merchants with fraud-related issues and chargebacks via email and phone
• Maintain systems with the most up to date risk deterrent features
• Provide feedback and guidance on policy and procedures for risk and underwriting
• Assist in underwriting applications by completing KYC, OFAC , credit, financials, bank document checks, etc.
• Stay on top of any updates in payment processing and FinTech industries related to fraud, credit, risk, regulatory, legal, etc.
• Help the Tekmerchant team achieve its benchmarks and goals.

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in payment risk or underwriting 
• Familiar with merchant fraud prevention solutions and Stripe 
• A working comprehensive knowledge of risk management and underwriting
• Working knowledge of legal and regulatory guidelines
• A good working knowledge of integrated payments
• Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and persuasively both verbally and in writing
• Has strong organizational and analytical skills
• Can work independently and is self-motivated
• Can work efficiently in both Microsoft Office products and G Suite products
• Strong problem-solving skills