Senior Data Analyst - Fraud

Job Description:

Remitly's vision is to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. Since 2011, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to people who send money around the world. Today, we are reimagining global financial services and building products that extend beyond traditional barriers to give customers access to more of the services they need, no matter where they call home. Join over 2,700 employees worldwide who are growing their careers with purpose and connection with our customers while having a positive impact on millions of people around the globe.

About the Role:

Remitly is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join the Small and Micro Business team, with a focus on fraud detection, risk analysis, and compliance support. This is a unique opportunity to work on a new product line from the ground up, where your analytical insights will directly help shape how we prevent fraud and maintain trust at scale.

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will work with product managers, risk teams, data scientists, and engineers to analyze fraud patterns, build dashboards, develop monitoring tools, and inform strategic decisions. You'll help lay the foundation for how we use data to detect fraud and mitigate risk, ensuring the integrity of our business payments platform as it scales globally. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems with data and has a strong business sense. Your work will directly impact customer experience and business performance. This role is hybrid and based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

You Will:

• Become an expert on Remitly's Payments Fraud (Scams, Chargebacks, Promo Abuse) data, experience, policy, and regulatory requirements
• Analyze customer behavior and transactional data to detect patterns indicative of fraud.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools that track fraud trends and key risk metrics and deliver actionable insights.
• Develop, test, and deploy fraud rules in collaboration with program, operations and engineering teams to reduce fraudulent activity.
• Partner with data scientists and engineers to refine and operationalize fraud detection models.
• Collaborate with product, risk, compliance, and engineering teams to influence roadmap and priorities with data-driven recommendations.
• Design and run experiments (e.g., A/B tests) to evaluate the effectiveness of fraud controls and mitigation strategies.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience in product analytics, fraud/risk analytics, or data analysis roles.
• Expert in SQL and proficient in tools like Python or R for data analysis.
• Experience with fraud detection strategies, risk scoring, and related metrics.
• Experience with data visualisation tools like Tableau or similar.
• Clear communicator with a knack for simplifying complex data insights for business stakeholders.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, etc.).

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is $120,000 to $150,000. In Canada, Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role. #LI-Hybrid

Our Benefits

• Three weeks vacation
• Health Benefits
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Life Insurance & Disability
• Continuing education and travel benefits

We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.