Merchant Fraud Analyst

Adyen

This is Adyen We took an unobvious approach to starting a payments company, building a platform from scratch. Today, we're the payments platform of choice for the world's brightest companies. Our unobvious approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity, of backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives, is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business challenges are unique, we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. So no matter where you’re from, who you love, or what you believe in, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. CDD Risk Analyst APAC Our Customer Risk Review team is looking for a hands-on analyst with experience in the payments and/or finance industry. You will be working with a wide range of teams within Adyen, including commercial, compliance, and product to ensure that our KYC (Know-Your-Customer) documents are up-to-date whilst remaining compliant. You will contribute to the practice of enhanced due diligence, anti-fraud and anti-money laundering whilst driving change and projects. The job doesn’t stop there as you will also be responsible for projects to improve operational scalability that impact our day-to-day work. Operating with a hands-on mindset, you will independently manage intricate customer due diligence cases while serving as a catalyst for efficiency. You will assist in refining our standard operating procedures, mentor colleagues, and utilize data insights to automate and enhance our daily operational workflows. What you will do * Perform periodic review of customer files in accordance with internal KYC/CDD requirements. * Monitor KYC, CDD and EDD procedures to ensure our customers’ compliance. * Collect and analyze customer information on a periodic basis whilst documenting material changes to their organizational structures, legal entity(ies) and policies. * Drive process improvements and automation on our workflow procedures. * Engage, drive and lead projects along with your colleagues on compliance, tech or commercial oriented focus areas. * Guide customers along the periodic review process, ensuring that issues and challenges are addressed efficiently. * Align with global teams to ensure consistency in requirements and customer experience. * Autonomously manage high-complexity casework while proactively updating SOPs and documentation to ensure a "First-Time-Right" quality benchmark and minimize rework. * Collaborate with seniors and cross-functional teams to identify tooling gaps, contribute data insights for automation, and support the testing of solutions that reduce manual effort without increasing risk. Who you are * Operationally oriented with an eagerness to pick up and drive projects with our cross functional teams. * Problem solver with ability to pick up things quickly. * 3-5 years’ experience in Customer Due Diligence/Enhanced Due Diligence/KYC. * Solid understanding of AML/CFT, CDD and EDD concepts. * Extensive experience in conducting CDD and EDD screening. * Project owner with an ability to prioritize tasks based on business needs. * Capable of conducting meetings, leading project discussions, delivering presentations and interacting with stakeholders of different seniority and discipline.  * You enjoy working with people from different cultures and backgrounds. * A structured thinker able to navigate ambiguity and commercial pushback, balancing regulatory rigor with operational speed to unblock merchants effectively. * A proactive partner committed to team growth, who supports the onboarding of new joiners through peer coaching and promotes best practices to ensure global consistency. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.  Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application. What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility. This role is based out of our Singapore office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.

Stripe

WHO WE ARE ABOUT STRIPE Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. ABOUT THE TEAM The Fraud Operations team works to identify, investigate, and resolve fraudulent activity before it impacts Stripe’s business or users.  From merchant fraud to card testing and account takeover, our goal is to build a scalable, highly accurate organization of investigators to mitigate risk to Stripe and our users. The team is globally distributed and regularly coordinates with stakeholders across all regions. WHAT YOU’LL DO As the Manager of Fraud Operations, you will lead a team of high-performing fraud analysts and set an inspirational vision for the broader Fraud Operations organization. You will be responsible for driving the execution of short and long-term initiatives to futureproof the organization, ensuring it is well-equipped to scale and adapt to Stripe's highly complex and evolving fraud landscape. RESPONSIBILITIES * Inspire, motivate, and develop a high performing fraud investigations team, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented environment. * Establish clear goals, provide coaching and feedback, and support the professional growth of team members. * Set a strategic vision for the team and build the path to execute it in both the short and long-term. * Proactively evolve the organization’s strategy to scale operations and address day-to-day challenges. * Collaborate with and influence risk leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to identify the highest ROI investments for user experience, process improvement, and risk mitigation. * Maintain oversight of operational vendor performance related to risk. * Lead root cause analysis to identify opportunities to predict, prevent, and mitigate risk within processes and performance. * Define and manage core metrics, SLAs, and performance of the organization. * Identify gaps in current systems, processes, and strategies, and deliver enhancements and process improvements to mitigate existing and emerging risks. * Ensure risk management efforts do not compromise the user experience.  WHO YOU ARE We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS * Business-level proficiency in Mandarin (written and spoken) is required, as this role involves communications with our users in the Greater China region. * 10+ years of experience in fraud/risk or management roles, including at least 2+ years of directly leading and developing high-performing teams. * Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions. * Passion for delivering a user-centric experience while effectively managing risk. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Expertise in fraud and risk management including data analysis, root cause analysis, and process improvement. Experience analyzing data and creating dashboards and visualizations. * Strong proficiency sourcing and analyzing data using SQL. * Experience working closely with engineering teams to develop and enhance investigative tools and treatments. * Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field; advanced degree or certification is a plus.

Adyen

This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.  For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. PAYMENTS OPTIMIZATION ANALYST We are looking for an experienced Optimization Manager to join our Performance Optimization team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing full-funnel payment performance to drive tangible business impact and optimize merchant success at scale. As an OM, you will be a key contributor in delivering our optimisation strategies and value add to our customers. You will partner with Commercial, Professional Services, and Product teams to develop data-driven insights, self-service analytics, and scalable automation solutions. You will also engage directly with key customers to enhance payment performance across risk, authentication, tokenization and authorization rates, driving higher approval rates, lower fraud, and cost efficiencies through optimization. Additionally, you will help upsell Adyen’s optimization products (e.g., Protect, Uplift) by acting as a bridge between customers , commercial and product teams, translating actionable data insights into value propositions that highlight Adyen’s capabilities. The ideal candidate has a strong background in payments optimization strategies and cross-functional collaboration with the ability to translate complex findings into actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. What you'll do * Partner with commercial teams: Showcase Adyen’s value proposition and drive adoption within commercial environments and merchant facing communications. * Leverage data-driven insights: in collaboration with Data Analysts to inform merchant conversations. * Lead discussions: Hold expertise on leading discussions at a high level with existing and prospective customers, equipping commercial teams with tools and training to enhance their merchant engagements. * Act as a payment optimization expert: Able to offer both internal guidance and direct merchant-facing support. * Deploy sophisticated optimization playbooks: Analyse across Adyen’s customer portfolio using existing tools. * Upselling Adyen’s Products: Identify opportunities to introduce and drive adoption of Adyen solutions (such as Protect and Uplift) by bridging the gap between customers  and product teams, ensuring that key customers maximize their performance potential. * Drive insights-led optimisation strategies: Leverage data-driven insights and advanced analytical tools to identify opportunities for performance improvement and risk mitigation across our merchant portfolio. * Deliver scalable analytical solutions: Build and maintain analytical frameworks, dashboards, or tools that can be used across teams. Confidently manage and interpret large data sets to generate actionable insights that deliver value to both internal stakeholders and merchants. * Lead with autonomy and global perspective: Operate independently with a strategic, global view — providing consultative guidance to high-value customers and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. * Develop subject matter expertise:Grow into a specialist role within a core area of payment optimisation (e.g. risk reduction, conversion uplift, cost efficiency), becoming a go-to expert for both internal teams and external clients. Who you are * 5+ years of experience in Risk, Payment Performance, Data or a similar role within the payments industry. * Experience in payments is a must. * Able to communicate in English and Portuguese (Both fluent). * This role is based out of our São Paulo office (3 days in person). * Strong stakeholder management skills, engaging with customers  and cross-functional teams to define needs and drive impact. * Ownership and accountability mindset, with the ability to prioritize and drive execution independently. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to present insights and synthesize complex topics clearly. * Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with global teams and international customers . * Strong data analysis and correlation skills with ability to work through complex and unfamiliar data sets. Experience creating impactful dashboards using BI tools (such as Looker or Tableau) is a plus. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments  Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen.  Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application! What’s next? Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility. This role is based out of our São Paulo office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.