Full-Time

Analyst II

Fraud Strategy, Trust & Safety Analytics

Posted on 8/27/2024

Affirm

Affirm

1,001-5,000 employees

Provides buy now, pay later financing solutions

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$124k - $190kAnnually

+ Equity Rewards + Monthly Stipends

Junior, Mid

Remote in USA

Category
Risk Management
Finance & Banking
Required Skills
Python
Data Science
R
SQL
Looker
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 2-5 years work experience as a data analyst/data scientist in fraud/identity or credit risk at a FinTech company
  • Must be highly proficient in SQL
  • Experience with Python or R and data visualization tools is a plus
  • Experience/knowledge with Machine Learning is a plus
  • A team player with the ability to collaborate and influence across different teams in the organization
  • Ability to clearly communicate findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Passion to understand how the product works and how to change to make it more effective
  • Strong time management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities; Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be responsive and available during high intensity moments
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitatively rigorous discipline like analytics, engineering, statistics, math, or economics
  • Knowledge of the fundamentals of payment processing and an understanding of industry risk trends, including familiarity with risk strategy development
  • This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Responsibilities
  • Proactively explore data and identify opportunities to improve identity and fraud prevention strategies
  • Translate analysis and trends into decisioning logic recommendations to improve identity and fraud conversion rates or reduce fraud losses
  • Own end-to-end analytics workflow, including finding the pain points, defining success metrics, socializing ideas across the organization, and monitoring the A/B test
  • Use DBT and Looker to monitor the performance of the identity and fraud decisioning systems
  • Develop scalable frameworks to manage tiered cutoffs for proprietary fraud machine learning models
  • Evaluate new external data sources to solve individual identity risk, device risk and transaction risk
  • Partner with Machine Learning and to build fraud strategies for new product and user segments

Affirm offers point-of-sale financing solutions as an alternative to traditional credit cards. It allows consumers to make purchases and pay over time through installment plans, often without hidden fees or deferred interest. Affirm partners with merchants to integrate its payment solutions into online and in-store shopping experiences, using user-friendly plugins and APIs. The company generates revenue from interest and fees on loans to consumers, as well as fees from merchants for offering its financing options. Affirm also provides a merchant dashboard for transaction processing and promotional tools to help businesses market these financing options effectively. The goal of Affirm is to empower consumers with flexible payment options while providing value to merchants in the e-commerce and retail markets.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$1.1B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-10%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Affirm's partnership with Adyen expands its reach in North America.
  • Affirm's $4 billion partnership with Sixth Street boosts financial stability.
  • Affirm's BNPL services gain traction among high-income consumers.

What critics are saying

  • Increased CFPB regulation could raise compliance costs for Affirm.
  • Affirm faces competition from new entrants in the BNPL market.
  • Reliance on partners like Adyen and Apple poses potential revenue risks.

What makes Affirm unique

  • Affirm offers transparent installment loans with no hidden fees or surprises.
  • Affirm partners with over 2,000 merchants, including major retail brands.
  • Affirm's user-friendly APIs enable seamless integration with online and in-store platforms.

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Benefits

Spending wallets: Access tech, food, lifestyle, and family planning wallets for your expenses

Supportive communities: Get involved with our employee resource groups and community groups

Remote-first workforce: If your role is remote, you can set up shop anywhere in your home country

Generous time off: Take the time you need when life happens

Health benefits: Get a plan that fits your needs

Mental healthcare: Take care of your mind with great mental health programs

Parental leave: Birth and non-birth parents get 18 weeks paid leave. Plus, a 4-week return-to-work transition program, at full base pay.

Compensation: We have a simple, flexible, and transparent remote-first compensation structure so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family.

Away days: We offer 24 company-wide paid days off—which help our teams collectively pause to recharge.

Learning & development: Engage in exciting learning programs to level up your growth.

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