Fraud & Loss Prevention Lead

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Cogeco is expanding into the Canadian mobile market while accelerating growth in the U.S. with Breezeline Mobile. Were looking for a highly analytical and driven Fraud Loss Prevention Lead to join our frontline defense against emerging fraud risks.

In this pivotal role youll help protect our customers network and revenue by identifying investigating and mitigating complex fraud threats across North America. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to strengthen our fraud prevention strategies and ensure a secure trusted customer experience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactively identify analyze and investigate emerging fraud trends across all lines of business including subscription fraud identity theft network abuse and roaming fraud to protect customers network integrity and revenue.

• Leverage expert-level SQL and BigQuery skills to query manipulate and interpret large datasets. Build test and deploy sophisticated logic and queries that detect anomalous or suspicious activity in real time.

• Perform complex statistical analysis and develop predictive models to identify risk patterns forecast potential losses and measure the effectiveness of fraud controls

• Conduct comprehensive TRVA (Threat Risk and Vulnerability assessments) to identify evaluate and mitigate systemic vulnerabilities across fraud systems tools and processes. Provide recommendations to strengthen detection frameworks and reduce exposure to financial and reputational risk.

• Perform vulnerability assessments to pinpoint control gaps emerging fraud vectors and operational weaknesses; work cross-functionally to implement remediation plans and preventive measures.

• Translate complex analytical findings into clear concise reports and dashboards for leadership and key business stakeholders. Provide actionable insights and recommendations to guide fraud mitigation strategies and operational improvements.

• Partner closely with IT Network Engineering Sales and Customer Operations to design implement and refine preventative and detective fraud controls that align with business objectives.

• Automate key reports dashboards and recurring analyses to enhance data availability and improve operational efficiency across the Fraud Management and Operations teams.

• Stay current with emerging fraud schemes technologies and analytical tools. Identify opportunities to enhance available intelligence detection methodologies and decision-making processes.

ACADEMIC TRAINING

• Bachelors degree in Data Science Statistics Economics Computer Science or a related quantitative field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5-7 years of experience in fraud management within the wireless or telecom industry with expertise in fraud detection systems machine learning models and risk mitigation strategies.

• A strong demonstrated understanding of the telecommunications fraud landscape is required. You must be able to speak the language of telco fraud (e.g. SIM swap Identity Fraud).

• Industry certifications (e.g. CFE CFCS) experience with fraud management platforms (e.g. Actimize ThreatMetrix) and knowledge of telecom regulatory compliance related to fraud prevention.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Bilingualism (English/French): is an asset along with the ability to work across diverse environments (remote warehouses offices). This hybrid role requires a minimum of one in-office day per week

• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and Google BigQuery is essential.

  • Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau Looker) is a significant asset.

• Intellectual Curiosity: A genuine eagerness to learn dissect complex problems and adapt to new challenges and data environments.

• Ownership & Accountability: A proactive self-starting mentality with a proven ability to manage complex projects from inception to completion.

• Business Judgment: The ability to move beyond the data to understand the so whatthe strategic and financial impact of your findings.

Location: Burlington ON or Montreal QC (Hybrid)

At Cogeco diversity is an essential asset to our organizations performance. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all qualified individuals regardless of cultural and individual differences. We strive to build teams which reflects the diverse profiles and backgrounds of both the customers and communities we serve firmly believing that this distinguishes Cogeco from competitors and contributes to our signature of excellence.

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