Senior Payments Risk Analyst

Velora

. Own day-to-day transaction monitoring and fraud / risk review for Velora Pay .

Posted 11/1/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSenior💰 CA$90,000 - CA$125,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in payments fraud and risk analysis, with a strong focus on automation and AI-driven solutions. Capable of independently managing fraud detection processes while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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Payments Fraud AnalysisRisk ManagementAI ImplementationAutomation DevelopmentSQL Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Payments Fraud AnalysisRisk ManagementAI ImplementationAutomation DevelopmentSQLAPIsFraud ToolingData AnalysisTransaction MonitoringProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborationJudgment Under AmbiguityAutonomous OperationBusiness Awareness

Tools & Technologies

StripePayment ProcessorsPayment RailsData ToolsMonitoring Workflows

Industry Keywords

Fraud ReviewRisk AlignmentCustomer TrustPayment Volume GrowthNonprofit Impact

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Ruby on RailsSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own day-to-day transaction monitoring and fraud / risk review for Velora Pay
Investigate suspicious activity end-to-end and document outcomes consistently and audibly
Design, test, and iterate detection rules and monitoring workflows
Build practical automation to reduce manual review load
Partner with Customer Success on merchant and customer risk issues
Partner with IT, Compliance, and security stakeholders on payments risk alignment
Create playbooks, prioritization, and feedback loops for a team-of-one operating model
Use AI and data tools to accelerate investigations, identify patterns, and propose rule or process changes
Track leakage caught, review effort, and false positives to continuously improve processes
Enable safe, scalable onboarding of additional customers onto Velora Pay

Requirements

What you’ll need

About 5+ years of hands-on payments fraud / risk analysis experience
Proven ownership of fraud or risk outcomes, including judgment under ambiguity
Ability to operate autonomously as a team of one and create structure without heavy management overhead
Familiarity with payment processors, payment rails, and fraud tooling
Experience implementing AI or meaningful automation in a risk, fraud, operations, or similar workflow
Clear, candid communication and ability to collaborate with Customer Success, compliance, and engineering partners
Strong business awareness connecting risk decisions to customer trust, payment volume growth, and nonprofit impact
Strong interest in building technical solutions with AI, potentially including SQL, APIs, and internal processes
Experience working with Stripe or a similar platform is an asset

Benefits

Comp & perks

4 weeks paid leave plus 11 days of public holidays in Canada
Extra 2 week company holiday through an end-of-year shutdown
Generous paid sick leave
Remote-first work arrangement within approved hire locations
Training support
Conference or course ticket coverage
Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage in Canada and the US
4% retirement match in Canada and the US