Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!
Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.
What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!
Who we are:
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, delivering high-stakes, high-value payments across the global education, healthcare, travel and B2B industries and, in China, Flywire partners with licensed payment partners to provide payment services to Chinese users of the Flywire platform.
Today we support more than 5,100+ clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.
With over 1,400 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 15 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.
Job DescriptionThe Opportunity:
As a Senior Fraud Risk Analyst, you will serve as the first line of defense in monitoring, analyzing, and detecting emerging threat vectors across Flywire’s platform. You will dive deep into transaction data to identify patterns, write automated detection rules, and optimize the balance between fraud mitigation and smooth customer checkout experiences.
What You’ll Do
Data & Threat Analysis: Analyze complex payment datasets to uncover patterns related to ATO, friendly fraud, merchant risk, and social engineering schemes.
Rule & Detection Development: Design, back test, and deploy real-time fraud rules within our decision engine to intercept suspicious activity.
Account & Transaction Assessment: Perform deep-dive reviews on high-risk accounts, unusual transaction spikes, and complex fraud investigations.
Performance Monitoring: Track and report on key fraud metrics, false-positive rates, and model performance to recommend continuous rule adjustments.
Cross-Team Support: Partner with Operations and Product teams to streamline escalation workflows and improve end-user friction points.
Here's what we are looking for:
Experience: 5+ years of hands-on analytics experience in fraud risk, payment processing, or fintech environments.
Technical Skills: Advanced SQL proficiency; experience with visualization tools (Looker, Tableau) and Python/R is a plus.
Analytical Mindset: Comfortable translating raw transactional data into actionable fraud intelligence and feature enhancements.
Detail-Oriented: Highly meticulous with a strong sense of urgency when investigating anomalies or emerging attack vectors.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation
- Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program (Meet our Execs & Global Teams)
- Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
- Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
- Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness, Yoga/Pilates/HIIT Classes) with Global FlyMates
- Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
- Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and
- Digital Disconnect Days!
- Great Talent & Development Programs (Managers Taking Flight – for new or aspiring managers!)
Submit today and get started!
We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.
Flywire is an equal opportunity employer and follows a policy of administering all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, genetic disposition or carrier status, veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable national, federal, state or local law.
