Senior Risk Analyst

About the role

Rapyd is building a global fintech platform that unifies payments, payouts and financial services. As a Senior Risk Analyst you will lead investigations into flagged transactions and merchants, applying data‑driven techniques to detect money‑laundering, fraud and other financial crimes.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze transactional data using SQL, Python, Looker, Excel and BigQuery.
• Conduct in‑depth investigations of alerts, document findings and prepare detailed reports.
• Identify patterns and trends that indicate suspicious activity and recommend actions.
• Escalate material issues to the Transaction Monitoring Team Lead and report suspicious activity to authorities.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Risk teams to resolve issues and improve monitoring processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, cyber security, criminal justice or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in transaction monitoring, AML compliance, fraud investigations or a similar role.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.
• Experience in financial services, banking or a regulated environment is preferred.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Excel
• Big Query
• Looker
• Case management systems
• AML laws and regulations