Risk Analyst II

Risk Analyst II | Risk & Compliance Systems, Fraud Prevention | Manchester

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Risk Analyst II to join our ever-evolving Risk & Compliance Systems, Fraud Prevention team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

About the team

The Risk & Compliance Systems team transform complex regulatory obligations and bespoke client fund flows into scalable, technology-enabled solutions – reducing fraud losses, improving operational efficiency, and maximizing digital-first capabilities for our business and clients. The Fraud Prevention & Detection pillar manage and optimize fraud detection and prevention rules for transaction monitoring; partner on backlog, policy and vendor alignment.

What you’ll own as the Risk Analyst II

• Contribute to the ongoing management of transaction monitoring controls, including system usage, enhancements and issue tracking across Fraud, Credit Risk and AML/Compliance.
• Lead on the maintenance and optimisation of monitoring rules, thresholds and controls to balance fraud prevention with operational efficiency.
• Lead on rule tuning activities using fraud and financial crime trends and alert performance data to improve detection and reduce false positives, whilst adhering to regulatory governance.
• Support the end-to-end rule lifecycle: loss identification, root-cause analysis, performance analysis, simulation/testing, approvals, deployment and post-deployment monitoring.
• Collaborate with technology, product and third-party vendors on platform stability, enhancements, and new feature delivery via roadmaps.
• Document risk assessments, monitoring controls, and analysis, supporting control design, governance, audit and continuous improvement.

What you'll bring

• Experience in fraud and/or financial crime transaction monitoring experience, including exposure to rules/model management, alerts handling and control optimisation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to provide data driven recommendations and make balanced, risk-aware decisions.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to translate business and risk requirements into clear outputs and technical discussions.
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Added bonus if you have:

• Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments, with exposure to sprint ceremonies and backlog prioritisation.
• Experience using SQL and/or Python to analyse monitoring performance data and identify trends or anomalies.

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Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer. Apply now to write the next chapter in your career.

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