Fraud Investigation Specialist

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role

As a Fraud Investigation Specialist, you will be on the front lines of protecting financial products by detecting and investigating fraudulent activities through in-depth transaction analysis. You will proactively monitor alerts, manage fraud dashboards, and collaborate with global cross-functional teams to mitigate risk in a fast-paced environment.

What you will do

• Proactively monitor daily alerts, meticulously investigate flagged transactions, document findings thoroughly, and execute appropriate actions to mitigate risks.
• Remain current on emerging industry trends, regulations, and best practices in fraud and financial crime investigations, including international AML/CTF regulations and fraud risk management standards.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal cross-functional teams such as risk strategy, engineering, sales, and support.
• Maintain availability during US weekends and holidays to respond to immediate reports and collaborate with the Fraud Ops team.

What you will need

• Ability to work and be on call for weekends and holidays
• 3+ years of experience in Fraud Risk Management or Financial Crime investigation.
• Experience reviewing system alerts to detect unauthorized transactions and account takeover attempts
• Experience with U.S. fraud payments risk (ACH, Card, Checks, and Wires).
• Exceptional attention to detail, coupled with strong time management and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with SQL and strong data analysis skills.
• Technical understanding of rules-based engines (e.g., Accertify, Datavisor)
• Familiarity with financial services, HR technology, or FinTech is highly desirable.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.