Fraud Data Analytics Lead, (Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics)

At Fearless, we are seeking a Fraud Data Analytics Lead as part of our Senior Consultant, Data and Analytics career path to drive program integrity and fraud prevention efforts across our state and federal customers. This role combines deep fraud analytics expertise with technical solution design, translating complex program integrity requirements into actionable detection models and system integrations. You will serve as the bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams, advising on data strategy, fraud monitoring capabilities, and emerging threats in identity verification and fraud prevention. This is a fully remote role.

About the Role

The Senior Consultant is an expert in data analysis, engineering, and science. This role will possess the necessary skills at an advanced level of proficiency to drive organizational transformation by architecting scalable data platforms, building advanced machine learning solutions, and mentoring customers and teams to become data-driven organizations. The role involves working with executives, project teams, and internal leaders across departments to identify opportunities where data can accelerate missions, create efficiencies, and deliver technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fraud analytic models to detect identity fraud, account takeover, synthetic identity fraud, and emerging fraud patterns.
• Conduct analytics across enrollment, registration, application, and investigative data to identify suspicious behaviors, fraudulent trends, and emerging fraud patterns across federal partner ecosystems.
• Collaborate with DevOps and SecOps teams to improve data infrastructure and operationalize analytics programs at scale.
• Monitor fraud analytics, including entity resolution, social network analysis, and unsupervised monitoring, to establish anomaly behaviors and alert triggers.
• Incorporate data from third-party fraud detection tools and continuously refine fraud detection models as fraud schemes evolve.
• Develop dashboards and reporting solutions that communicate key performance indicators, suspicious activity alerts, and fraud trends to stakeholders and leadership.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments to identify program vulnerabilities, establish risk tolerances, and develop mitigation strategies and response plans.
• Advise on data collection, analysis, and visualization strategies to support program integrity decision-making and technical roadmaps.
• Utilize data-driven insights and fraud trend analysis to inform program strategy, optimize fraud detection policies and third-party tool configurations, improve operational processes, and guide staffing and technology investment decisions.
• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and optimize fraud detection model performance, refining detection logic as fraud tactics evolve to maintain effectiveness and minimize false positives.
• Define, monitor, and report fraud analytics metrics, including alert volumes, adjudication outcomes, response times, fraud trends, and other operational performance indicators.
• Develop fraud response plans, including escalation procedures, scenario planning, and operational readiness activities to support effective response to emerging fraud events.
• Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Coach, mentor, and develop peers in data literacy, strengthening organizational decision-making.
• Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world-class services.
• Drive accountability and delivery by ensuring project objectives are not only met on time but aligned with client priorities and Fearless standards of excellence.
• Anticipate risks and implement proactive solutions to keep initiatives on track.
• Take ownership of risk management by monitoring deliverables across the team, identifying issues early, and coaching teammates on mitigation strategies while keeping leadership informed.
• Shape client engagement and intelligence-gathering efforts by actively cultivating relationships with stakeholders, synthesizing insights across the client organization and partner ecosystem, and providing Fearless leaders with actionable recommendations that inform strategy and strengthen delivery outcomes.
• Deliver expected outcomes relative to data that enable smarter, faster, and more informed customer decisions.
• Offer and implement innovative solutions that introduce advanced analytics, machine learning, and emerging technologies for greater data accuracy and insight.
• Lead and align stakeholders with product and project goals that build trust and confidence in data as a strategic asset that drives customer value and Fearless success.
• Serve as a trusted advisor in your area of expertise.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in fraud analytics, program integrity, or related data analysis roles supporting federal programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Proven experience developing fraud detection models and conducting data analytics to identify suspicious activity and trends.
• Experience with SQL, Python, and analytics tools to query, manipulate, and analyze large datasets.
• Strong understanding of fraud, waste, abuse, and identity management concepts within program integrity frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business and program integrity requirements into technical solutions and system integrations.
• Experience working independently in ambiguous environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain complex analytical findings and technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to evolving fraud threats, changing priorities, and new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau to build dynamic dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational database systems and database architecture.
• Knowledge of emerging fraud threats introduced by AI and evolving technologies in identity verification and fraud prevention.

Skills

• Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships, and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions.
• Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole.
• Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands, and resilience to setbacks.
• Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery.
• Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects, and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations.
• Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making.
• Managing Priorities & Client Alignment: Skillfully negotiates and manages conflicting priorities to strategically align decisions, enhancing service delivery and client satisfaction.

Required Level Of Proficiency: Advanced Application: You can perform the actions associated with a skill without assistance. You are recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions regarding required skills arise.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying.
• Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

About Fearless

We’re a digital integration consultancy on a mission to build a better tomorrow. At Fearless, we combine technology, people, and organizational development to solve meaningful problems. Through iterative development, we deliver smart, user-friendly solutions that make tech work better—for everyone. But great tech is just part of the story. What really makes us Fearless is our Purple Culture.

Culture

• Being Purple Means You:
  • Are valued as a whole person—not just a job title.
  • Get matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions.
  • Are supported by coaches, not micromanagers.
  • Have the autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact.
  • Join a community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation.
  • Do work that matters—every day.

We believe in flexibility, growth, and balance. Our benefits and culture are designed to support you in doing your best work—while making space for what matters to you outside of it.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $120,588 to $195,955, with a hiring range of $120,588 to $160,000. The midpoint of the salary range is $156,764. This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance criteria.

Benefits

• Flexible, life-friendly schedules.
• 100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions.
• Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents.
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage.
• 401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting.
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA.
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave.
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave.
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances.
• Referral bonus: $6K–$12K for each successful referral.
• Pet insurance & discount plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage.
• Performance-Based Bonuses: We believe your impact should be recognized. Our bonus program rewards both shared company success and individual contributions.