Sr. Fraud Analyst

At Wave, we help small businesses to thrive so the heart of our communities beats stronger. We work in an environment buzzing with creative energy and inspiration. No matter where you are or how you get the job done, you have what you need to be successful and connected. The mark of true success at Wave is the ability to be bold, learn quickly and share your knowledge generously. The Senior Analyst, Fraud Prevention & Detection is a hands-on fraud risk professional responsible for identifying fraud patterns, evaluating controls, and improving prevention and detection strategies across digital customer and payment experiences. This role analyzes account activity, transaction behavior, payment flows, model outputs, case trends, and other risk signals to identify emerging threats and recommend practical control improvements. The Senior Analyst partners with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Compliance, Customer Care, and Operations to improve rules, scoring, decisioning, alerting, vendor tools, automation, and real-time detection capabilities. This role is accountable for delivering clear analysis, actionable recommendations, and measurable improvements in fraud outcomes, including reduced fraud losses, stronger fraud capture, lower false positives, reduced manual review volume, improved operational efficiency, and balanced customer experience. The ideal candidate brings strong fraud expertise, analytical rigor, urgency, and the ability to turn ambiguous fraud signals into clear actions that strengthen the business. Here's how you will make an impact: