Risk Operations Lead

undefined ago • 3 Years + • Risk Management • $68,800 PA - $86,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Risk Operations Lead at DraftKings, you will manage a team of Risk Associates, conducting investigations into escalated alerts, suspicious activity, and potential fraud across various verticals. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering regulations and best practices, while partnering with Product and Customer Experience teams to drive Risk initiatives and deliver world-class customer experiences.
Must have:
  • Mentor and develop associates through continuous feedback and mentorship.
  • Leverage various tools, systems, and reports to detect fraud trends.
  • Review player deposit and withdrawal transactions for potential fraud.
  • Work closely with Fraud Support and Customer Experience.
  • Identify new methods for fraud detection and prevention.
  • Ensure compliance with anti-money laundering, KYC, and gaming regulations.
  • Provide data-supported recommendations for new fraud alerts and controls.
  • Assist Regulatory Operations, Compliance, and other internal teams.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience in a Fraud or Risk Operations role.
  • At least 1 year of management experience.
  • Basic SQL experience is required.
Good to have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or Sociology.
  • Intermediate SQL experience.
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow and Microsoft Office product suite.
  • Intermediate Excel skills.
Perks:
  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

Job Details

What You'll Do

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  • Regularly mentor and develop associates through continuous feedback, check-ins, and ongoing mentorship.
  • Leverage various tools, systems, and reports to detect and uncover fraud trends.
  • Review player deposit and withdrawal transactions for potential fraud to ensure accounts are correctly maintained.
  • Work closely with Fraud Support and Customer Experience to obtain requested player documents and resolve player restrictions.
  • Identify new methods for fraud detection and prevention, working with product and engineering teams to implement recommendations.
  • Ensure compliance with anti-money laundering, including Know Your Customer (KYC) and gaming regulations.
  • Provide recommendations supported by data in implementing new fraud alerts and controls.
  • Assist Regulatory Operations, Compliance, and other internal teams with ad hoc requests and additional fraud reviews as needed.

What You'll Bring

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  • Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or Sociology will be considered a plus.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience in a Fraud or Risk Operations role.
  • At least 1 year of management experience with a strong passion for leading and developing a team.
  • An investigative curiosity with strong critical thinking skills and the ability to communicate vision across the organization.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Basic SQL experience is required, intermediate experience is preferred.
  • Self-motivated and analytical, with a strong attention to detail and a drive to investigate potentially fraudulent behavior using critical data points.
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow and Microsoft Office product suite; intermediate Excel skills are preferred but not required

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We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

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About The Company

DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. It’s simple, at DraftKings, we believe life’s more fun with skin in the game. For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. Headquartered in Boston, with offices around the globe, we believe we can continue to define what it means to be a technology company in sports entertainment. We love what we do, and think you will too.

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