Senior Data Scientist - Fraud Identity Analytics

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position can be based in one of the following locations : San Antonio, TX, Plano, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Colorado Springs, CO, Charlotte, NC, or Tampa, FL.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

The Senior Data Scientist - Fraud Identity Analytics is responsible for development and implementation of quantitative solutions that improve USAA’s ability to detect and prevent identity theft, account takeover, and first party / synthetic fraud. These solutions will range from the development of machine learning models to broad implementation of solutions such as graph analytics to protect USAA and our Members from risks emanating from these threats. Strong candidates will be able to deploy the following work products and processes :

• Develop and continuously update internal identity theft and authentication models to mitigate fraud losses and negative member experience from fraud application, synthetic fraud and account takeover attempts
• Closely partner with Strategies team, Director of Fraud Identity Analytics and Director of Fraud Model Management and Model Users on model builds and priorities
• Partner with Technology and other key collaborators to deploy a Financial Crimes graph database strategy, including vendor selection, business requirements, data needs, and clear use cases spanning financial crimes
• Deploy graph databases and graph techniques to identify criminal networks engaging in fraud, scams, disputes / claims and AML and deliver highly significant benefits
• Generate and prioritize fraud-dense rings to mitigate losses and improve Member experience
• Identify and work with technology to integrate new data sources for models and graphs to augment predictive power and improve business performance
• Exports insights to decision systems to enable better fraud targeting and model development efforts
• Drives continuous innovation in modeling efforts including advanced techniques like graph neural networks
• Collaborate with the broader analytics community to share standard methodologies and techniques

What you'll do :

What you have :

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Compensation : The salary range for this position is : $138,230 - $248,810.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.).

Compensation : USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits : At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.