Fraud Detection Expert (Remote)

Job overview

The Fraud Detection Expert role is remote, with the listing based in San Francisco, CA. Compensation is $60–$70 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The role develops realistic enterprise fraud scenarios and evaluation rubrics that reflect experienced investigation judgment. This work supports AI research by modeling fraud operations, detection methods, and regulatory workflows used at large financial institutions.

What you'll do

• Construct enterprise fraud scenarios for transaction monitoring, investigations, and regulatory reporting
• build tasks covering payment fraud, account takeover, identity theft, anti-money laundering, synthetic identity fraud, and merchant/card network fraud
• develop scenarios using enterprise fraud and case-management tools
• apply rules-based and machine-learning detection, network analysis, KYC/AML frameworks, and BSA compliance
• author rubrics distinguishing practical investigation judgment from generic recall.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fraud detection expert

remote

mercor

fraud investigation

payment fraud

account takeover

identity theft

anti-money laundering

transaction monitoring

bsa compliance

sas fraud management

actimize

$60–$70/hour

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Contract opportunity requiring 5+ years in fraud detection, financial-crimes investigation, or AML compliance at a Fortune 500 bank or financial institution, plus direct ownership of large-scale fraud programs or transaction monitoring systems.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.