LATAM Risk & Fraud Specialist

About the role

As a Risk & Fraud Specialist at Sporty Group, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the company and its customers from fraud and risk-related threats. You will be directly responsible for investigating suspicious activities, analyzing risk patterns, and ensuring compliance with KYC and regulatory requirements. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced in fraud prevention within financial services, online betting, or a related industry.

What you'll be doing

Monitor, detect, and investigate suspicious transactions, betting patterns, and account activities
Conduct customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing monitoring of customer activity
Review and escalate cases of potential fraud or financial crime for further investigation
Apply fraud prevention measures, including real-time monitoring, alerts, and controls, to minimize risk exposure
Ensure strict adherence to KYC/AML processes in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements
Prepare detailed reports on fraud trends, risks, and incidents, with clear recommendations for mitigation
Collaborate with internal teams (e.g Legal, Operations, Compliance)

What you'll bring

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field (a master’s degree or relevant certifications is an advantage)
Proven experience in fraud detection, investigation, or risk analysis within financial services, online betting, or a similar industry
Strong knowledge of KYC, AML, fraud detection, and fraud prevention practices
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills with strong attention to detail
Fluency in English
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and derive actionable insights

What’s in it for you

Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
28 days paid annual leave
Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
Top of the line equipment
Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.

Details

Location

Brazil

About the role

What you'll be doing

Monitor, detect, and investigate suspicious transactions, betting patterns, and account activities
Conduct customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing monitoring of customer activity
Review and escalate cases of potential fraud or financial crime for further investigation
Apply fraud prevention measures, including real-time monitoring, alerts, and controls, to minimize risk exposure
Ensure strict adherence to KYC/AML processes in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements
Prepare detailed reports on fraud trends, risks, and incidents, with clear recommendations for mitigation
Collaborate with internal teams (e.g Legal, Operations, Compliance)

What you'll bring

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field (a master’s degree or relevant certifications is an advantage)
Proven experience in fraud detection, investigation, or risk analysis within financial services, online betting, or a similar industry
Strong knowledge of KYC, AML, fraud detection, and fraud prevention practices
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills with strong attention to detail
Fluency in English
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and derive actionable insights

What’s in it for you

Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
28 days paid annual leave
Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
Top of the line equipment
Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.