Senior Data Scientist for Fraud Insights
Location
toronto, on
Job Type
Full-time
Category
IT & Technology
Posted
June 19, 2026
Transform the fraud detection landscape with Rakuten International as a Senior Data Scientist focused on Fraud Intelligence. Utilize advanced AI models to enhance fraud detection processes and protect the platform's integrity.
In this pivotal role, you will drive the end-to-end lifecycle of fraud detection within Rakuten Rewards Trust & Safety. By leveraging machine learning techniques and your expertise in SQL and Python, you'll build and deploy systems that mitigate risks from various forms of fraud like account takeovers and cashback abuse. Collaborate with teams across Product and Engineering to integrate proactive fraud controls.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and deploy comprehensive end-to-end fraud detection systems
• Model platform-specific abuse patterns including referral fraud
• Utilize frontier AI models for rapid investigation
• Build scoring pipelines for real-time risk assessment
• Develop dashboards and present findings to stakeholders
Requireme...
In this pivotal role, you will drive the end-to-end lifecycle of fraud detection within Rakuten Rewards Trust & Safety. By leveraging machine learning techniques and your expertise in SQL and Python, you'll build and deploy systems that mitigate risks from various forms of fraud like account takeovers and cashback abuse. Collaborate with teams across Product and Engineering to integrate proactive fraud controls.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and deploy comprehensive end-to-end fraud detection systems
• Model platform-specific abuse patterns including referral fraud
• Utilize frontier AI models for rapid investigation
• Build scoring pipelines for real-time risk assessment
• Develop dashboards and present findings to stakeholders
Requireme...