Impact
Senior Fraud Prevention Analyst
Cape Town. Posted a month ago
The role
The Senior Fraud Prevention Analyst leads advanced fraud detection and prevention efforts. This person conducts deep-dive investigations into publisher fraud, traffic quality, and attribution manipulation across impact.com platforms.
What you will do
- Lead fraud detection efforts by analyzing large data sets and monitoring transactions.
- Conduct and oversee complex fraud investigations.
- Analyze patterns and emerging fraud risks to improve detection systems.
- Conduct due diligence on high-risk publishers and partners.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, and Legal teams.
- Manage and update fraud prevention documentation.
- Investigate attribution hijacking schemes and cookie stuffing.
- Audit and reconcile platform tracking tokens against merchant backend logs.
- Perform technical forensic analysis on paid search ads.
- Identify and evaluate third-party dynamic redirect tools.
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in affiliate marketing compliance, ad fraud prevention, performance marketing traffic quality auditing, or technical risk operations.
- Expert Fraud Detection Skills.
- Deep Knowledge of Tracking & Attribution Mechanics.
- Traffic & SEM Forensics.
- Technical Investigation & Protocol Analysis.
- Analytical Thinking & Data Analysis.
- Leadership & Mentorship.
- Communication & Diplomacy.
- Problem-Solving & Initiative.
- Collaboration & Teamwork.
- Time Management & Multi-tasking.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Finance, Business, Law, Technology) or equivalent work experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with industry compliance standards and regulations is highly preferred.
Benefits
- Responsible PTO policy
- Up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year
- Monthly gym reimbursement policy
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with a 3-year vesting schedule
- Free Coursera subscription
- PXA courses
- 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver
- 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver
- Technology stipend for home office setup
- Monthly allowance for internet expenses
About the company
impact.com is the world’s leading commerce partnership marketing platform. It enables businesses to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the customer journey.