About the Role:

Gusto is seeking a Senior Fraud Investigations Analyst to join our Fraud Investigations team. In this role, you will independently conduct the most complex end-to-end fraud investigations involving account takeover, business email compromise, identity theft, payment fraud, and other emerging fraud typologies. Using a combination of investigative expertise, open-source intelligence, internal data, and AI-enabled tools, you will identify root causes, assess risk, and document investigative findings.

Fraud investigations at Gusto present unique and intellectually engaging challenges. Our platform supports hundreds of thousands of small businesses across diverse industries, ownership structures, and geographies, creating a dynamic fraud landscape that requires strong analytical thinking, sound judgment, and adaptability. Analysts encounter complex fact patterns, sophisticated social engineering schemes, and evolving attack vectors that often require balancing customer impact, operational considerations, and risk mitigation. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys deep investigative work, thrives in ambiguity, and leverages AI as a core part of their workflow to improve efficiency, consistency, and investigative quality.

About the Team:

The Fraud Investigations team is responsible for investigating fraud impacting Gusto, its customers, and its financial partners. The team conducts complex investigations, supports customer remediation and fund recovery efforts, and partners with Risk, Financial Crime Compliance, Product, and Engineering teams to identify emerging threats and strengthen fraud prevention controls. Through detailed investigative work and root cause analysis, the team helps protect the integrity of Gusto's platform and the small businesses we serve.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Independently analyze account activity, transactional behavior, authentication data, customer communications, and external intelligence sources to surface fraud indicators and build well-supported investigative narratives
• Synthesize investigative findings into clear case narratives and prepare Unusual Activity Referrals (UARs) for Financial Crime Compliance partners when appropriate; escalate high-risk events with sound, risk-based remediation recommendations
• Support customers impacted by fraud and coordinate with external banking partners on fund recovery efforts, including Letters of Indemnity
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate alert triage, issue spotting, research, evidence gathering and documentation, while critically validating AI-generated outputs for accuracy and compliance with Gusto's AI policies
• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Data Science to surface emerging threats, close control gaps, and improve investigative tooling and AI-assisted workflows
• Mentor junior analysts on fraud typology identification, evidence gathering, and case narrative quality through case reviews and structured feedback

Here’s what we're looking for:

• 5+ years of fraud investigations, fraud detection, or similarly complex investigative work within a financial institution, FinTech, payment processor, or regulated environment
• Strong investigative writing and analytical skills with the ability to document complex fact patterns, develop defensible narratives, and assess risk across ambiguous scenarios
• Experience across fraud typologies including account takeover, business email compromise, identity theft, payment fraud, and social engineering
• Sound investigative judgment with the ability to manage multiple investigations simultaneously, make risk-based recommendations under pressure, and communicate findings with empathy and clarity to customers, external institutions, and cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience using AI-enabled tools in day-to-day investigative workflows and the ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with investigative standards
• Experience mentoring or providing structured feedback to junior investigators
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), CAMS, or other relevant financial crime certifications are a plus

Our cash compensation amount for this role is between $89,165/yr - $112,942/yr in Denver and $110,640/yr -$136,456/yr for New York and San Francisco. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location, experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above. Compensation for this position also includes an equity package and performance bonuses.