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Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

• Shaped the strategy for the Fraud team to stay ahead of evolving threats and new business demands.
• The team achieved a 2x reduction in fraud losses by introducing new risk controls in the product while not adding extra friction to good users.
• Integrated machine learning models into fraud decision-making, boosting detection accuracy and automation.
• Expanded the team’s scope to tackle new fraud areas, including campaign abuse, SMS fraud, fake orders, and account takeovers—easily supported by our adaptable in-house platform.
• Took charge of budgeting and annual planning, making sure resources matched up with our goals.
• Leading a team of 10+ fraud experts, maintaining very high employee satisfaction scores by supporting their growth and creating an empowering work environment.

Estonia

• Restructured the fraud team to tackle multiple business lines like Rides, eScooters, and Delivery more effectively.
• Hired and onboarded talented fraud analysts, building up a stronger, more specialized team.
• Set clear KPIs and aligned them with senior leadership to ensure everyone was on the same page about what success looks like.

Estonia

• Designed an in-house fraud platform from scratch, making it easy to roll out custom rules quickly and respond faster to new fraud schemes.
• Dug into complex fraud patterns, spotting vulnerabilities early on and setting up defenses that cut down fraud incidents significantly. In one key market, we achieved a 10x fraud reduction!
• Regular reporting to senior management, helping guide strategy and shape the company’s approach to fraud prevention.
• Worked closely with other teams to keep the balance between protecting the business and maintaining a smooth customer experience.

Main responsibilities:* Creating the product vision* Prioritizing the product backlog to deliver maximum business value* Planning releases* Interfacing with senior managers and various stakeholders

• Responsibilities include:
• Development and maintenance of the fraud screening tools that other team members use in their daily work.
• Review of new projects to identify potential fraud risks.
• Design of new features in the fraud tool to address new risks.
• Automation of routine fraud related tasks like answering of charge back requests.
• Maintenance of the web servers used for various fraud related tools.

Member of the Research and Development team.Work on a fast prospecting method for retrieving possible matches from a large database.

Ms, Computer Science, Minor In Math.

Activities and Societies: Captain of the Track and Field Team.

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Education record