Operational Risk Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $180/hr

About The Job Mercor
connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include
Benchmark
,
General Catalyst
,
Peter Thiel
,
Adam D'Angelo
,
Larry Summers
, and
Jack Dorsey
. Position:
Payments Risk & Controls Expert Type:
Contract Compensation:
$80–$180/hour Location:
Remote Role Responsibilities Review and author payments risk and control assessments across payment capture, validation, authorization, tracking, funds control, smart routing, FX conversion, netting, prioritization, returns, and tokenization. Evaluate inherent risk, residual risk, and control effectiveness using standard impact-and-likelihood frameworks. Map risks to controls and identify control gaps or elevated vulnerabilities. Identify failure modes in payments capabilities such as system failures, stale data, bypassed authorization, missed cut-offs, and misconfigured routing/netting/funds controls...