Fraud Analytics Internship

About the Role

PrizePicks is seeking a Fraud Analytics Intern for their Spring 2027 program. This paid internship in Atlanta involves working directly on fraud-related questions with real data alongside analysts and Fraud Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate Fraud Patterns: Analyze onboarding, promo, and payment activity to identify abuse, assess risk, and propose solutions to reduce fraud loss without impacting legitimate users.
• Measure What Works: Evaluate fraud controls using before/after comparisons, holdouts, and backtests, considering the impact on legitimate users.
• Build a Single Source of Truth: Develop dashboards and help maintain a lightweight fraud and payment metric dictionary. Triage data anomalies with Engineering to ensure data accuracy.
• Support Stakeholders: Address ad-hoc questions from Fraud Operations and Product with clear, reliable information and concise recommendations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proven SQL Skills: Demonstrated comfort with joins, window functions, and aggregations. Coursework and projects are acceptable.
• Analysis Tools: Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and basic statistical concepts like hypothesis testing.
• A Project to Show Off: Ability to present a project (class, work, club, or personal) ideally demonstrating the balancing of competing goals or priorities.
• Excellent Communication: Capacity to explain complex concepts to non-technical individuals and curiosity about system abuse.
• Passion for sports is a plus.
• Python, R, or Tableau are considered a plus.

Qualifications

• Student Profile: Eligible for the internship are rising juniors, seniors, Master's students, or recent graduates within one semester of graduation.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Majors: Open to majors such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Economics, and Computer Science, with a strong emphasis on passion for data and decision-making.

Internship Details

• Location: Onsite at PrizePicks' West Midtown Atlanta location.
• Program Dates: January 25 - April 30, 2026.

Included Perks

• Housing stipend for relocating interns.
• Frequent catered lunches.
• Networking and collaboration opportunities with fellow interns and industry professionals.
• Social events with the Atlanta PrizePicks team.
• PTO and Paid Holidays.

Working at PrizePicks

• Hourly Rate: $30 (starting). Compensation is determined by role, level, work location, skills, experience, and education.

Note: Benefits and perks listed under "Working at PrizePicks" and "Benefits you'll receive" are described as being for full-time employees, not interns.