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Fraud Investigator roles in financial crime, insurance fraud, and corporate compliance qualify as E-3 specialty occupations when the position requires a relevant bachelor's degree. Australian professionals can pursue E-3 visa sponsorship with no lottery and no cap, making U.S. employers far more willing to start the process than they are for H-1B candidates.
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The Account & Platform Integrity team protects OpenAI’s ecosystem from fraud, impersonation, abuse, and account-level threats. We help ensure that the people and organizations using OpenAI are legitimate, that access is used appropriately, and that bad actors are prevented from exploiting our platform.
We operate at the intersection of fraud prevention, identity, access, compliance, and abuse detection. Our team partners closely with Product, Engineering, Legal, Go-To-Market, Support, and Security to identify emerging threats, investigate suspicious behavior, and build durable controls that protect OpenAI’s users, revenue, and reputation across all of OpenAI's products.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re hiring a Fraud Investigator to help safeguard OpenAI by identifying, investigating, and mitigating fraud and abuse across customer accounts, organizations, and platform usage.
In this role, you will lead complex investigations involving stolen credentials, synthetic or deceptive accounts, payment fraud, coordinated abuse, impersonation, misuse of API access, and other high-risk behaviors. You will combine investigative judgment with deep analytical work, leveraging OpenAI’s internal tools, product signals, data systems, and emerging AI capabilities to detect threats early and make high-quality enforcement decisions.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both hands-on investigations and using advanced tools to uncover patterns, scale operations, and improve how fraud is detected across a rapidly evolving platform.
Note: This role may involve reviewing sensitive, confidential, or disturbing content.
We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week in our San Francisco office.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Investigate Fraud and Protect the Platform
- Conduct end-to-end investigations into suspicious or high-risk accounts, organizations, and transactions
- Identify fraud typologies such as account takeovers, credential theft, payment fraud, fake identities, promotion abuse, impersonation, and abuse of OpenAI products
- Review internal signals, behavioral data, customer information, and third-party intelligence sources to determine legitimacy and risk
- Make enforcement recommendations including approvals, restrictions, suspensions, escalations, or enhanced review
Use Advanced Tools and AI to Detect Threats
- Leverage OpenAI’s internal tooling, data systems, and AI products to accelerate investigations and improve decision quality
- Use data analysis, pattern recognition, and investigative workflows to uncover coordinated abuse or emerging fraud campaigns
- Partner with technical teams to operationalize new signals, models, and automation capabilities
- Continuously evaluate how AI can improve investigator productivity, speed, and precision
Lead High-Risk Cases
- Own complex, sensitive, or high-visibility fraud investigations from intake through resolution
- Support escalations involving enterprise customers, strategic accounts, or novel abuse vectors
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Security, Product, Sales, and Support to resolve issues quickly and accurately
- Handle appeals and sensitive customer interactions where strong judgment is required
Build Better Systems
- Help improve fraud detection frameworks, review workflows, and account integrity controls
- Identify gaps in current processes and recommend scalable solutions
- Create playbooks, SOPs, and investigative guidance for operational teams
- Provide feedback to Product and Engineering to reduce fraud attack surface at the source
YOU MIGHT THRIVE IF YOU…
- Have 5+ years of experience in fraud investigations, trust & safety, platform abuse, financial crime, risk operations, or related fields
- Have strong investigative instincts and know how to connect fragmented signals into clear decisions
- Are comfortable using data, tooling, and AI systems to solve problems at scale
- Have experience handling account takeovers, payment fraud, synthetic identities, scams, or platform abuse
- Can make high-impact decisions under ambiguity with sound judgment and urgency
- Communicate clearly and work effectively across Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams
- Enjoy building new processes and capabilities in fast-moving environments
- Are curious about emerging threats and excited to help define fraud prevention in the age of AI
ABOUT OPENAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see
OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy
At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $252K – $280K + Offers Equity
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Account & Platform Integrity team protects OpenAI’s ecosystem from fraud, impersonation, abuse, and account-level threats. We help ensure that the people and organizations using OpenAI are legitimate, that access is used appropriately, and that bad actors are prevented from exploiting our platform.
We operate at the intersection of fraud prevention, identity, access, compliance, and abuse detection. Our team partners closely with Product, Engineering, Legal, Go-To-Market, Support, and Security to identify emerging threats, investigate suspicious behavior, and build durable controls that protect OpenAI’s users, revenue, and reputation across all of OpenAI's products.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re hiring a Fraud Investigator to help safeguard OpenAI by identifying, investigating, and mitigating fraud and abuse across customer accounts, organizations, and platform usage.
In this role, you will lead complex investigations involving stolen credentials, synthetic or deceptive accounts, payment fraud, coordinated abuse, impersonation, misuse of API access, and other high-risk behaviors. You will combine investigative judgment with deep analytical work, leveraging OpenAI’s internal tools, product signals, data systems, and emerging AI capabilities to detect threats early and make high-quality enforcement decisions.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both hands-on investigations and using advanced tools to uncover patterns, scale operations, and improve how fraud is detected across a rapidly evolving platform.
Note: This role may involve reviewing sensitive, confidential, or disturbing content.
We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week in our San Francisco office.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Investigate Fraud and Protect the Platform
- Conduct end-to-end investigations into suspicious or high-risk accounts, organizations, and transactions
- Identify fraud typologies such as account takeovers, credential theft, payment fraud, fake identities, promotion abuse, impersonation, and abuse of OpenAI products
- Review internal signals, behavioral data, customer information, and third-party intelligence sources to determine legitimacy and risk
- Make enforcement recommendations including approvals, restrictions, suspensions, escalations, or enhanced review
Use Advanced Tools and AI to Detect Threats
- Leverage OpenAI’s internal tooling, data systems, and AI products to accelerate investigations and improve decision quality
- Use data analysis, pattern recognition, and investigative workflows to uncover coordinated abuse or emerging fraud campaigns
- Partner with technical teams to operationalize new signals, models, and automation capabilities
- Continuously evaluate how AI can improve investigator productivity, speed, and precision
Lead High-Risk Cases
- Own complex, sensitive, or high-visibility fraud investigations from intake through resolution
- Support escalations involving enterprise customers, strategic accounts, or novel abuse vectors
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Security, Product, Sales, and Support to resolve issues quickly and accurately
- Handle appeals and sensitive customer interactions where strong judgment is required
Build Better Systems
- Help improve fraud detection frameworks, review workflows, and account integrity controls
- Identify gaps in current processes and recommend scalable solutions
- Create playbooks, SOPs, and investigative guidance for operational teams
- Provide feedback to Product and Engineering to reduce fraud attack surface at the source
YOU MIGHT THRIVE IF YOU…
- Have 5+ years of experience in fraud investigations, trust & safety, platform abuse, financial crime, risk operations, or related fields
- Have strong investigative instincts and know how to connect fragmented signals into clear decisions
- Are comfortable using data, tooling, and AI systems to solve problems at scale
- Have experience handling account takeovers, payment fraud, synthetic identities, scams, or platform abuse
- Can make high-impact decisions under ambiguity with sound judgment and urgency
- Communicate clearly and work effectively across Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams
- Enjoy building new processes and capabilities in fast-moving environments
- Are curious about emerging threats and excited to help define fraud prevention in the age of AI
ABOUT OPENAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
For additional information, please see
OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.
To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
OpenAI Global Applicant Privacy Policy
At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $252K – $280K + Offers Equity
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Fraud Investigator
Align your credentials to the role
U.S. employers need your degree to match the investigative function. A criminology, accounting, or finance degree supports fraud roles more directly than a general business degree, which may draw an RFE at the LCA stage.
Target employers with existing compliance teams
Banks, insurers, and large healthcare networks already run internal fraud units and understand specialty occupation requirements. Applying to organisations with dedicated compliance departments reduces the time spent explaining E-3 sponsorship eligibility from scratch.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Fraud Investigator roles with active E-3 sponsorship history are easier to find when you filter by visa type. Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for employers who have sponsored E-3 visas, cutting out companies unlikely to engage.
Address the specialty occupation question early
Some fraud roles are posted with vague requirements like 'bachelor's preferred.' Ask the hiring manager directly whether the role requires a degree in a specific field. Vague job descriptions can complicate DOL LCA certification and your visa interview.
Get your Australian police clearance before the offer stage
Background investigation roles often require a clean record check as part of onboarding. Having a current Australian Federal Police clearance ready speeds up employer vetting and removes a common delay between offer and LCA filing.
File your LCA and visa paperwork without delays
Once you have an offer, the LCA must be DOL-certified before anything else can move forward. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so nothing stalls between offer acceptance and your consulate appointment.
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Find Fraud Investigator JobsFraud Investigator E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Fraud Investigator jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Search for roles where the employer has a track record of sponsoring E-3 or H-1B visas, since that signals familiarity with the process. Migrate Mate is built for this search, letting you filter specifically for employers who have sponsored Australian professionals. Focus on financial institutions, insurance companies, and large healthcare networks with dedicated compliance or special investigations units.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Fraud Investigator role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It typically does when the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as accounting, finance, criminology, or a related discipline. Roles that accept any degree or treat the degree as optional are harder to certify. The job description must reflect that the degree requirement is real, not a preference, since the DOL reviews this at the LCA stage.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Fraud Investigator roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian citizens, but that restriction is its advantage: there is no lottery and no annual cap, so your employer can file any time of year and expect a predictable outcome. H-1B applications for the same role enter a random lottery with a selection rate well below 50 percent. For an employer weighing sponsorship risk, the E-3 removes the biggest variable entirely.
Can I switch Fraud Investigator employers while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but the new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you will need a new E-3 visa stamp if you travel internationally before the change. If you stay inside the United States, some attorneys advise that you can begin work once the new LCA is certified, though timing and status continuity require careful coordination. Start the process before your current role ends to avoid a gap in authorised employment.
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