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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 H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Fraud Investigator
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to fraud investigation. A finance, accounting, or criminal justice degree maps cleanly. If yours is adjacent, document how your coursework and certifications like CFE support the specialty occupation standard.
Target sectors with consistent LCA filing history
Financial services, insurance carriers, and federal contractors file LCAs for Fraud Investigator roles far more reliably than retail or hospitality employers. Filter your search by industry on Migrate Mate to surface employers with verified H-1B filing history in this occupation.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your work location and experience level. Run your job title and SOC code through the OFLC Wage Search before accepting any offer so you enter salary discussions with the wage floor already confirmed.
Ask employers about E-Verify enrollment upfront
Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use E-Verify, which affects onboarding timelines after your I-94 is issued. Confirm enrollment status early so you know whether your start date needs to account for the E-Verify verification window.
Use O*NET to build a specialty occupation argument
The O*NET profile for Fraud Investigators documents the degree requirements, knowledge areas, and analytical skills USCIS evaluates in RFEs. Pull the job zone and education data from O*NET and reference it directly in your employer's support letter.
File during the cap season with premium processing
H-1B petitions for fraud roles are cap-subject unless your employer qualifies as cap-exempt. Submit in the April cap season and request premium processing through USCIS so you get a decision within 15 business days rather than waiting through standard adjudication.
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Find Fraud Investigator JobsFraud Investigator H-1B Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Fraud Investigator role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, as long as the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as finance, accounting, criminal justice, or a directly related discipline. Generic investigator roles where any degree qualifies can attract RFEs, so the job description and support letter must clearly establish that the degree requirement is a minimum, not a preference.
Which employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Fraud Investigators?
Banks, insurance companies, payment processors, and federal contractors file LCAs for Fraud Investigator positions with the most consistency. Government-adjacent roles in anti-money-laundering and insurance fraud units tend to have structured sponsorship processes. You can filter by employer and occupation on Migrate Mate to find companies with active H-1B filing history for this role.
What SOC code applies to Fraud Investigator roles on the LCA?
Most Fraud Investigator positions are filed under SOC 13-1041 (Compliance Officers) or 33-3021 (Detectives and Criminal Investigators), depending on the employer's industry and the role's primary duties. The SOC code determines the prevailing wage level, so confirming the correct code with your employer before the LCA is filed protects you from wage compliance issues later.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new fraud investigation employer mid-status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed, without waiting for approval, provided you've maintained valid status. The new employer must file a fresh LCA and I-129 petition. If the role or SOC code changes significantly, USCIS may treat it as a new petition rather than a transfer.
Does a Certified Fraud Examiner designation strengthen an H-1B petition for this role?
It does, though it's supplementary rather than a substitute for the degree requirement. The CFE credential demonstrates specialized expertise that supports the specialty occupation argument, particularly when the role involves complex financial fraud schemes. Including the CFE alongside your degree in the employer's support letter gives the petition a stronger evidentiary foundation during USCIS adjudication.
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