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Risk Data Analysts are strong candidates for H-1B visa and O-1 visa sponsorship. The role consistently qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a degree in statistics, mathematics, finance, or a related quantitative field, and employers in banking, insurance, and fintech sponsor regularly. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions, cross-border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS, including Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Galaxy Ventures, Lightspeed, Khosla, and several more. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we’d love to talk.
Our Ethos
We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.
About the Team
This role sits within Rain’s Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM) function and supports the data, technology, analytical, and reporting needs of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
The position plays a critical role in strengthening transaction monitoring, investigative analytics, and risk segmentation frameworks that underpin Rain’s financial crimes program. Reporting to the Director of Compliance Data & Analytics, this individual will work closely with FIU Investigations and Compliance leadership to enhance the effectiveness, scalability, and regulatory defensibility of monitoring controls across the organization.
What you’ll do
- Assist in continuously improving transaction monitoring rules across card, ACH, wire, and digital asset activity to increase detection quality and reduce false positives
- Conduct deep-dive investigations into emerging risk patterns and convert findings into scalable, production-ready monitoring logic
- Analyze alert and case data to evaluate rule performance (e.g., false positive rates, alert-to-case conversion, escalation outcomes) and recommend data-driven optimizations
- Partner with Compliance Investigations to identify typologies and ensure monitoring logic reflects real-world risk signals and regulatory expectations
- Support the design and refinement of onboarding and KYC/KYB risk segmentation frameworks
- Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reporting that provide visibility into rule effectiveness, operational efficiency, and overall risk exposure
- Perform ad hoc risk analyses across customer cohorts, geographies, products, and transaction behaviors to identify outliers or control gaps
You are likely to succeed if you have:
- 2–4+ years of experience in risk analytics, financial crimes analytics, compliance data, fraud analytics, or related fields (fintech, banking, or payments preferred)
- Hands-on experience with blockchain intelligence tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, or similar platforms
- Strong SQL skills (ability to write complex joins, aggregations, window functions, and performance-optimized queries on large datasets)
- Experience analyzing transaction-level data and building or optimizing rule-based monitoring logic
- Familiarity with AML/BSA concepts and transaction monitoring frameworks
- Ability to translate ambiguous regulatory requirements into structured, data-driven logic
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to independently structure open-ended problems
Bonus attributes:
- Python experience (pandas, Polars, or similar) for deeper analysis and automation
- Familiarity with KYC/KYB vendors (e.g., Sumsub, Alloy, Persona, etc.)
- Experience designing Retool workflows, internal tools, or compliance dashboards
- Exposure to card network data, ACH flows, wire transactions, or digital asset monitoring
- Experience supporting regulatory exams or external audits
Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy and happy experience at Rain:
Unlimited time off Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.
Flexible working We support a flexible workplace, if you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will have a stipend to create a comfortable atmosphere at home.
Easy to access benefits For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.
Retirement goals Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.
Equity plan We offer every Rainmaker an equity option plan so we can all benefit from our success.
Rain Cards We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to utilize the card for testing.
Health and Wellness High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!
Team summits Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites both domestically and internationally.
Compensation Range: $75K - $110K
About the Company
Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions, cross-border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS, including Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Galaxy Ventures, Lightspeed, Khosla, and several more. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we’d love to talk.
Our Ethos
We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.
About the Team
This role sits within Rain’s Financial Crimes Risk Management (FCRM) function and supports the data, technology, analytical, and reporting needs of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).
The position plays a critical role in strengthening transaction monitoring, investigative analytics, and risk segmentation frameworks that underpin Rain’s financial crimes program. Reporting to the Director of Compliance Data & Analytics, this individual will work closely with FIU Investigations and Compliance leadership to enhance the effectiveness, scalability, and regulatory defensibility of monitoring controls across the organization.
What you’ll do
- Assist in continuously improving transaction monitoring rules across card, ACH, wire, and digital asset activity to increase detection quality and reduce false positives
- Conduct deep-dive investigations into emerging risk patterns and convert findings into scalable, production-ready monitoring logic
- Analyze alert and case data to evaluate rule performance (e.g., false positive rates, alert-to-case conversion, escalation outcomes) and recommend data-driven optimizations
- Partner with Compliance Investigations to identify typologies and ensure monitoring logic reflects real-world risk signals and regulatory expectations
- Support the design and refinement of onboarding and KYC/KYB risk segmentation frameworks
- Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reporting that provide visibility into rule effectiveness, operational efficiency, and overall risk exposure
- Perform ad hoc risk analyses across customer cohorts, geographies, products, and transaction behaviors to identify outliers or control gaps
You are likely to succeed if you have:
- 2–4+ years of experience in risk analytics, financial crimes analytics, compliance data, fraud analytics, or related fields (fintech, banking, or payments preferred)
- Hands-on experience with blockchain intelligence tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, or similar platforms
- Strong SQL skills (ability to write complex joins, aggregations, window functions, and performance-optimized queries on large datasets)
- Experience analyzing transaction-level data and building or optimizing rule-based monitoring logic
- Familiarity with AML/BSA concepts and transaction monitoring frameworks
- Ability to translate ambiguous regulatory requirements into structured, data-driven logic
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to independently structure open-ended problems
Bonus attributes:
- Python experience (pandas, Polars, or similar) for deeper analysis and automation
- Familiarity with KYC/KYB vendors (e.g., Sumsub, Alloy, Persona, etc.)
- Experience designing Retool workflows, internal tools, or compliance dashboards
- Exposure to card network data, ACH flows, wire transactions, or digital asset monitoring
- Experience supporting regulatory exams or external audits
Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy and happy experience at Rain:
Unlimited time off Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.
Flexible working We support a flexible workplace, if you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will have a stipend to create a comfortable atmosphere at home.
Easy to access benefits For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.
Retirement goals Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.
Equity plan We offer every Rainmaker an equity option plan so we can all benefit from our success.
Rain Cards We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to utilize the card for testing.
Health and Wellness High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!
Team summits Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites both domestically and internationally.
Compensation Range: $75K - $110K
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Risk Data Analyst
Target financial services and insurance employers first
Banks, insurance companies, and fintech firms file the highest volume of H-1B petitions for Risk Data Analyst roles. These employers have established immigration infrastructure and legal teams already familiar with sponsoring quantitative risk positions.
Document the degree-to-role connection explicitly
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for analyst titles. Your offer letter and employer support letter should explicitly state that the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific quantitative field, not just any degree.
Emphasize technical tools and methodologies in your resume
SQL, Python, R, SAS, and risk modeling frameworks signal genuine specialty occupation work. Resumes that read as general business analysis rather than quantitative risk work are harder for employers to defend in an H-1B petition.
Understand that large employers can file year-round
Cap-exempt employers, including universities and nonprofit research organizations, can sponsor H-1B visas outside the April lottery window. For cap-subject employers, the registration window opens in March each year.
An O-1A visa is viable if you have published research or industry recognition
Risk Data Analysts with published papers, speaking credits at industry conferences, or recognized contributions to risk modeling methodology may qualify for O-1A extraordinary ability status, which has no lottery and no annual cap.
Confirm the employer has sponsored before before accepting an offer
Not every employer offering to sponsor has actually completed the process before. Ask specifically whether their legal or HR team has filed H-1B petitions previously, since first-time sponsors often underestimate the timeline and complexity involved.
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Find Risk Data Analyst JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does a Risk Data Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS requires that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as statistics, mathematics, finance, economics, or data science. The challenge arises when job descriptions are written loosely and accept any degree, which weakens the specialty occupation argument. Employers should work with immigration counsel to draft job descriptions that reflect the actual technical requirements of the role.
Which degree fields are most defensible for a Risk Data Analyst H-1B petition?
Statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, finance, economics, data science, and computer science are the strongest degree fields for this role. Engineering degrees with a quantitative focus are also accepted. A general business administration degree is harder to defend unless the role's duties are highly technical and the employer can document why that specific background is required.
How common is H-1B sponsorship for Risk Data Analyst positions?
Sponsorship is relatively common in this occupation, particularly at large financial institutions, insurance carriers, consulting firms, and fintech companies. These employers file H-1B petitions for quantitative risk roles with regularity and have legal teams experienced in supporting the specialty occupation argument. Smaller firms may be willing but lack the infrastructure to move quickly. Migrate Mate lists verified sponsoring employers actively hiring for data and risk roles.
Can a Risk Data Analyst on OPT work for a company while waiting for H-1B approval?
Yes. If you're on F-1 OPT or STEM OPT, you can work for an employer who files your H-1B petition under cap-gap protections. If your OPT expires before October 1 and your petition is selected and pending, cap-gap extends your work authorization automatically through September 30. STEM OPT extensions give you up to 36 months of work authorization, providing a longer runway for the H-1B process.
Is a Risk Data Analyst role viable for an O-1A visa instead of H-1B?
It can be, but the bar is high. The O-1A requires demonstrating extraordinary ability through criteria such as published research, industry awards, high compensation relative to peers, or contributions of major significance to the field. A strong risk analyst with academic publications, conference presentations, or recognized methodology contributions has a credible O-1A case. The advantage is no lottery and no annual cap, making it worth exploring if your background supports it.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Risk Data Analyst jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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