Risk Analyst I
Maverick Payments • The Woodlands, TX • Full Time • $25–$28 / hour
Posted on Tue, Oct 6, 2026
Join our fast-paced, growing company and further your career with Maverick Payments, where you can thrive, your ideas are valued, and your colleagues feel more like family than coworkers!
About Us:
Maverick Payments is a family-owned and privately held full-service payment provider. Located in Calabasas, California, Maverick has created innovative technology designed for sales organizations, such as ISO’s and ISV’s, looking to monetize payments by reselling our white-labeled payments stack. Our payment products include merchant acquiring services, a proprietary gateway, ACH processing, fraud & chargeback tools, analytics, and other value-add services. Maverick’s team includes underwriting, risk management, compliance & legal, technology & product development, on-boarding, customer support, information technology, and more.
About the Position:
Working under the direction of the Manager, Risk, the Risk Analyst I is responsible for the oversight of merchant accounts to identify, investigate and mitigate activity that represents financial risk to the Company based on Company guidelines. The Risk Analyst supports the Risk department’s function in protecting the Company against the risk of loss associated with providing products/services for customers.
- Conducting daily, weekly, monthly reviews of merchant activity and analyzing for increased credit risk, transactional variations, dispute activity, and fraud patterns.
- Proactively monitoring all merchant activities for compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
- Investigating abnormal processing patterns and recommending appropriate actions.
- Reviewing and analyzing financial, credit and publicly available information to support actions and decisions.
- Assessing and evaluating business model risk and exposure by evaluating merchant industry type, processing volume, refunds volume, delivery time frames and disputes.
- Answering internal and external inquiries specific to risk.
- Other duties as assigned
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 1-3 years of experience in Risk Management within the acquiring industry
- Experience with various tools used for underwriting and due diligence (i.e. Equifax, TIN Check, MATCH, GIACT, Merlink, etc.).
- Experience working in call center environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree, Finance, Business Administration, or similar.
- Experience with working in high-risk verticals.
- Competitive Salary, Bonuses and Incentives.
- Comprehensive employer sponsored health, vision, and dental insurance programs.
- Paid time off, Paid Sick and Paid Holidays.
- 401K plan with up to a 4% matching contribution.
- Commitment to Career Development and Advancement.
- Employee Recognition Programs & Company Sponsored Events
- Vibrant Office Culture, Team Building, Birthdays, Work Anniversaries, Snacks, and more!
This position will consider candidates to report on site in the Greater Houston area.
Maverick Payments is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay Transparency Notice: At Maverick Payments, we believe in openness, honesty, and empowering our candidates to make informed career choices. As part of our commitment to transparency, we disclose the salary range for our positions. These ranges reflect our dedication to fair compensation practices and recognize the value that each team member brings to our organization. The final salary offer will be based on factors such as your experience, skills, and qualifications.
Non-Solicitation from Third Parties: Do not contact Maverick Payments about this position unless you are a job seeker and potential applicant for this position. Do not contact Maverick Payments about other services, products or commercial interests.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Maverick Payments is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this or other job postings. Resumes submitted to any Maverick Payments employee by a third-party agency and/or search firm without a valid written and signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Maverick Payments. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral.
Fair Chance Ordinance: Maverick will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a consistent manner with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
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