Oktay Sadirkhanov
Prague
Summary
Experienced Fraud Analyst with a strong background in fraud detection tools and a track record of identifying and mitigating financial risks across the Travel Industry. Successfully reduced fraud losses at Expedia Group through expert Account and Supplier analysis. Highly skilled in fraud prevention, transaction monitoring, pattern recognition, and anomaly detection. Seeking to leverage comprehensive Fraud Detection capabilities to enhance risk management strategies and protect financial assets through data-driven fraud prevention.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Account & Supplier Risk Specialist
Expedia Group
06.2022 - Current
- Working on projects, escalation as well as supporting newcomers.
- Provide training and mentorship to junior analysts on fraud detection techniques.
- Analyze transaction data using AI tools to identify potential fraudulent activities.
- Monitor and report on fraud trends to inform strategic decision-making processes.
- Adapt to emerging fraud tactics by continuously updating detection methodologies.
- Participate in agile sprints to improve fraud detection software and processes.
- Engage in remote collaboration with global teams to address international fraud issues.
Account & Supplier Risk Analyst II
Expedia Group
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Combination of both Supplier and Account Take Over activities.
- Assisted training new analysts for growing Risk Team in Prague.
- Providing efficient analysis on following platforms: Expedia.com (both account and consumer sides), H.com, VRBO.
Account Take Over Analyst
Expedia Group
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Perform large-scale data analysis to identify system intrusions events for customers and hotel partners.
- Analyze web traffic to identify cyber-attacks.
- Remediate supplier and consumer accounts victims of account takeover.
- Responsible for new joiners' training.
- Responsible for communication with Legal and Marketing operations in relation to Account takeover events.
Supplier Risk Analyst
Expedia Group
04.2019 - 05.2021
- Mitigated and prevented various avenues of Supplier Fraud and Abuse across Expedia platforms, like collusion, customer review boosting, etc.
- (From April 2020 – March 2021 in fact Account Take Over analyst)
Fraud Analyst I
Expedia Group
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Review high-risk transactions to limit fraud impact and financial loss.
- Performed data analysis to identify payment frauds and account theft.
- Meet weekly KPI and QA objective.
- Assisting Chargeback Team: Review, monitor, and investigate customer accounts for any changes and/or discrepancies.
- Screening and analyzing of received chargebacks, detecting reasons and implementing preventative measures.
Fraud Support Analyst
Expedia Group
10.2017 - 04.2018
- Assist customers with fraud-related inquiries.
- Analyze and investigated escalations to contain fraudulent activity and customer impact.
Front office manager
Ambiance Hotel
04.2015 - 09.2017
Front office supervisor
Art Nouveau Palace Hotel Prague
01.2014 - 04.2015
Front office agent
Art Nouveau Palace Hotel Prague
12.2013 - 01.2014
Night Auditor
Palace Hotel Praha
04.2012 - 12.2013
Education
Bachelors - Linguistics
Azerbaijan State University of Languages
Master’s - hospitality management
Institute of Hospitality Management in Prague
Skills
- Risk analysis
- Risk mitigation
- Multitasking Abilities
- Risk reporting
- Teamwork
- Task prioritization
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Time management
- Transaction reviewing
- Goal setting
- Trend analysis
- Risk assessment
- Risk analysis training
- Team collaboration
- Compliance monitoring
- Data analytics
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 09/13/86
Languages
Russian
Czech
English
Turkish
Work Status
Eligible (Czech Citizenship)
Certification
Modern IBM QRadar 7.5 SIEM Administration
Timeline
Account & Supplier Risk Specialist
Expedia Group
06.2022 - Current
Account & Supplier Risk Analyst II
Expedia Group
05.2021 - 05.2022
Account Take Over Analyst
Expedia Group
03.2021 - 05.2021
Supplier Risk Analyst
Expedia Group
04.2019 - 05.2021
Fraud Analyst I
Expedia Group
05.2018 - 03.2019
Fraud Support Analyst
Expedia Group
10.2017 - 04.2018
Front office manager
Ambiance Hotel
04.2015 - 09.2017
Front office supervisor
Art Nouveau Palace Hotel Prague
01.2014 - 04.2015
Front office agent
Art Nouveau Palace Hotel Prague
12.2013 - 01.2014
Night Auditor
Palace Hotel Praha
04.2012 - 12.2013
Master’s - hospitality management
Institute of Hospitality Management in Prague
Bachelors - Linguistics
Azerbaijan State University of Languages
Similar Profiles
Sonali MisraSonali Misra
Data Engineer at Expedia GroupData Engineer at Expedia Group
Sukhleen DhillonSukhleen Dhillon
Technical Product Owner (Software Engineer II) at Expedia GroupTechnical Product Owner (Software Engineer II) at Expedia Group
Sajid KhanSajid Khan
Traveler Service Manager II at Expedia GroupTraveler Service Manager II at Expedia Group
Ashok Kumar ManirajAshok Kumar Maniraj
Senior Technical Program Manager at Expedia GroupSenior Technical Program Manager at Expedia Group
MARIIA DEMENKOVAMARIIA DEMENKOVA
Social Media Marketing Intern at MatboldSocial Media Marketing Intern at Matbold