Sr Research and Disputes Associate – Chargebacks

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Job Title

Sr Research and Disputes Associate – Chargebacks

About your role:

As a Senior Research and Disputes/Chargebacks Associate, you will investigate payment disputes and chargeback-related activity to support accurate, timely resolution for clients and cardholders. You will work with internal operations partners, client-facing teams, and established procedures to review transaction details, document findings, and resolve exceptions. Your work helps reduce risk, maintain service levels, and support trusted payment experiences.

What you'll do:

• Review disputes, research requests, and chargeback cases to determine appropriate next steps based on established policies, procedures, and network requirements
• Investigate transaction activity by analyzing account details, case documentation, supporting records, and system data to identify facts and resolution paths
• Process dispute and chargeback activities within required timeframes while maintaining accuracy, completeness, and documentation standards
• Communicate case status, required actions, and resolution outcomes to internal partners and support teams using clear and accurate documentation
• Identify exceptions, trends, or processing issues and escalate items that require additional review, guidance, or risk mitigation
• Maintain organized case records and update applicable systems to reflect actions taken, research completed, and final dispositions
• Support service and operational goals by balancing productivity, quality, and turnaround expectations across assigned work queues
• Responsibilities listed are not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified as necessary.

Experience you'll need to have:

• Experience using case management systems, payment processing platforms, spreadsheet tools, and business applications to document research, track activity, and complete assigned work
• Ability to analyze transaction details, identify discrepancies, and apply documented rules with accuracy in a deadline-driven environment
• 2+ years of an equivalent combination of educational background, related experience and/or military experience

Experience that would be great to have:

• Experience supporting card dispute or chargeback processes in a debit, credit, or merchant services environment
• Familiarity with card network rules, payment exception processing, or back-office financial operations
• Experience working in a production-based operations environment with quality and turnaround metrics
• 2+ years of experience in disputes, chargebacks, payment operations, banking operations, financial services operations, or a related transactional processing environment
• 2+ years of experience researching transactional issues, reviewing account or payment records, and resolving exceptions using documented procedures and service level requirements

How you'll work:

• You will work an assigned schedule Monday-Friday 7am-330pm.

Salary Range:

$35,000.00-$42,500.00

These pay ranges apply to employees in Maryland. Pay ranges for employees in other states may differ. Certain Positions are Commissions eligible.

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• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

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