Lokesh Kadimi

About Lokesh Kadimi

Fraud and Financial Crime operations professional with 6+ years of experience across AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, fraud investigations, and payments risk within large-scale, regulated environments. Currently working as a Senior Risk Control Analyst at Amazon, with a strong focus on payments and marketplace risk, complex investigations, and first-line financial crime controls.In my role, I lead high-risk, high-impact investigations involving seller abuse, payment misuse, collusion, circumvention, and organized fraud activity. I apply risk-based judgment and policy interpretation to drive accurate enforcement, escalation, and control outcomes, while balancing regulatory expectations, operational targets, and customer experience.I bring hands-on expertise across KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), high-risk customer reviews, and transaction monitoring. I regularly produce clear, regulator-ready investigative narratives and SAR-quality documentation, ensuring decisions are well-rationalized, auditable, and defensible.Beyond individual casework, I operate as an acting SME and point of contact for my team, supporting peers with investigation guidance, quality reviews, escalations, and decision consistency. I have played an active role in cross-team communication and workflow management, including supporting EU-region coverage, workload prioritization, SLA adherence, and operational stability during periods of manager transition.I am highly data-driven and comfortable working in fast-moving fintech environments, where targets, volumes, and risk profiles evolve quickly. I enjoy improving processes, strengthening fraud and AML controls, reducing false positives, and enabling teams to perform at a consistently high standard.I am interested in Fraud Operations Lead / Operations Manager / Financial Crime leadership roles within fintech, payments, and regulated financial services, where I can combine hands-on financial crime expertise with people leadership, workflow ownership, and operational excellence.

Experience

1. Senior Risk Control Analyst

   Amazon

   Aug 2025 — Present · IN

   Senior Risk Control Analyst – Amazon • Conducted complex transaction monitoring and AML investigations involving high-risk sellers and payment activity, applying policy judgment to determine appropriate enforcement and escalation outcomes. • Identified and analyzed fraud typologies including account misuse, collusion, and circumvention through pattern analysis and data-driven reviews. • Authored clear, regulator-ready investigative narratives and SAR-quality documentation to support risk decisions and compliance requirements. • Performed KYC and enhanced due diligence reviews to assess customer risk, intent, and potential financial crime exposure. • Partnered with internal stakeholders to strengthen fraud and AML controls, improve detection quality, and reduce false positives. • Supported peer analysts through mentoring, quality guidance, and escalation decision support, improving investigation consistency and outcomes.

Education

• GIET College of Engineering, NH-5, Chaitanya Knowledge City, Rajahmundry, PIN -533296 (CC-6R)

  Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences

  2013 — 2017