4 days a week in Central London offices
Audit & Risk Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a high-growth fintech in the payments sector to appoint a Head of Fraud. This is a key leadership role sitting in the 1st Line of Defence, bridging operations and commercial teams, and playing a critical part in shaping how fraud insights drive business decisions.
Our client is undergoing a significant transformation—moving from a traditional rules-based transaction monitoring framework to a more sophisticated, model-driven approach. They are seeking a forward-thinking fraud leader who can build out this capability, leveraging data analytics to deliver meaningful, commercially relevant insights.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the transaction monitoring function, overseeing a team structure of 3 direct reports, who have a further 6 reports between them.
- Design and implement a model-based fraud detection framework, transitioning away from rules-based systems
- Harness data analytics tools to identify patterns, trends, and actionable insights
- Deliver clear, concise fraud analysis that supports commercial decision-making
- Act as a key partner to operations and commercial teams, embedding fraud risk considerations into business strategy
- Continuously optimise fraud controls to improve efficiency and reduce false positives
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience in fraud risk and transaction monitoring, ideally within fintech, payments, or e-commerce
- Strong expertise in building or enhancing model-based fraud detection systems
- Advanced data analytics capability, with the ability to translate complex data into business insights
- Experience operating in an FCA-regulated environment is highly desirable
- International exposure, particularly across EU markets, would be advantageous
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing and scaling teams
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