Head of Fraud

The Company is seeking a Head of Fraud to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for owning and developing the fraud strategy across the customer lifecycle, with a specific focus on application and identity fraud. This role involves building and optimizing fraud rules, controls, and decisioning frameworks, as well as developing a sophisticated fraud analytics capability to identify and mitigate emerging risks. The Head of Fraud will also be expected to use data, machine learning, and AI-driven approaches to enhance fraud detection and prevention, and to partner with various teams to implement effective fraud controls. Applicants for the Head of Fraud position at the company should have a strong commercial background in fraud analytics, fraud strategy, or financial crime analytics, particularly within lending, fintech, payments, banking, or other regulated financial services environments. The role requires a proven track record in using data to combat fraud, advanced SQL skills, and experience with Python, statistical modeling, machine learning, or data science techniques. A deep understanding of modern AI applications in fraud detection and decisioning, as well as strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, are essential. The Head of Fraud will also be expected to act as a subject matter expert, deliver insights to senior stakeholders, and contribute to the development of AI-enabled fraud solutions.