Lead Fraud Strategies Management

Early Warning Services•Scottsdale, AZ

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Early Warning is hiring a Lead Fraud Strategies Management professional to analyze, create, and deploy rules and scores using internally and externally developed fraud risk models and applications. The role evaluates outcomes and decisioning to balance risk, expense, and user experience across different payment-network operating environments, working directly with or in partnership with financial institutions. The position identifies and evaluates opportunities in policies, strategies, operational processes, technology, and controls that affect network experience, cost, or risk. It develops fact-based analyses, estimates potential impact, recommends changes, and builds business valuations. The role champions change and partners with technology, product, financial institutions, resellers, and other stakeholders to reach agreement on risk, experience, and expense tradeoffs. It also supports the integrity and confidentiality of company systems and data. The position follows Early Warning’s hybrid work model. The work is primarily performed in a normal office environment and is largely sedentary, with extensive computer use.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or qualifications typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s degree.
Typically at least 8 years of fraud risk management experience in fraud policy, prevention, strategy, or operations, or a Master’s degree with at least 3 years of direct or related fraud risk experience.
SQL/SAS competency or comparable data analytics skills.
Proven ability to convert concepts into analysis and actionable cases for change.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with digital banking, payments, and/or payment networks.
Experience working with financial institutions in fraud risk management.

Nice To Haves

SQL/SAS or comparable analytic coding certification.
Quality control and/or independent testing development and management experience.
Process design or process reengineering certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Identify opportunities in policies, strategies, operational processes, technology, or controls that affect network experience, operating costs, or risk.
Perform fact-based analysis of opportunities and observed risks, determine potential impact, and provide recommendations.
Develop a strong understanding of the functionality, infrastructure, and utilization of the network.
Create business valuations of the impact of proposed changes using team or other analysis.
Champion and influence change through direction, education, and collaboration across fraud strategies, analysis, operations, and control.
Partner with technology, product, and other stakeholders to create end-to-end visibility and consensus on risk, experience, and expense tradeoffs.
Work with financial institutions and resellers to understand risk profiles, threat vectors, and experience targets, and develop insights, adjustments, or customer solutions as appropriate.
Support the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Benefits

Medical coverage, including PPO and HDHP plans.
Dental and vision plans.
Company contributions to a Health Savings Account or pre-tax flexible spending accounts for commuting, health, and dependent care expenses.
401(k) plan with a 100% company Safe Harbor match on the first 6% deferred, immediately upon eligibility.
Flexible Time Off for exempt employees and PTO for non-exempt employees.
11 paid company holidays.
Paid volunteer day.
12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Maven Family Planning support, including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
Discretionary incentive plan.