The Fraud Consulting Lead at Plaid's New York City office is a senior-level position within the Fraud team, responsible for driving adoption of fraud prevention products through customer engagement and internal collaboration. This role involves managing retro-as-a-service and proof-of-concept programs end-to-end, interpreting model outputs to communicate business value clearly to non-technical stakeholders, and facilitating feedback loops between customers and product teams to inform future development. Ideal candidates have 5-10 years of experience in fintech or financial services with a strong background in customer-facing analytical roles, data science team collaboration, and managing consultative engagements. Proficiency in explaining machine learning model outcomes is crucial, along with familiarity with fraud prevention tools and techniques.
Own and manage the end-to-end process for retro-as-a-service and POC programs.
Interpret ML model outputs to explain business cases to non-technical customers.
Drive post-retro activities to convert results into production usage for clients.
Serve as a liaison between customer feedback and product development teams.
Partner with customers to understand ROI and recommend fraud prevention solutions.
What we're looking for
5-10 years of experience in a customer-facing analytical role in fintech or financial services.
Experience working closely with data science teams and managing consultative engagements.
Ability to interpret ML model output and explain it to non-technical stakeholders.
Background in data science, ML engineering, fraud prevention, identity, or risk management.
Proven track record of driving post-retro follow-through for product adoption.
Market check
Salary context
This
$181,200–$265,800
range sits above
84%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$136,100–$195,725
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$137,067–$211,200
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 236 comparable postings.*
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About Plaid
Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure
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