Senior Lead Fraud Program Manager

Early Warning Services

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CAScottsdale, AZ
Salary
$129,000–$161,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Below market

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About Early Warning Services

Early Warning Services is a fintech company that operates the Zelle person-to-person payments network, the Paze digital checkout wallet, and Certos fraud prevention and identity risk solutions for financial institutions.

Early Warning Services currently has 78 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $147,500–$180,500 across 40 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Fraud Program Manager

The Sr. Lead Fraud Program Manager joins the Fraud Risk Program function to lead and mature key components of the Paze fraud program. This role operates at a strategic and executional level, owning large, complex, cross-functional fraud initiatives to safeguard customers and protect platform integrity. The manager translates fraud strategy into executable roadmaps, epics, features, and technical requirements while establishing governance frameworks, KPIs, and risk controls. Key responsibilities include monitoring performance metrics, driving mitigation strategies, and managing vendor oversight for third-party solutions. The role requires expertise in fraud risk management tools, controls, and governance models. Candidates should possess skills in SAS, SQL, or comparable analytical coding. This position solves critical business problems by aligning fraud risk capabilities with product roadmaps within a payments network ecosystem.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of major components of the Fraud Risk Program.
  • Translate fraud strategy into executable roadmaps, epics, features, and technical requirements.
  • Own delivery of large, complex, technology-intensive fraud initiatives across multiple interrelated workstreams.
  • Establish program governance frameworks, operating rhythms, KPIs, reporting mechanisms, and risk controls.
  • Monitor fraud performance metrics to identify emerging risks and drive mitigation strategies.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Compliance, and Legal to align fraud risk capabilities with business strategy.
  • Drive vendor oversight for fraud-related third-party solutions to ensure performance and compliance standards.
  • Develop and formalize fraud risk standards, policies, controls, and documentation aligned to regulatory requirements.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • Typically 12+ years of experience in banking, payments, fraud risk, or related risk management roles.
  • 5+ years of experience leading large, complex, cross-functional fraud or payments programs.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering technology-intensive initiatives in partnership with engineering teams.
  • Advanced knowledge of fraud risk management tools, controls, governance models, and industry best practices.
  • PMP, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent program management certification (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience in digital banking, payments networks, or wallet ecosystems (preferred).

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