Fraud Analytics Lead

Are you passionate about leading fraud prevention strategies and driving innovation in fraud detection? Love working with data to identify emerging fraud threats and optimizing detection rules? Then we’ve got the perfect role for you!

We’re looking for a talented Fraud Analytics Lead to join our dynamic team and drive data-driven fraud prevention strategies across our digital banking portfolio. As the Fraud Analytics Lead, you will lead a small team of fraud analysts, optimizing fraud detection rules and continuously enhancing them to mitigate risks effectively.

What You’ll Be Doing:

1. Develop, implement, and optimize fraud detection rules for card fraud, payment fraud, and digital banking, ensuring minimal false positives and high detection rates.
2. Monitor fraud detection performance, adjusting thresholds, parameters, and logic for efficiency and effectiveness.
3. Conduct A/B testing on rule changes to assess impact before full implementation.
4. Continuously track fraud trends and emerging threats across various channels (cards, payments, digital banking).
5. Collaborate closely with the fraud investigations team to refine detection logic based on fraud alerts.
6. Proactively adjust fraud detection strategies to address new and emerging fraud typologies.
7. Develop fraud dashboards, reports, and KPIs to monitor the effectiveness of detection rules, fraud trends, and operational efficiency.
8. Partner with Fraud Investigations, Risk, Product, and Data Science teams to align fraud prevention strategies with business objectives.

What We’re Looking For:

1. 7+ years of experience in fraud analytics, fraud detection rule writing, and optimization in digital banking, fintech, or payments.
2. Hands-on experience with fraud detection and prevention platforms (FICO Falcon, SAS FM, Feedzai, Actimize, etc.).
3. Strong understanding of card fraud, digital payments fraud, and real-time transaction monitoring strategies.
4. Expertise in writing fraud detection rules for credit/debit cards, instant payments, and online banking fraud.
5. Proficiency in SQL, Python, or other analytics tools to perform advanced fraud analysis and extract insights.
6. A strong analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to fraud mitigation.
7. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to emerging fraud trends.
8. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex fraud insights in an actionable way.

What’s in it for You?

1. Be part of something BIG—join a leading fintech disrupting the MENA banking scene.
2. Thrive in a high-performance, diverse culture with team members from over 40 nationalities.
3. Flex your work-life balance with hybrid working, 28 holidays + up to 14 national holidays.
4. Enjoy top-notch perks like private health & life insurance, and more!

Ready to Lead the Way in Fraud Prevention?

If you're passionate about fraud detection, rule optimization, and staying ahead of emerging fraud trends, we want YOU! Apply now to join our innovative fraud analytics team.