Senior Fraud Risk Manager (Fintech)

Location: London or Cardiff office, or remote within the UK; distributed working requires ad hoc meetings in London.

Salary: £108,700–£140,000 per year, plus equity and performance-linked incentive awards.

Company

hirify.global is a UK digital bank offering personal and business accounts, savings, investments, pensions, credit products, and related financial services.

What you will do

• Lead fraud strategy and operational execution for UK and EU banking products, balancing customer experience with effective protection controls.
• Design and oversee the rollout of end-to-end fraud controls and act as the subject-matter expert for fraud typologies and prevention tools.
• Use threat intelligence, monitoring, and performance analytics to identify emerging fraud trends and improve controls quickly.
• Coordinate fraud initiatives with Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, and cross-functional Fraud Squads.
• Coach, mentor, and develop the fraud risk team while building a positive team culture.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading fraud strategy and risk teams, ideally in a fast-moving, regulated environment.
• In-depth knowledge of UK and EU fraud regulations.
• Experience building scalable, technology-driven fraud strategies across operations.
• Proven delivery of end-to-end projects and large-scale change programs.
• Ability to monitor industry trends, respond to emerging fraud risks, and balance fraud risk with business goals.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally to launch products safely.
• Experience coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Empathetic communication skills and the ability to align messaging with company values.
• Data-driven approach, with confidence self-serving data and using technology to solve problems.
• Relevant industry qualification, such as ICA, Cifas, ACAMS, or CFE.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and distributed working within the UK, with occasional London meetings.
• Home-working setup support; MacBooks are provided, with additional support for fully remote workers.
• £1,000 annual learning budget for books, training courses, and conferences.
• Equity, performance-linked incentive awards, and additional employee benefits.
• Inclusive workplace focused on employee growth and equal opportunities.

Hiring process

• Recruiter call lasting 30 minutes.
• Hiring manager call lasting 30 minutes.
• Two hours of technical and leadership-principle interviews; the process is expected to take approximately 4–5 weeks.