AVP Authentication Analytics & Strategy (Fintech)

TL;DR

AVP, Authentication Analytics & Strategy (Fintech): Leading data-driven strategy development for customer authentication across digital channels with an accent on reducing fraud and account takeover risk. Focus on optimizing authentication journeys, defining OKRs/KPIs, and partnering with cross-functional teams to implement scalable risk-based decisioning frameworks.

Location: Must be based in the U.S. and able to commute to a hirify.global Hub for in-person engagement.

Salary: $90,000 - $155,000 USD Annual

Company

hirify.global is a premier consumer financial services company providing a range of credit products and digital financial solutions.

What you will do

• Define target-state authentication journeys and risk-based decisioning frameworks across customer touchpoints.
• Translate business objectives into measurable OKRs/KPIs and establish governance to track ROI.
• Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities for policy tuning, signal enrichment, and platform modernization.
• Conduct deep dives on fraud events like ATO spikes and credential stuffing to recommend control improvements.
• Partner with data science and engineering to define data requirements and instrumentation for decisioning.
• Quantify financial benefits including loss avoidance, operational savings, and digital conversion uplift.

Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required (no visa sponsorship).
• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience or 9+ years of relevant experience in Credit, Marketing, or Risk.
• 3+ years of experience with statistical tools such as SAS, Python, and Tableau.
• 3+ years of experience in retail, business, installment loans, or private label credit.
• Expert level proficiency with Excel.
• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture with active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Flexible work environment with options to work from home or in-office.
• Competitive compensation with annual bonus eligibility based on performance.
• Commitment to professional growth and learning.
• Comprehensive support for reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals.