Job description
Financial Crime Strategy Consultant
Key Responsibilities:
* Fraud Strategy & Data Intelligence
* Evaluate whether the right data and KPIs are being used to monitor fraud trends.
* Lead efforts to identify quick wins and immediate interventions in fraud prevention.
* Provide analytical support to challenge existing models, especially around net loss and forecasting gaps.
Operational Enablement:
* Address competing priorities across business units while ensuring fraud initiatives remain on track.
* Safeguard data integrity during technical development cycles.
* Drive automation and operational improvements to enhance fraud detection and response.
Governance & Capacity Building
* Champion governance structures that empower resource ownership and decision-making.
* Support upskilling initiatives across fraud and risk teams.
* Collaborate with BAU teams to ensure seamless integration of fraud strategy into daily operations.
Strategic Collaboration
* Work closely with finance to align fraud strategy with budget constraints and challenge assumptions where needed.
* Engage with stakeholders across technology, product, and fraud leadership to ensure alignment with VIK funding and business goals.
* Provide guidance on F2P and non-card A2A payments fraud, with a focus on immediate impact and long-term resilience.
Ideal Candidate
* Proven experience in fraud strategy, risk analytics, or financial crime prevention.
* Strong understanding of Open Banking, phishing, scams, and authentication technologies.
* Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments with limited guidance.
* Appetite for championing change and challenging forecasting assumptions.