Finix is hiring a
Director, Underwriting & Fraud in Worldwide

Summary

The Director of Underwriting and Fraud Operations will manage a team responsible for preventing, detecting, recovering, and resolving risks related to payment acceptance and payouts at Finix. The individual in this role is expected to have extensive experience in fraud prevention, management experience, and expertise in the payments industry. They will implement strategies to minimize fraud losses, measure KPIs, manage transaction thresholds, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in fraud prevention
• Prior management experience leading a team
• Experience in the payments industry with extensive business, financial, and technological acumen

Responsibilities

• Ensure operationalization of and adherence to the AML Program, policies and procedures established by Finix’s Head of Compliance, Risk and Infosec
• Manage transaction look-back monitoring to identify questionable transactions and trends, identifying new reports as required
• Develop and manage fraud risk rules and strategies aimed at minimizing fraud losses and avoiding future threats
• Measure, track and report monthly, quarterly and annual KPIs focusing on fraud prevention and underwriting and onboarding performance
• Manage customer transaction thresholds and suspicious activity triggers to limit exposure
• Configure and manage fraud rules in third-party real-time transaction monitoring system
• Enhance underwriting processes to mitigate evolving threats in merchant acquiring and merchant sender (payouts) onboarding
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Legal, and Compliance teams to enable required features/functionality, ensure compliance, and enable support for dispute and exception management resolution
• Manage Operations Analyst(s) by setting daily priorities and developing the analysts’ skills

Benefits

Base Salary Range: $145,000/year to $190,000/year + equity + benefits