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Head of Fraud

New YorkFull-time2026-07-27 → 2026-11-12

Core

Lead Taptap Send's fraud strategy to protect customers and the business from financial crime and abuse while minimizing friction for legitimate users.

Role type

Head of Fraud (Strategic Leader)

Builds

Fraud prevention frameworks, risk detection models, and automated operations

Domain

Fintech / Cross-border payments / Financial crime

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Fraud strategy, Data analytics, Machine learning, SQL, Team leadership, Regulatory compliance, Automation, Risk modeling, Stakeholder management, Cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Fintech experience, Fast-paced startup environment experience

Technologies

SQL, Machine learning models, Automation tools

Responsibilities

Develop and implement comprehensive fraud prevention strategies, Leverage data analytics to enhance fraud detection and identity verification, Collaborate with compliance and engineering to align controls with regulations, Lead and scale fraud operations with automation, Stay ahead of evolving fraud tactics and regulatory trends, Develop and grow the fraud team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership