Fraud Lead (Early Hire)

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 180000 - 240000

Experience Required: 4years

Posted on: 15 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Fraud Lead (Early Hire)

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience Required: 4 years

Compensation: $180000 $240000 (No equity)

Job Location: San Francisco

Remote Work Policy: In office

Visa Sponsorship: Not available

Relocation Allowed: Yes

Skills

Python
SQL
Microsoft Excel

About the Client

Our client is building a next-generation consumer finance platform for emerging markets in collaboration with major global distribution partners. The product is a unified virtual banking and cryptocurrency wallet designed to enable seamless secure financial transactions across borders.

Why This Matters

Stablecoins are rapidly transforming cross-border payments creating a rare opportunity to re-architect financial infrastructure for the nearly 3 billion people who lack access to efficient affordable financial services.

Team and Culture

The company operates as a small senior-only engineering team focused on speed quality and ownership. It is well-funded based in San Francisco and led by experienced founders with multiple successful exits. Every hire has direct influence on product direction and delivers immediate real-world impact on global financial inclusion.

The Role

This is a foundational hands-on role for someone who is excited to build fraud capabilities from the ground up. You will have meaningful influence over product decisions vendor selection and operating processes from day zero. The scope of work will evolve over time.

Early stage:

Partner with product and engineering teams to define fraud strategy risk appetite and core controls.

Pre-launch:

Help design and implement fraud prevention mechanisms directly into the product workflows and vendor stack.

Post-launch:

Own day-to-day fraud monitoring investigation and optimization as transaction volume scales.

Requirements

What You Will Do

Fraud Strategy and Design (Early Stage)

Partner with product and engineering teams to define the companys fraud risk framework risk tolerance and success metrics
Identify key fraud vectors across:

Card issuance and transactions
Account onboarding and KYC-related abuse
Wallet and bank account activity
Cross-border and emerging-market specific risks

Evaluate and recommend fraud vendors tools and data sources such as device fingerprinting transaction monitoring and card network tools

Product and Systems Implementation (Pre-Launch)

Work closely with product and engineering to embed fraud prevention and detection into product flows
Define rules alerts and escalation logic
Balance fraud controls with user experience
Help design internal workflows for:

Transaction reviews and investigations
User communication and remediation
Chargebacks and disputes

Fraud Operations (Post-Launch)

Monitor live transactions and fraud alerts
Investigate suspicious activity and make real-time risk decisions
Manage card disputes chargebacks and recovery processes
Analyze fraud trends and continuously optimize rules and controls
Provide regular reporting to leadership on fraud performance and risk exposure

Required Skills:

Skills Python SQL Microsoft Excel

Job Title: Fraud Lead (Early Hire)Employment Type: Full TimeExperience Required: 4 yearsCompensation: $180000 $240000 (No equity)Job Location: San FranciscoRemote Work Policy: In officeVisa Sponsorship: Not availableRelocation Allowed: YesSkillsPythonSQLMicrosoft ExcelAbout the ClientOur client is ...