Head of Fraud and Risk

Role Overview

• Own the end-to-end fraud strategy including detection, investigation, and recovery.
• Oversee transaction monitoring, ATO prevention, and fraud modes relevant to the Philippine market (e.g. SIM swaps, document fraud, mule accounts).
• Work closely with compliance and internal audit to identify and understand our biggest risks.
• Partner with product, engineering and operations teams to implement solutions to protect against those risks.
• Work closely with the engineering head of cybersecurity on data privacy and security when relevant.
• The role will be located in the Philippines and will report to Executive Leadership. Relocation and sponsorship will be considered.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience across fraud and risk, in a tech company.
• In an ideal case, you will have worked for a fintech company and you are familiar with the risk and regulatory landscape for non-bank financial institutions. You don’t need to have direct experience with the Philippines regulatory landscape specifically, but it is an added bonus if you do.
• Ability to work cross-functionally. Experience partnering with engineering, product, operations and compliance teams.
• This is an individual contributor role to start with, with the opportunity to build out a small team in the future. We are looking for someone who is comfortable doing a lot of the work themselves, not just directing others.
• Ability to roll up your sleeves and get things done. You are not just a layer of oversight
• you are used to actually implementing solutions to solve critical problems. You will be expected to be hands-on, in the details, and executing to high standards.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• Join a team with a deeply collaborative culture! Learn more here: https://www.firstcircle.ph/careers
• Hybrid work set-up: at least 2 days per week in our BGC (central Manila) office; your choice to work in office or remote the rest of the time.
• Additional perks & benefits including HMO coverage from month one, free catered lunches, MacBook Air provided, monthly fitness allowance, transportation & accommodation allowance, and more.