AVP, Fraud Risk Management - PWB & PCBG

First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB seeks an experienced Fraud Risk Lead to manage the risk framework across Personal, Business and Private Banking as the first line of defence. You will identify, assess, and remediate fraud risks, and report metrics while coordinating with Fraud Operations and Risk teams.

Responsibilities include embedding controls, monitoring indicators, conducting risk assessments for new products, and driving training and governance to foster a proactive fraud culture across the bank.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) preferred.
• Experience 5+ years of experience in Fraud Risk Management within banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of retail, business, and private banking products, channels, and fraud risks.
• Experience in First Line or Second Line Fraud Risk functions.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in fraud controls, risk assessments, analytics, and remediation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify emerging fraud trends and control gaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute fraud risk management across Personal Banking, Business Banking and Private Banking as 1LoD.
• Embed the Fraud Risk Framework ensuring risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored and reported.
• Own fraud risk identification, assessment, control design, testing, monitoring and remediation.
• Monitor fraud risk indicators, analyze threats and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Fraud Operations and Risk teams, input on detection rules, scenarios, models and customer impact.
• Ensure timely reporting of incidents, losses, recoveries and risk events; support investigations.
• Conduct fraud risk assessments for new products, services, channels and campaigns.
• Drive fraud awareness training, governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Fraud risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical reasoning

Cross-functional collaboration

Controls & remediation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Law, Risk Management or related field

CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) preferred

Job description

Lead and execute fraud risk management across Personal Banking Business Banking and Private Banking as a First Line of Defence 1LoD The role is responsible for embedding the Group Fraud Risk Framework ensuring fraud risks are identified assessed mitigated monitored and reported while maintaining accountability for fraud controls remediation and fraud loss data

Key Responsibilities

Lead the implementation and embedding of the Fraud Risk Management Framework policies and control standards across Personal Banking Business Banking and Private Banking Own fraud risk identification assessment control design testing monitoring and remediation activities across products channels and customer journeys Monitor fraud risk indicators analyze emerging threats and trends and implement corrective actions to mitigate fraud exposure Partner with Fraud Operations and Risk teams by providing business input on fraud detection rules scenarios models and customer impact assessments Ensure timely reporting recording and analysis of fraud incidents losses recoveries and fraud-related risk events Support fraud investigations by facilitating evidence collection coordinating with stakeholders and driving remediation of identified control gaps Conduct fraud risk assessments for new products services channels campaigns and business transformation initiatives prior to implementation Drive fraud awareness training governance reporting and stakeholder engagement while fostering a proactive fraud risk culture across the business

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Law, Risk Management, or a related field. Professional certification such as CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) preferred. Experience 5+ years of experience in Fraud Risk Management within banking or financial services. Strong understanding of retail, business, and private banking products, channels, and fraud risks. Experience in First Line or Second Line Fraud Risk functions. Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Demonstrated expertise in fraud controls, risk assessments, analytics, and remediation. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify emerging fraud trends and control gaps.