Fraud & Payments Manager

Ashworth and Parker Limited; Washington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fashion-focused retail company is seeking a Fraud & Payments Manager to oversee global payments strategy and fraud prevention. The ideal candidate will possess analytical skills and experience in managing payment systems, ensuring cost optimization, and protecting the business from fraud. A strong understanding of payment methods and ability to manage relationships with service providers are key to success in this role.

Benefits

Generous staff discount

30 days holidays

Birthday day off

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Benefits provider access

Company pension scheme

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a payments or fraud management role, ideally in e-commerce or digital retail.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience managing relationships with PSPs and fraud solution providers.
• Deep understanding of global payment methods, fraud patterns, and chargeback processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the global payments strategy across all channels and markets.
• Optimise the payments cost mix by balancing cost and working with product and tech teams.
• Manage and improve payment approval rates in partnership with PSPs.
• Analyse payment data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Lead the development and execution of our fraud prevention strategy.

Skills

Analytical skills

Experience in fraud management

Relationship management with PSPs

Understanding of global payment methods

Proficiency in SQL

Proficiency in Excel

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management skills

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

Overview

FRAUD & PAYMENTS MANAGER - FULL TIME - WASHINGTON, TYNE & WEAR OR LONDON

Inspired by a shared love of fashion, sneakers and the surrounding culture, END. was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne back in 2005. Bringing a combination of celebrated designers and emerging brands that were hard to come by outside of London, our first store in the UK nurtured a community of like-minded individuals who shared a passion within this ever-evolving culture.

Since then, END. has become a technology led retailer that provides a curated blend of menswear, womenswear, sneakers, homeware and lifestyle products for a global community.

At the core of everything we do as a brand is our customers. We recognise that it is our team and culture that makes the difference to our customers. With over 600 employees across our HQ, offices and retail locations, this customer centred approach continues to be a key focus for all END. staff.

As END. continues to grow with the culture, we want to ensure that all END. staff have a great experience at work and continue to contribute to our collective success.

What you will do

We are looking for a data-driven and commercially minded Fraud & Payments Manager to take ownership of our global payments strategy, fraud prevention initiatives, and chargeback operations. This pivotal role sits at the intersection of finance, digital, and technology, ensuring we optimise our payments cost mix while protecting the business and our customers from fraud and abuse. You will be responsible for developing and managing our end-to-end payments and fraud ecosystem—driving down payment costs, improving approval rates, managing third-party PSP relationships, and ensuring robust fraud and chargeback management processes.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll be doing:

• Own the global payments strategy across all channels and markets.
• Optimise the payments cost mix by balancing cost, and working with product and tech to increase conversion.
• Manage and improve payment approval rates in partnership with PSPs and acquiring banks.
• Analyse payment data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas of friction.
• Evaluate and integrate new payment methods based on customer needs and market trends.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on payment system enhancements.
• Lead the development and execution of our fraud prevention strategy.
• Monitor and manage fraud rules and risk thresholds in real time.
• Work closely with fraud tool providers to ensure proactive threat detection and mitigation.
• Stay up to date with emerging fraud trends and continuously evolve prevention tactics.
• Balance fraud prevention with user experience to minimise false declines.
• Work with our launches team to help with bot management.
• Oversee the chargeback process end-to-end, from investigation to resolution.
• Identify root causes of chargebacks and implement strategies to reduce them.
• Collaborate with customer service and fulfilment teams to address high-risk areas.
• Track and report on chargeback metrics, win rates, and financial impact.
• Build strong relationships with PSPs, fraud tool providers, and acquiring banks.
• Partner cross-functionally with finance, tech, operations, and customer experience.
• Own KPIs for payments cost, fraud rate, approval rate, and chargeback ratio.
• Manage team of payment and fraud analysts.

Who we’re looking for

• Proven experience in a payments or fraud management role, ideally in e-commerce or digital retail
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Experience managing relationships with PSPs and fraud solution providers
• Deep understanding of global payment methods, fraud patterns, and chargeback processes
• Proficient in SQL, Excel, and data visualisation tools such as PowerBI
• Commercial mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Benefits

• Generous staff discount and staff sales
• 30 days holidays (including bank holidays)
• Birthday day off
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Registered access to Healthcare Benefits provider
• Hybrid Working
• Company pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

Don’t worry if you don’t hit every criteria, we’re always looking to uncover the next big thing, so if you have what it takes to be part of our future success, we want to hear from you.

Please note - for the successful candidate, any employment is conditional on you having the right to work in the UK in the role in which you are employed.