Fraud Strategy Lead

Cerebras; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in the UK seeks a Fraud Strategy Lead to overhaul fraud prevention measures and implement innovative solutions. As a key leader, you will redefine the fraud function, leverage automation, and build a high-performing team. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in banking or payments and a proven track record in transforming fraud operations. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and excellent benefits like private healthcare and annual leave.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

4 wellbeing days per year

Company volunteering day

Private Healthcare

Enhanced Parental Leave policy

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior fraud strategy role, ideally in payments or banking.
• Demonstrated success in transforming fraud functions to incorporate automation.
• Expertise in key fraud typologies like APP scams and social engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a new fraud prevention and detection strategy.
• Conduct reviews of current capabilities and implement improvements.
• Integrate technology for enhanced fraud defenses.

Skills

Fraud detection and prevention

Team leadership

Automation and AI knowledge

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Job description

The Role

Are you a decisive fraud expert with a passion for transforming operational financial crime teams and building cutting‑edge fraud prevention programs? We are looking for a Fraud Strategy Lead to head our fraud function and overhaul our current processes on fraud prevention and investigation, embed a culture of automation and innovation, and build a best‑in‑class fraud defence strategy. Working collaboratively with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams and our clients, you will have the autonomy to redefine our approach to fraud prevention and detection, drive efficiency, and establish high standards of fraud prevention and detection to protect both our clients and the BCB.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Crime Operations, you will be the firm’s subject‑matter expert on all things related to fraud strategy. You will own the vision for our fraud prevention and detection roadmap, provide decisive guidance on complex challenges, and directly contribute to building a resilient and forward‑looking team. Your mission is to implement a technology‑driven framework that leverages automation and AI to combat emerging threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Take full ownership of designing and executing the firm's new fraud prevention and detection strategy. Develop, write, and implement new SOPs, systems, and controls to enhance detection, investigation, and reporting.
• Operational Transformation & Risk Execution: Conduct a review of our current fraud prevention and detection capabilities, identifying key risks and opportunities for immediate and long‑term improvement. Develop and execute a robust strategy to significantly reduce fraud. Design and execute clear policies for clients who cross fraud‑level thresholds.
• Technology & AI Integration: Champion the use of modern technology to future‑proof our fraud defences. Leverage data to develop and implement effective strategies and enhance controls.
• Team Development & Vision: Act as a decisive leader for the fraud team. Mentor and upskill existing team members while shaping the vision for future growth.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Advisory: Serve as the primary subject‑matter expert on fraud risk across the business. Work closely with other teams to embed fraud prevention into new products. Provide clear and insightful Management Information and strategic advice to senior stakeholders on emerging trends, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.

What are we looking for

• You will have proven, extensive experience in a senior fraud strategy role within payments, crypto, or banking sectors.
• Demonstrable track record of successfully transforming a fraud function, moving from manual, inefficient processes to a streamlined, automated, and technology‑driven framework.
• Deep, practical expertise in key fraud typologies, especially APP scams, social engineering, investment scams etc.
• A decisive, hands‑on leader who is comfortable defining a vision, making tough decisions, and executing a strategic roadmap from the ground up in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong understanding of and passion for leveraging modern technology, including AI and automation, to create scalable and effective fraud prevention controls.
• Experience in building, mentoring, and leading high‑performing operational teams, with a clear ability to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Ability to analyse and synthesise complex information and distil into readily comprehensible and practical advice relevant to the commercial, strategic and financial context, applying a risk‑based approach to development of business solutions and decision‑making. Demonstrate a creative and innovative approach by finding different ways to look at problems and design novel solutions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Autonomous, pro‑active and hands‑on with the ability to prioritise and manage own work effectively, apply a breadth of technical, business, product and customer domain knowledge, own the outcome and make an impact.
• Used to working in a diverse, international, fast‑moving business and fast evolving regulatory environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

So, what’s in it for you?

Our people are constantly striving to be the best through operational excellence. The professional development and learning opportunities create an agile, hardworking, conscientious, and knowledgeable team.

The opportunities for personal growth are exponential. You grow as the business grows. The roles and responsibilities are broad and ever‑changing, and the dynamism of BCB keeps you engaged and highly motivated.

At BCB, we believe in empowering individuals to create a culture of personal growth, together, and driving empowerment from the bottom up, up‑skilling every individual at every level. This means our team has a sense of commonality and belonging, driven by a shared belief in our mission. We’re passionate about our business, our people, and providing 360‑degree support for success.

• The chance to operate at the forefront of our industry
• You can talk to anyone in the business as there are no barriers and everyone is accessible
• You will be collaborating with teams on a hybrid working arrangement
• We value team success where every individual can grow and prosper
• 30 days annual leave each year
• 4 wellbeing days per year to prioritise your mental health
• 1 company volunteering day per year
• Strong benefits package including; Private Healthcare, Pension, Income Protection (long‑term absence), Life Insurance, Menopause Policy, and an enhanced Parental Leave policy

About BCB Group

BCB Group is a leading provider of regulated payment and trading services in crypto and fiat for the digital asset economy. We provide accounts, cryptocurrency and foreign exchange market liquidity for some of the world’s largest, crypto‑engaged businesses, including crypto exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, investment firms, custodians, payment processors and wallet providers.

Our end‑to‑end suite of products are accessible through our Client Console UI and API. We offer more than 40 fiat and cryptocurrencies, deep trading liquidity, 24/7 instant payments through our instant settlements network, BLINC, and secure crypto services. Our strong focus on compliance matches our technical and business expertise, and we are regulated by some of the world’s most respected regulators. Authorised in the UK, France and Switzerland, we place the utmost importance on our regulatory‑first institutional principles.

Our leadership team boasts years of relevant, high‑level experience at globally‑renowned institutions. They combine finance, law, regulatory and technology skills in traditional and crypto financial services with a deep understanding of the new digital asset economy.

Our mission is to create the trusted platform to pay, store, trade and earn fiat and digital assets, globally 24/7

www.bcbgroup.com