Head of Fraud Analytics

Alexander Barnes; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Barnes is recruiting a Head of Fraud Analytics for a fast-growing fintech in the UK. You will own the fraud analytics strategy across onboarding, transactions, and ongoing prevention, shaping how detection, measurement, and controls deliver security without harming the customer experience.

Leading a high-performing team of analysts, you’ll partner with Product, Risk, Operations and Leadership to translate data into strategic decisions, launch new products, and continually improve fraud

Qualifications

• Significant fraud analytics leadership experience in fintech or payments.
• Strong expertise in card fraud and customer lifecycle risk management.
• Advanced SQL; Python experience is advantageous.
• Proven track record leading analytical teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills for senior leadership.
• Deep knowledge of UK fraud landscape and regulatory developments.

Responsibilities

• Own fraud analytics strategy across onboarding, transaction monitoring, and ongoing prevention.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of fraud analysts.
• Design, monitor and optimise fraud rules and controls to minimise losses while preserving customer experience.
• Identify new data sources and analytical approaches to strengthen detection.
• Partner with Product, Risk, Operations and Leadership to influence decisions with data insights.
• Lead analytics initiatives for new product launches and strategic projects.
• Present recommendations and performance insights to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Fraud analytics leadership

Card fraud

SQL

Python

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Job description

Head of Fraud Analytics – Leading Fintech

We're partnering with a fast-growing fintech that's scaling rapidly across the UK and looking for a Head of Fraud Analytics to lead and evolve its fraud analytics function.

This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll own fraud analytics strategy across the customer lifecycle, helping shape how fraud is detected, measured, and prevented across multiple products. You'll combine strategic leadership with hands‑on analytical expertise, driving innovation, improving customer outcomes, and supporting the launch of new products.

What you'll be doing:

Leading the fraud analytics strategy across customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and ongoing fraud prevention.

Managing and developing a high performing team of fraud analysts while remaining closely involved in complex analytical work.

Designing, monitoring, and optimising fraud rules and controls to minimise losses while maintaining an excellent customer experience.

Identifying new data sources, tools, and analytical approaches to strengthen fraud detection capabilities.

Partnering with Product, Risk, Operations, and Leadership teams to influence business decisions through data driven insights.

Leading fraud analytics initiatives for new product launches and strategic business projects

Presenting recommendations and performance insights to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.

Driving continuous improvement across fraud processes, reporting, and decision-making frameworks.

What they're looking for:

Significant fraud analytics experience within banking, payments, card issuing, or fintech environments.

Strong expertise in card fraud and customer lifecycle fraud management.

Advanced analytical skills with hands on experience using SQL; Python experience is advantageous.

Proven experience leading and developing analytical teams.

Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance fraud prevention, risk management, and customer experience.

Experience owning analytical strategies from problem definition through to implementation and measurement.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.

Deep understanding of the UK fraud landscape, emerging fraud trends, and regulatory developments.

Why this role?

Join a high growth fintech at an exciting stage of expansion

Shape and own the fraud analytics strategy across multiple products

Lead a growing team while remaining close to the data and decision-making

Play a key role in launching new products and improving customer outcomes

Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package