Strategy & Operations Manager – Emerging Fraud & Abuse

Deliveroo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Deliveroo is seeking a Strategy & Operations Manager for Emerging Fraud & Abuse in London. The role is hybrid with 3 days per week in the London office and reports to the Fraud & Strategy team.

You will lead discovery, investigation, and mitigation of evolving abuse vectors, shaping product strategy and controls to stay ahead of fraudsters. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Operations, Legal and Policy to design scalable solutions that protect customers

Qualifications

• Experience investigating complex fraud, abuse, or operational risk problems.
• Strong analytical skills with SQL and the ability to work with large datasets.
• Structured approach to solving ambiguous problems with limited information.
• Experience influencing Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams without direct authority.
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear business recommendations.
• Strong commercial judgement and balancing customer experience with risk mitigation.
• Experience in experimentation, machine learning, fraud detection, marketplace integrity, or trust and safety.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging abuse and proactively spot new fraud patterns across platforms.
• Lead investigations to understand how abuse occurs and strengthen controls.
• Define the roadmap for emerging fraud prevention across the business.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to scale prevention mechanisms.
• Establish metrics to measure risk and mitigation effectiveness.
• Coordinate fraud prevention across Fraud, Product, Engineering, Trust & Safety, Legal and Finance.

Skills

Fraud investigation

SQL

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Job description

Strategy & Operations Manager – Emerging Fraud & Abuse

London, England

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

About the Role

Hybrid (3 days per week in the London office required)

Fraud is constantly evolving. As our business grows, so do the ways bad actors seek to exploit our products, promotions, and operations.

As the Senior Strategy & Operations Manager for Emerging Fraud & Abuse, you'll lead the discovery, investigation, and mitigation of new and evolving abuse vectors across our platform. Your mission is to identify risks before they become systemic, working across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Operations, Legal, and Policy to design scalable solutions that protect our customers, partners, and business.

This isn't a role focused on running existing fraud programmes. It's about identifying what's next.

You'll combine deep analytical thinking with strategic problem solving to uncover emerging threats, quantify business impact, influence product strategy, and build new controls that keep us ahead of increasingly sophisticated fraudsters.

If you enjoy solving ambiguous problems, following the data, and building solutions where no playbook exists, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

Identify Emerging Abuse

Proactively identify new fraud patterns, abuse trends, and vulnerabilities across our products, customer journeys, and operational processes.

Investigate anomalies, understand attacker behaviours, and translate observations into actionable mitigation strategies.

Continuously scan for evolving risks, whether driven by organised fraud, policy loopholes, technological change, or new product launches.

Build the Strategy

Define the roadmap for emerging fraud prevention across the business.

Prioritise risks based on customer impact, financial exposure, operational complexity, and strategic importance.

Develop business cases that influence investment in tooling, automation, machine learning, and product improvements.

Turn Insights into Action

Lead complex investigations to understand how abuse occurs and where existing controls can be strengthened.

Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to design scalable prevention mechanisms rather than tactical fixes.

Establish metrics that measure both emerging risk and the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.

Drive Cross-Functional Execution

Act as the central point of coordination between Fraud, Product, Engineering, Trust & Safety, Customer Operations, Legal, Finance, and Data Science.

Influence roadmaps to ensure fraud prevention is embedded into product development from the earliest stages.

Support major product launches by identifying potential abuse scenarios and recommending preventative controls.

Build Organisational Capability

Develop frameworks for identifying, prioritising, and responding to emerging threats.

Improve how intelligence is shared across teams to ensure new attack patterns are detected and mitigated quickly.

Help foster a culture of proactive fraud prevention across the organisation.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys solving complex, high-impact business problems.

You’ll likely come from fraud, trust & safety, cybersecurity, payments, marketplaces, fintech, consulting, or another analytical environment where you've been responsible for identifying and solving new risks.

You’ll bring:

Experience investigating complex fraud, abuse, or operational risk problems

Strong analytical skills with SQL and the ability to work comfortably with large datasets

A structured approach to solving ambiguous problems with limited information

Experience influencing Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams without direct authority

The ability to translate technical findings into clear business recommendations

Strong commercial judgement and an understanding of balancing customer experience with risk mitigation

Experience in experimentation, machine learning, fraud detection, marketplace integrity, or trust and safety is advantageous but not essential

You’ll thrive here if you...

Love solving problems that don't have an obvious answer

Are naturally curious and enjoy uncovering hidden patterns in data

Think like both an investigator and a strategist

Can connect technical detail with commercial impact

Influence through evidence rather than hierarchy

Stay ahead of emerging technologies and evolving fraud techniques

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!