Strategy & Operations Manager - Payments Risk & Fraud

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Deliveroo in London is seeking a Strategy & Operations Manager for Payments Risk & Fraud to own the strategy across payment fraud, promotions abuse, cash risk and disputes, balancing customer experience with growth and profitability.

You will shape roadmaps, partner with data science to improve detection models, collaborate with Finance and Payments, and translate complex data into clear executive recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and data-driven problem solving.
• Experience owning complex fraud, payments, risk, or trust initiatives with measurable impact.
• Ability to develop business cases and influence investment decisions.
• Track record leading cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Finance and Data Science.
• Ability to translate data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Balance growth, customer experience and risk with good commercial judgement.
• Experience with payment fraud, chargebacks or promotions abuse is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define strategy and roadmap for payments risk and fraud across markets.
• Identify risks, prioritise investments, and evolve controls.
• Own key business metrics: payment approval, recovery, false positives.
• Collaborate with Data Science to improve fraud models.
• Develop executive reporting and dashboards.
• Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing and Payments to execute initiatives.
• Represent Payments Risk in senior leadership discussions.

Skills

SQL

Data analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Commercial judgement

Payments risk

Job description

Strategy & Operations Manager - Payments Risk & Fraud

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)

Every day, millions of customer transactions flow through our platform. Our challenge is to make payments effortless for genuine customers while preventing fraud, abuse, and financial loss.

As the Senior Strategy & Operations Manager for Payments Risk & Fraud, you'll own one of our most commercially important problem spaces. You'll define the strategy for payment fraud, promotions abuse, cash risk, and chargebacks – balancing customer experience, growth, and profitability.

This is an end-to-end ownership role. You'll identify opportunities, shape strategy, influence product and engineering roadmaps, partner with data science to improve detection models, and work closely with Finance and Payments to protect revenue while enabling sustainable growth.

If you enjoy solving ambiguous, high-impact business problems using data, technology, and cross-functional leadership, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Own

Own the strategy and roadmap for payment fraud, promotions abuse, cash risk, and disputes across multiple markets.

Identify emerging risks, prioritise investments, and continuously evolve our controls to protect customers and the business while supporting growth.

Driving Commercial Performance: Own the key business metrics that matter, including:

Payment approval rates

Recovery rates

False positive rates

Evaluate trade-offs between risk, customer experience, and conversion to maximise long-term profitability

Use data to understand fraud trends, uncover new opportunities, and measure impact.

Partner closely with Data Science to improve fraud models, optimise decisioning, and reduce false positives.

Develop executive reporting and dashboards that provide clear visibility into business performance and emerging risks.

Leading Cross-Functional Execution

Work closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Fraud Operations, Payments, and external partners to deliver strategic initiatives.

Influence roadmaps, align stakeholders, and ensure our fraud capabilities continue to scale with the business.

Represent Payments Risk across senior leadership discussions and drive alignment on priorities and investment decisions.

Improve our Payments Ecosystem

Partner with payment providers, acquirers, and card networks to improve payment performance, optimise dispute outcomes, and maintain compliance with scheme requirements.

Continuously improve operational processes through automation, tooling, and scalable controls.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong analytical skills and enjoys solving complex business problems.

You’ll likely have experience in payments, fraud, fintech, marketplaces, financial services, or another fast-paced, data-driven environment.

You'll bring:

Experience owning complex fraud, payments, risk, or trust & safety initiatives with measurable commercial impact.

Strong analytical skills, including SQL and data-driven problem solving.

Experience developing business cases and influencing investment decisions.

A track record of leading cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Finance, and Data Science.

The ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Strong commercial judgement and an ability to balance growth, customer experience, and risk.

Experience with payment fraud, chargebacks, promotions abuse, or card payment ecosystems is highly desirable.

You'll thrive here if you...

Think like an owner and enjoy accountability

Love solving ambiguous, high-impact business problems

Are equally comfortable analysing data and influencing senior stakeholders

Enjoy working across multiple teams to turn ideas into execution

Balance customer experience with commercial outcomes

Continuously challenge the status quo and look for better ways of working

Why Deliveroo

Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.

We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new ideas.

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.

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!