Investigations Unit Head

East West Banking Corporation; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

East West Banking Corporation invites an experienced professional to head the Investigations Unit in Taguig. You will lead a team handling fraud investigations across cards, loans, and other products, ensuring timely closures and strong risk controls.

You will analyze fraud trends, drive new detection rules, and build partnerships with law enforcement and industry peers to strengthen the bank's fraud risk management framework.

Qualifications

• Holder of a Bachelor's degree.
• At least five years of experience in Fraud Management with strong knowledge of investigation and detection processes.
• Solid understanding of Retail and Consumer Banking products, operations, and fraud risk controls.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven leadership capabilities in coaching and developing teams.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead fraud investigations across cards, loans, and banking products, ensuring timely closure.
• Analyze incidents and trends, recommend process improvements and new controls.
• Drive development and implementation of fraud detection strategies and rules.
• Review and endorse fraud case dispositions for quality and compliance.
• Coordinate with vendors and partners to recover losses from fraud incidents.
• Lead awareness and capability-building programs and foster stakeholder partnerships.

Skills

Fraud management

Fraud investigation

Fraud detection

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Fraud detection tools

Job description

Our Enterprise Fraud team is looking for experienced professionals to join us in Taguig with the role of Investigations Unit Head.

In this role, you will lead and manage the Fraud Investigation Team, ensuring fraud cases across credit cards, personal loans, debit cards, auto loans, and other covered products are thoroughly investigated, resolved, and closed within agreed timelines while delivering operational targets. You will also drive fraud risk mitigation by analyzing emerging fraud trends, recommending new detection rules and parameters, developing team capabilities, and building strong partnerships with industry peers, law enforcement, and judicial stakeholders to support successful fraud prevention and investigation outcomes.

East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) is one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines, and is committed to continuously invest in people and in process, product, and service enhancements, and embrace new ideas to enhance the EastWest experience.

We empower our employees to drive their careers and are committed to provide the runway for them to grow. We value teamwork and individual initiative. Join us and be part of a highly engaged team, and a workplace that promotes development and goal attainment.

Whether you're just starting out, or already a seasoned professional, EastWest can help you unleash your potential, and bridge the gap between dream to success.

What the role will entail

• Lead fraud investigations across credit cards, personal loans, debit cards, and other banking products, ensuring cases are thoroughly reviewed, resolved, and closed within agreed turnaround times.
• Analyze fraud incidents and emerging trends, recommending process improvements, policy enhancements, and new control measures to minimize fraud losses.
• Drive the development and implementation of fraud detection strategies, tools, and rules to improve fraud prevention effectiveness while maintaining a positive customer experience.
• Review and endorse fraud case dispositions, ensuring investigation quality, accuracy, and compliance with established standards and procedures.
• Manage fraud recovery initiatives by coordinating with third-party vendors and partners to recover losses arising from fraud-related incidents.
• Lead fraud awareness and capability-building programs, while fostering strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, industry counterparts, and external agencies to strengthen the Bank's fraud risk management framework.

What we're looking for

• Holder of a Bachelor's degree
• At least five years of experience in Fraud Management, with strong knowledge of fraud investigation and fraud detection processes.
• Solid understanding of Retail and Consumer Banking products, operations, and fraud risk controls.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate risks and implement effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build strong partnerships across all levels of the organization.
• Proven leadership capabilities in coaching and developing teams, driving employee engagement, and delivering fraud awareness training and orientation programs.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong customer focus, sound decision-making ability, and the foresight to balance fraud prevention objectives with business growth.

What you can expect from joining our team

• Career development and training opportunities
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• Performance-based incentives and recognition programs to reward high-performing individuals
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and be mentored by them
• Defined career progression paths to guide you in your professional growth