Adversarial Fraud Testing Leader

Adobe Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe Inc. seeks a leader to build and drive an Adversarial Fraud Testing function within Global Consumer Trust. You will simulate real-world fraud, design repeatable testing strategies, and partner across Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, Security to strengthen defenses.

You will lead a team to identify weaknesses, prioritize remediation, and ensure remediation is validated through retesting, influencing product roadmaps and security postures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Economics, or related field with 10+ years of hands-on industry experience.
• Experience leading technical teams in fraud prevention, adversarial testing, security, abuse prevention or risk engineering.
• Strong understanding of how fraudsters exploit digital products, customer journeys, APIs, identity systems, payments.
• Technical fluency with APIs, automation, scripting, data analysis, and modern web/cloud architectures; lead technical testing.
• Must have: Python, APIs/HTTP, automation, debugging, Git, data/SQL, ability to understand product architecture.
• Useful: JavaScript, cloud services, browser automation, authentication/identity systems, CI/CD, security testing tools.
• Strong adversarial mindset with creative thinking about bypasses and abuses.
• Experience developing structured testing methodologies and translating findings into improvements.
• Proven ability to influence Product, Engineering, Fraud, Security, and senior leaders without direct authority.
• Strong judgment balancing testing efficacy with customer, business, security, legal, and operational concerns.
• Excellent communication skills translating complex attack paths into business risks and exec recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Adobe's Adversarial Fraud Testing function within Global Consumer Trust, proactively testing how fraudsters may exploit Adobe's products, services, and controls.
• Develop an adversarial testing strategy and methodology that safely simulates real-world fraud across journeys, APIs, accounts, payments, entitlements.
• Lead recreation of significant fraud attacks to identify weaknesses and strengthen defenses.
• Partner with Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, Security, and others to design tests and prioritize remediation.
• Build repeatable testing capabilities using automation, APIs, scripting, and other technical approaches to simulate fraud at scale.
• Validate new and existing fraud controls by testing whether mitigations disrupt attack paths and reduce circumvention opportunities.
• Establish processes for documenting findings, assessing risk, communicating recommendations, and tracking remediation through retesting.
• Identify patterns across tests and incidents to surface systemic weaknesses and influence fraud prevention strategy and roadmaps.
• Build and develop a high-performing team with technical, fraud, and adversarial expertise.

Skills

Python

APIs/HTTP

Automation

Debugging

Git

Data/SQL

Product architecture

JavaScript

Cloud services

Browser automation

Authentication/identity systems

CI/CD

Security testing tools

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Economics, or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Git

Cloud services

Browser automation

Security testing tools

Authentication/identity systems

Job description

Adobe Inc. seeks a leader to build and drive an Adversarial Fraud Testing function within Global Consumer Trust. You will simulate real-world fraud, design repeatable testing strategies, and partner across Fraud Prevention, Product, Engineering, Security to strengthen defenses.

You will lead a team to identify weaknesses, prioritize remediation, and ensure remediation is validated through retesting, influencing product roadmaps and security postures.