Emerging Threats Fraud Risk Manager Modeling & Detection

Associated Bank; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 122,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension plans

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Associated Bank is seeking an experienced Financial Crimes Model Risk Manager‑Emerging Threats to strengthen fraud prevention capabilities and protect customers. You will identify emerging threats, enhance detection strategies, and optimize controls across platforms.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, Technology, and Fraud Operations teams to improve data quality and detection performance while driving measurable reductions in false positives and negatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 7+ years in fraud detection or financial crimes, cybersecurity analytics, or related field.
• Experience with fraud detection systems, rules engines, risk-based decisioning, and ML‑based models.

Responsibilities

• Monitor emerging fraud threats, technologies, and regulatory changes to maintain effective detection strategies.
• Analyze fraud trends, digital activity, and behavioral patterns to identify risks and control gaps.
• Design, test, deploy, and optimize fraud detection rules and decisioning strategies across platforms.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Technology, and Fraud Operations teams to enhance detection capabilities and data quality.
• Evaluate detection performance metrics and provide actionable insights to improve effectiveness and customer experience.
• Drive continuous improvements that increase fraud capture rates and reduce false positives and false negatives.
• Maintain governance documentation, audit-ready records, and change management processes.
• Support regulatory examinations and ensure compliance with applicable banking and fraud prevention standards.

Skills

Fraud detection

Financial crimes

Cybersecurity analytics

Machine learning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Fraud detection systems

Rules engines

Risk-based decisioning platforms

Machine learning models

Job description

Associated Bank is seeking an experienced Financial Crimes Model Risk Manager‑Emerging Threats to strengthen fraud prevention capabilities and protect customers. You will identify emerging threats, enhance detection strategies, and optimize controls across platforms.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, Technology, and Fraud Operations teams to improve data quality and detection performance while driving measurable reductions in false positives and negatives.