Fraud Analytics Manager: Lead Strategy & Mitigation

Bread Financial; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Job summary

Bread Financial is seeking a Fraud Analytics Manager in the US to lead a team of analysts, drive fraud trend analysis and mitigation strategies, and optimize controls across the customer lifecycle.

You will measure fraud performance with robust analytics, partner with Operations, Compliance, Credit, and Product, and mentor staff to advance best practices in a fast‑growing financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in fraud risk and/or credit risk strategy development within financial services.
• 3+ years of experience leading project(s), mentoring and/or coaching experience
• Demonstrated experience analyzing large and complex data sets to identify fraud trends, quantify risk, and support data‑driven mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead fraud strategy execution through advanced analytics by identifying emerging fraud trends, performing root‑cause analysis, and translating insights into actionable mitigation recommendations.
• Manage and develop a team of fraud analysts responsible for delivering real‑time and trend‑based insights into fraud vulnerabilities and countermeasure opportunities.
• Design, implement, and optimize fraud prevention controls across the customer lifecycle, leveraging existing analytics tools, fraud platforms, and detection methodologies.
• Measure, monitor, and report fraud performance using statistical analysis to quantify risk, opportunity, and control effectiveness.
• Build and maintain relationships with cross‑functional partners to ensure fraud strategies are understood, compliant, and executed as designed.

Skills

Fraud risk management

Credit risk strategy

Data analytics

Data management

MS SQL Server Reporting Services

Risk management strategies

Fraud controls

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Analytics, Statistics, or related quantitative discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

MicroStrategy

Fraud platforms

Job description

Bread Financial is seeking a Fraud Analytics Manager in the US to lead a team of analysts, drive fraud trend analysis and mitigation strategies, and optimize controls across the customer lifecycle.

You will measure fraud performance with robust analytics, partner with Operations, Compliance, Credit, and Product, and mentor staff to advance best practices in a fast‑growing financial services environment.