Fraud Prevention Sr Lead

City National Bank; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Paid time off

Fertility benefits

Networking groups

Job summary

City National Bank seeks a Fraud Prevention Senior Lead to guide enterprise fraud-risk initiatives from strategy to execution. You will advise senior stakeholders and translate business priorities into effective mitigation capabilities while balancing customer experience and risk.

In this role you will lead cross-functional teams, manage complex risk assessments for new products, and drive a tightly coordinated program with measurable cost of fraud prevention and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 10+ years in fraud prevention or risk management.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience translating data into business insights and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and execute fraud prevention strategies.
• Coordinate with Fraud Management, Business, Risk and vendors to address challenges.
• Lead complex fraud risk assessments for new products and channels.
• Stay ahead of emerging fraud risks and remediation efforts.
• Provide executive level reporting and present risks and solutions.
• Balance priorities and build cross-organizational relationships.
• Develop robust procedures and controls for Fraud Prevention.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Fraud risk awareness

Strategic advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The Fraud Prevention Senior Lead is responsible for leading delivery of large scale enterprise-wide fraud risk initiatives. This includes overarching support of senior leadership to ensure strategic alignment and execution on priority areas of focus. This individual will be formulating strategy and driving execution end-to-end. This role serves as an advisor to business and risk partners. This role supports the translation of business priorities into fraud mitigation capabilities that balance customer experience, operational resilience, and financial risk mitigation. Experience addressing complex issues, processes, and projects, and working in a high- paced, fluid environment is required.

FRAUD PREVENTION SR LEAD

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and execute on fraud prevention strategies, diagnose issues, develop risk mitigation plans, and ensure initiatives align with corporate strategy,
• Take accountability for multiple fraud loss lines, as appropriate, and coordinate with internal Fraud Management partner teams, Business, Risk, and vendor partners to address fraud challenges ensuring CNB operates within risk appetite.
• Lead complex fraud risk assessments for new or changed products and channels ensuring the firm does not assume risks that exceed appetite
• Stay abreast of the fraud risk landscape and emerging fraud risks, ensuring CNB is positioned to remediate risks
• Serve as a leader in Fraud Management, establishing team norms, a risk aware culture, and driving a well‑managed tightly coordinated operation.
• Measure and optimize cost of fraud prevention, identify current risks and vulnerabilities, and prepare CNB for future threats/ opportunities
• Provide executive level reporting and lead executive level meetings, clearly conveying risks and solutions
• Manage / matrix manage other colleagues and concurrent programs and projects related to fraud prevention strategy
• Influence and manage expectations of key stakeholders and act as a strategic advisor on key areas of focus to enable CNB fraud prevention strategy.
• Balance multiple competing priorities and teams by providing oversight and guidance to actions of high importance and creating and maintaining cross-organizational relationships to enable success.
• Develop and maintain robust procedures and controls for Fraud Prevention, coordinating with risk and governance teams to ensure the prevention function is well-managed.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in fraud prevention or risk management in financial services or equivalent

Additional Qualifications

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives or equivalent
• Experience translating data into business insights and recommendations.
• Risk management expertise across multiple lines of defense or equivalent

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Compensation

Starting base salary: $111,408 - $189,738 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

Benefits and Perks

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

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About Us

Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us.

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

• Represents basic qualifications for the position. To be considered for this position, you must at least meet the required qualifications. careers.cnb.com accepts applications on an ongoing basis, until filled.

Unless otherwise indicated as fully remote, reporting into a designated City National location is an essential function of the job.