Fraud Risk & Governance Director

suttonbank; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutton Bank seeks a seasoned leader to own and advance its Fraud Risk Management Program. You will oversee governance, risk assessments, appetite, KRIs, and reporting while guiding cross‑functional teams across risk, compliance, and operations.

The role requires extensive experience in financial crimes, payments risk, and regulatory interactions, with a track record of maturing risk programs and delivering board‑level insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Risk Management, Criminal Justice, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads fraud governance routines and management reporting processes.
• Maintains fraud-related policies, standards, and procedures.
• Coordinates fraud risk management activities across business, risk, compliance, and third-party risk management functions.
• Maintains fraud risk assessment methodologies and fraud typology frameworks.
• Oversees periodic fraud risk assessments across partners, products, and programs.
• Identifies emerging fraud risks, trends, and control weaknesses and ensure appropriate escalation and remediation.
• Maintains fraud KRIs and supporting management information.
• Develops and delivers fraud reporting to Executive Management and Board committees.
• Recommends corrective actions when fraud performance exceeds established thresholds.
• Establishes and maintains fraud risk management expectations for partners and service providers.
• Reviews fraud performance, reporting, and control effectiveness across partner relationships.
• Supports partner due diligence, onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and issue management activities.
• Evaluates partner fraud capabilities, controls, tools, and monitoring practices.
• Oversees fraud reporting, trend analysis, and performance monitoring activities.
• Monitors fraud losses, fraud typologies, emerging threats, and partner performance.
• Supports the development and enhancement of fraud analytics, reporting, and data governance capabilities.

Skills

Fraud risk management

Governance

Risk assessments

Executive reporting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

KRIs

Partnership oversight

Fraud analytics

Regulatory familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's preferred

CFE preferred

Job description

Sutton Bank seeks a seasoned leader to own and advance its Fraud Risk Management Program. You will oversee governance, risk assessments, appetite, KRIs, and reporting while guiding cross‑functional teams across risk, compliance, and operations.

The role requires extensive experience in financial crimes, payments risk, and regulatory interactions, with a track record of maturing risk programs and delivering board‑level insights.