Fraud Risk Leader: Strategy & Controls

Guidehouse; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Discretionary bonus

Parental Leave

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a senior Fraud Risk Manager in Tysons, VA to lead fraud risk management, prevention, and operational improvement initiatives. You will drive end-to-end efforts from assessment through implementation, coordinating across stakeholders and delivering clear guidance to technical, operational, and executive audiences.

The role requires 5–7 years of fraud risk management experience, strong analytical abilities, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five to seven years of fraud risk management experience.
• Strong knowledge of fraud operations, fraud prevention, investigations, and fraud risk management.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and working with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to independently drive work to completion.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to identify risks, dependencies, and solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience producing polished deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support fraud risk management, prevention, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Take identified risks, gaps, or recommendations from assessment through implementation and completion.
• Conduct current-state assessments, gather requirements, and identify practical process and control improvements.
• Coordinate across stakeholders, manage dependencies, track actions, and drive work forward with minimal oversight.
• Identify fraud risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Research emerging fraud trends, threats, and industry practices to inform recommendations.
• Develop high-quality deliverables, including SOPs, governance frameworks, requirements, process documentation, executive briefings, presentations, and reporting.
• Translate complex fraud topics into clear, actionable guidance for technical, operational, and executive audiences.

Skills

Fraud operations

Fraud prevention

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Investigation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

NIST guidance familiarity

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a senior Fraud Risk Manager in Tysons, VA to lead fraud risk management, prevention, and operational improvement initiatives. You will drive end-to-end efforts from assessment through implementation, coordinating across stakeholders and delivering clear guidance to technical, operational, and executive audiences.

The role requires 5–7 years of fraud risk management experience, strong analytical abilities, and excellent communication skills.