Fraud Strategy & Tools Lead

First-Merchants-Bank; Greenwood (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401k

Health Savings and Flexible Spending

Vacation/Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Additional Benefits

Job summary

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Fraud Strategy & Tools Specialist to centralize and optimize the bank’s fraud prevention and detection tools. You will act as a liaison among fraud operations, business units, and external vendors, identifying trends and driving improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least three years in fraud prevention or risk management, with experience in analytics and multiple detection platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, information systems, or related field is required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in fraud prevention, risk management, or financial technology.
• Experience with fraud analytics using detection tools/platforms such as NICE/Actimize, Q2 Sentinel, FICO, Abrigo BAM+, Vertifi, TrueChecks, Alloy, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Tool Optimization & Oversight: understand tool capabilities and optimize configurations.
• Strategic Coordination & Documentation: align fraud tools with business goals and document decisions.
• Identify and analyze fraud trends across channels and products.
• Participate in the fraud triage team for rapid response.
• Provide recommendations for ongoing tuning of fraud detection systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional teams

Fraud typologies

Business value

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

NICE/Actimize

Q2 Sentinel

FICO

Abrigo BAM+

Vertifi

TrueChecks

Alloy

Job description

First Merchants Bank is seeking a Fraud Strategy & Tools Specialist to centralize and optimize the bank’s fraud prevention and detection tools. You will act as a liaison among fraud operations, business units, and external vendors, identifying trends and driving improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least three years in fraud prevention or risk management, with experience in analytics and multiple detection platforms.