Senior Fraud Risk Mitigation Leader (Remote)

Paylocity; United States; On-site; USD 118,100 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Paylocity is seeking a Senior Manager Fraud Risk Mitigation to lead fraud prevention, detection, and investigation across Paylocity and Airbase products. You will shape a unified strategy to protect clients and the organization from losses while guiding a team of Risk Investigators.

This leadership role requires deep expertise in fraud typologies across payment rails (ACH, Card, Wires, RTP) and strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Data Science to embed fraud controls

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in fraud detection, prevention, investigation, and/or chargeback management.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing fraud analysts/investigators.
• Expert knowledge of fraud typologies across payment methods (ACH, Card, Wires, RTP).
• Understanding of Reg E, BSA/AML, NACHA rules, and card network rules.
• Experience implementing fraud detection tools and case management systems.
• Strong strategic planning and execution capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Vendor management experience.
• CFE or similar certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive fraud risk mitigation strategy for all products.
• Lead and scale a large team of Risk Investigators.
• Oversee complex cross-channel fraud investigations with root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate and optimize fraud detection tools, systems, and rules engines.
• Develop chargeback strategies across networks to minimize losses.
• Establish KPIs for losses, detection, and investigation turnaround times.
• Maintain knowledge of current fraud trends and techniques.
• Enforce internal policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Data Science.
• Manage relationships with financial institutions and vendors.
• Ensure regulatory reporting of fraud incidents where required.
• Deliver fraud awareness training across teams.

Skills

Fraud prevention

Fraud investigations

Leadership

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Paylocity is seeking a Senior Manager Fraud Risk Mitigation to lead fraud prevention, detection, and investigation across Paylocity and Airbase products. You will shape a unified strategy to protect clients and the organization from losses while guiding a team of Risk Investigators.

This leadership role requires deep expertise in fraud typologies across payment rails (ACH, Card, Wires, RTP) and strong collaboration with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Data Science to embed fraud controls