Senior Fraud Strategy Lead for New Initiatives

Remitly; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Health, dental, and vision + 401k plan

Paid parental, medical, military and…

Mental Health & Family FormingBenefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Continuing education

Job summary

Remitly is seeking a Senior Manager, Fraud Strategy, New Initiatives to lead a team of PMs and data analysts responsible for fraud controls across new products and payment methods. You will shape risk requirements from early assessment through delivery and ongoing operations, collaborating with product, engineering, compliance, and legal teams.

This role sits in the Identity & Trust organization and requires balancing loss prevention with a smooth customer experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strategic experience in the fraud and risk domain.
• At least 3 years of experience managing people.
• Direct experience designing fraud control requirements for new products, payment methods, or channel launches.
• Deep expertise in fraud detection and prevention, including rule design and model implementation.
• Hands-on experience building with AI and using it across a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of technical program managers and fraud data analysts.
• Own fraud control requirements for new initiatives from risk assessment through control delivery and maintenance.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, compliance, legal, and operations early in planning of new products and payment methods.
• Act as entry point for teams building on Remitly's shared fraud services and decide when to extend or build new capabilities.
• Prioritize work across launches and partners and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Partner with analytics to design experiments and translate findings for senior leaders.
• Lead incident responses for fraud events with root-cause analysis and long-term fixes.

Skills

Fraud strategy

Team leadership

Cross-functional leadership

AI experience

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, risk management, or quantitative field

Tools

AI/ML tooling

Job description

Remitly is seeking a Senior Manager, Fraud Strategy, New Initiatives to lead a team of PMs and data analysts responsible for fraud controls across new products and payment methods. You will shape risk requirements from early assessment through delivery and ongoing operations, collaborating with product, engineering, compliance, and legal teams.

This role sits in the Identity & Trust organization and requires balancing loss prevention with a smooth customer experience.