Head : Fraud Controls & Fraud Regulatory Compliance

Executive Placements; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading African bank seeks a Head of Fraud Controls & Fraud Regulatory Compliance to shape fraud risk management practices. Reporting at VP level, the role leads first-line fraud controls, ensuring compliance and governance across the financial services environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in fraud management, focusing on preventative controls and regulatory adherence, driving a strong risk culture within the organization.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in fraud risk management at a senior level.
• Proven ability to govern and implement fraud control frameworks.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements within financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead first-line fraud control and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Design and implement fraud control frameworks.
• Oversee audit and assurance reviews.

Skills

Fraud risk management

Governance

Regulatory compliance

Quality assurance

Risk culture

Job description

A senior leadership opportunity at the forefront of fraud risk management within a leading African bank. This role is critical in shaping, governing, and strengthening first-line fraud control frameworks across a complex financial services environment.

Reporting at VP level, the Head of Fraud Controls & Fraud Regulatory Compliance is accountable for providing strategic direction, oversight, and independent challenge to ensure that fraud risk management practices are robust, compliant, and aligned to enterprise risk standards. The role operates as a key first line of defence, focusing on preventative controls, regulatory adherence, quality assurance, and governance rather than investigative execution.

You will work closely with Group Risk, Compliance, and Fraud leadership to influence policy, drive assurance outcomes, and embed a strong risk culture across Fraud Solutions. This includes ownership of control frameworks, audit readiness, regulatory engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives that protect the organisation from financial loss, regulatory sanction, and reputational damage.

Our client is a prominent pan-African banking group with a strong focus on governance, risk discipline, and sustainable growth. The organisation operates in a highly regulated environment and is known for investing in senior talent that can balance commercial outcomes with rigorous risk control.

What You'll Do

• Lead first-line fraud control and fraud regulatory compliance across Fraud Solutions
• Design, implement, and govern fraud control, quality assurance, and business assurance frameworks
• Ensure adherence to Group Risk policies, ERM standards, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with Group Fraud, Operational Risk, and Compliance to influence fraud risk policies and standards
• Oversee audit, assurance reviews, and management control assessments
• Maintain fraud risk registers, dashboards, and mitigation plans
• Provide oversight on POPIA, data privacy, and business continuity inputs
• Manage budgets, cost optimisation, and fraud loss reporting wi