Sr. Lead Fraud Program Manager

About the role

The Sr. Fraud Program Manager is responsible for leading and maturing key components of Paze’s Fraud Program to safeguard customers and protect the integrity of the platform. This role operates at a strategic and executional level — owning large, complex, cross-functional fraud initiatives while influencing enterprise stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Operations. The Sr. Lead partners closely with Fraud leadership to translate strategic objectives into scalable program structures, technical requirements, governance, and measurable outcomes. This position serves as the most senior individual contributor within the Fraud Risk Program function and may mentor other program managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of major components of the Fraud Risk Program.
• Translate fraud strategy into executable roadmaps, epics, features, and technical requirements.
• Own delivery of large, complex, technology-intensive fraud initiatives spanning multiple interrelated workstreams.
• Establish program governance frameworks, operating rhythms, KPIs, reporting mechanisms, and risk controls.
• Proactively monitor fraud performance metrics relative to targets; identify emerging risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Lead program-level risk identification, issue resolution, and change control across cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, Compliance, and Legal to align fraud risk capabilities with business strategy and roadmap priorities.
• Drive vendor oversight for fraud-related third-party solutions, ensuring performance, compliance, and risk standards are met.
• Develop and formalize fraud risk standards, policies, controls, and documentation aligned to regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Influence decision-making at senior leadership levels through data-driven recommendations and executive-ready communication.
• Mentor and provide guidance to other Fraud Risk Program Managers to elevate program delivery practices.
• Support the company’s commitment to enterprise risk management and protection of systems and data integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Risk Management, or related field.
• Typically