Manager, Fraud Strategy

The role

The Manager, Fraud Strategy is a hands-on leader who designs and executes fraud prevention strategies for consumer lending products. This role involves working directly in large datasets using SQL to identify trends and drive risk-based decisions.

What you will do

• Lead the design, testing, and implementation of fraud prevention and detection strategies.
• Build, test, and optimize fraud strategies across acquisition and first-party risk.
• Write SQL from scratch to identify trends and generate actionable insights.
• Connect data signals to inform strategy and make risk-based decisions.
• Partner cross-functionally to implement and refine fraud controls.
• Manage and optimize existing strategies to address stolen/forged identity and malicious first-party intent.
• Leverage advanced analytics to identify emerging fraud trends and mitigate losses.
• Collaborate with Credit Risk, Product, Ops, and IT.
• Partner with external fraud prevention vendors for tool evaluation and performance monitoring.
• Deliver insights and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• Strong, hands-on SQL expertise to build queries from scratch.
• Proven experience designing and executing fraud strategies in lending, fintech, or e-commerce.
• Ability to think strategically and operate with a high degree of ownership.
• Strong judgment to balance fraud risk, customer experience, and business outcomes.
• Comfort working with data, technology, and cross-functional teams.
• Good business judgment with ability to think creatively and strategically.
• Proficient in SQL programming skills.
• Experienced with data visualization platforms such as Sigma and Tableau.
• Skilled in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with 3rd-party Fraud prevention solutions, preferably within the financial services industry.
• Experience working at consumer lending companies in the U.S.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus based on individual performance and company success.
• Health and dental plans with 100% of the premiums covered.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement savings options.
• Hybrid work model.
• Reimbursement for tuition assistance and professional development.
• Discounts through Perkopolis.
• Rewards and recognition programs.

About the company

Momentum Financial Services Group is the team behind Money Mart, Canada’s largest non-bank branch network. They provide financial solutions like short-term loans, money transfers, and prepaid cards to underserved communities.