264 Fraud Prevention jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Role:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Fraud & Payments Expert - Manager to lead our fraud prevention and payments operations for our digital e-commerce and platform, including crypto transactions. This role requires a strategic thinker with a tech-savvy background in managing high-volume digital payments, fraud detection, and operational risk mitigation. The candidate will oversee a team, optimise transactional workflows, and ensure a balance between seamless customer experience and fraud prevention.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement pattern-based fraud detection strategies:
• Start local, then expand to international detection.
• Use a hybrid approach, applying consistent rules while adapting to evolving fraud tactics.
• Monitor anomalies within transactions, setting rules to flag or unblock customers.
• Manage chargebacks and resolve customer complaints on a daily basis.
• Reduce fraud losses by rejecting high-risk transactions while increasing successful conversions.
• Identify the highest probability points for conversation and customer engagement to convert legitimate transactions.

Payments Management

• Oversee multiple payment channels (7-8), including:
• Collaborate with payment service providers focused on the fraud side.
• Ensure the least friction payment flows with optimal acceptance rates and robust 3DS security.
• Balance rejection of bad transactions without impacting genuine customers.
• Build a good balance of payment acceptance and risk management.
• Leading a team of agents, supervised by a senior agent.
• Daily management of fraud rules, analysing anomalies, and customer communication.
• Report progress and insights directly to the Executive team.
• Manage a team of Indian agents, ensuring effective monitoring and response.

Technical & Strategic Oversight

• Leverage advanced technology, including:
• Rules engines, machine learning models, and data analytics.
• Utilise tools such as Xero (accounting), AWS (web servers), and custom fraud detection algorithms.
• Develop and optimise strategies around market trends, operational data, and economic factors.
• Drive continuous improvement in detection systems to lessen fraud and maximise revenue.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years in fraud prevention, payment operations, or risk management within digital or gaming sectors.
• Strong understanding of high-volume payment processing, 3DS, and acceptance protocols.
• Experience dealing with gambling, crypto, or large-scale e-commerce platforms.
• Tech-savvy, with a background in automation, machine learning, and data analytics.
• Prior experience working with payments, fraud patterns, and risk tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a strategic mindset.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Background in online retail, automation, machine learning, or payments.
• Familiar with disruptive payment models, high throughput, and risk mitigation.
• Tech-driven, innovative, and highly analytical.

What We Offer:

• A challenging role within a fast-growing digital business.
• Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation.
• The opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge technology and data-driven strategies.

If you’re passionate about preventing fraud, optimising payments, and working with high-tech solutions, we want to hear from you!

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionFinance, Consulting, and Strategy/Planning
• IndustriesComputers and Electronics Manufacturing, Online and Mail Order Retail, and Gambling Facilities and Casinos

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Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 17 hours ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1 year ago

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The role involves formulating, articulating, and executing a multi-year fraud prevention strategy and roadmap, aligned with the bank's business objectives and strategic priorities and requires setting clear goals, measurable objectives, and specific targets to significantly reduce fraud incidents and enhance prevention capabilities across all channels, including digital platforms, branches, call center, and all product offerings such as deposits, loans, cards, and payment services.

Principle Accountabilities

• Collaborate with the Head of Fraud Risk Management to develop and implement a robust fraud prevention strategy aligned with the company's overall risk management framework.
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of current tools, identify capability gaps, and recommend investments in advanced technologies to enhance fraud detection, prevention, and response.
• This includes both internally developed systems and the integration of third-party solutions.
• Develop a strategic technology roadmap for fraud prevention, including platform upgrades, new technologies, and vendor management.
• Establish a process for monitoring and analyzing fraud trends, tactics, best practices, innovative techniques, and regulatory changes.
• Maintain a forward-looking perspective to identify and mitigate emerging threats.
• Provide quarterly reports summarizing fraud trends, assessing impacts, and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Promote a strong culture of fraud awareness and provide expert guidance to business units and stakeholders on fraud risk and prevention.
• Review and update operational procedures and workflows for key fraud prevention processes.
• Continuously tune, optimize, and maintain fraud detection rules, algorithms, and technology systems.
• Balance minimizing false positives and maximizing detection rates through data-driven analysis and adjustments.
• Produce monthly reports on fraud detection performance, including key metrics and optimization strategies.
• Establish a clear SLA with the Fraud Investigations team, including escalation procedures, documentation standards, and reporting timelines
• Regularly evaluate new fraud prevention technologies and recommend their adoption.
• Deploy and optimize AI and ML-powered fraud detection systems to enhance capabilities.
• Ensure SLAs with technology vendors are met, monitor system performance, and execute timely upgrades.
• Actively participate in cross-functional committees, task forces, and governance forums to align fraud prevention priorities.
• Develop and maintain fraud prevention policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements.
• Regularly report on critical fraud trends, financial losses, fund recoveries, and the overall effectiveness of the fraud prevention program.
• Balance security protocols with providing a seamless and positive experience for legitimate customers, minimizing disruptions and false positives.
• Provide direction and expert guidance for the continuous development, implementation, and optimization of the bank's fraud prevention technology platform.
• Experience in dealing with regulators, law enforcement, card schemes and industry bodies.
• A thorough and in-depth understanding of the relevant legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements that govern fraud and financial crime within the banking industry is critical.

Desired Candidate Profile

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in fraud prevention/detection within banking/financial services, with 7-10 years in a senior role overseeing fraud prevention.
• Deep expertise in identifying current and emerging fraud trends, attack methodologies, fraud typologies, and indicators across all channels and product lines.
• Thorough understanding of legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements for fraud and financial crime in banking in the UAE.
• Extensive hands-on experience with fraud detection and prevention tools, technology platforms, and specialized technologies in banking.
• Bachelor s degree in finance, Business Administration, IT, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, or a related field is required; a Master's degree is strongly preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CFE, CISA, CISM) are an advantage.

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Problem-solving abilities with a track record of innovative solutions for evolving fraud challenges
• Managing relationships with third-party vendors, including contract negotiation, performance monitoring, and SLA management Leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

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Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced professional to formulate and execute a multi-year fraud prevention strategy.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in identifying current and emerging fraud trends, attack methodologies, and indicators across all channels and product lines.

In this role, you will collaborate with senior leaders to develop and implement a robust fraud prevention strategy aligned with the organization's risk management framework.

You will continuously evaluate the effectiveness of current tools, identify capability gaps, and recommend investments in advanced technologies to enhance fraud detection, prevention, and response.

• Develop a strategic technology roadmap for fraud prevention, including platform upgrades, new technologies, and vendor management.
• Establish a process for monitoring and analyzing fraud trends, tactics, best practices, innovative techniques, and regulatory changes.
• Maintain a forward-looking perspective to identify and mitigate emerging threats.

Key Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in fraud prevention/detection within banking/financial services, with 7-10 years in a senior role overseeing fraud prevention.
• Deep expertise in identifying current and emerging fraud trends, attack methodologies, fraud typologies, and indicators across all channels and product lines.
• Thorough understanding of legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements for fraud and financial crime in banking in the UAE.

What We Offer:

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and contribute to the development of a robust fraud prevention strategy.

As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with senior leaders to drive business growth and improve operational efficiency.

We offer a competitive salary package, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career advancement.

Skillset Keywords: Fraud Prevention , Risk Management , Financial Crime

Join a leading organization as a seasoned Fraud Management expert. This role is ideal for an accomplished professional who can drive the implementation of advanced technology products for fraud prevention.

• Develop a robust framework for managing project delivery.
• Lead client implementation and oversee project assignments, capacity planning, profitability, and delivery governance.
• Ensure control over product implementation schedule, effort, and risk mitigation.
• Identify and address project risks, providing recommendations for risk avoidance.
• Communicate effectively with clients to identify needs and propose business solutions.
• Drive process improvements and develop policies, procedures, and tools to support delivery.
• Responsible for fraud prevention implementation projects across regions.
• Manage the implementation team and execute delivery process.
• Excellent resource planning and upskilling.
• Excellent planning and execution of project delivery under high pressure.
• Ability to manage project scope and client expectations.
• Continuous follow-through on assignments and issue resolution.
• Solution-led thinking particularly in Fraud Management and passion to execute.
• Collaborate with other business leaders to set strategic plans and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Comfortably pitch to C-level executives and conduct solution demos.
• Assist in pre-sales processes, including RFPs, RFIs, POCs, and demos.

Requirements:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in business, finance, computer science, or a related field. A master's degree will be advantageous.
• 10+ years of experience in implementing fraud prevention products, preferably in banking, telecom, or insurance industries.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with at least 5+ years of team management experience.
• Proven functional expertise as a fraud prevention subject matter expert.
• Diverse knowledge of fraud management solutions will be beneficial.
• Strong background in technology, including applications, data, cloud, and security.
• Good understanding of requirements gathering, solution designing, and product implementation lifecycle processes.
• Exceptional operational, project management, and process management skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, time management, and planning skills, with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment while delivering high-quality work.
• Willingness to adapt to a changing and growing environment.
• Readiness to travel as per project requirements.
• BAS programming certification will be advantageous.
• Working experience on BAS solutions will be beneficial.

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Card Fraud Expert

As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in safeguarding our assets and reputation by investigating and resolving card fraudulent activities.

You will work closely with the Compliance & Risk Management team to investigate matters identified from card fraud management systems, proactive assessments, or external events.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a real impact and contribute to preventing financial loss due to card fraud.

1. Investigation and Resolution : Conduct thorough investigations into suspected card fraud cases, analyze transaction patterns, and engage with the operations team to verify customer information.
2. Alert Monitoring and Response : Monitor alerts, transactions, and customer accounts for signs of card fraudulent activity using our advanced fraud detection tools and systems.
3. Report Preparation : Prepare detailed reports on fraud cases, including findings and outcomes, and provide recommendations to prevent future fraud.