Senior Fraud Risk Manager

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.
  • Background in fraud risk management or related fields like compliance or financial services oversight.
  • Knowledge of fraud monitoring, control design, and incident response.
  • Balance risk mitigation with a focus on client experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence key decisions.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Familiarity with fraud typologies and privacy considerations in financial services.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a fraud risk roadmap aligned with business and regulatory priorities.
  • Design and manage the fraud monitoring program to enhance risk reduction and client experience.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to implement effective fraud and privacy risk solutions.
  • Act as the fraud expert for the Personal Wealth division, advising on significant fraud incidents.
  • Conduct assessments to identify control gaps and recommend process improvements.
  • Support policy and governance development related to fraud and privacy risk management.
  • Prepare risk insights and recommendations for leadership and cross-functional teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence and shape fraud risk management strategies in a key business area.
  • Engagement in cross-functional collaboration across various business units.
  • Role in advising on significant fraud events that have a direct impact on client services.
  • Influence over policy development and governance best practices for fraud risks.
Full Job Description
The Fraud Risk Manager within the Control and Oversight Group in Personal Wealth is responsible for developing and executing a forward-looking fraud roadmap that protects clients, safeguards business operations, and supports strong risk-informed decision-making across the Personal Wealth Division.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute the fraud risk roadmap in alignment with business priorities, regulatory expectations, and enterprise objectives.
  • Design, develop, and oversee the fraud monitoring program, including evaluation of controls and strategies to improve risk reduction, client experience, catastrophic loss protection, and false positive reduction.
  • Partner with Enterprise Fraud, Product, Privacy, Operations, and other business stakeholders to implement effective fraud and privacy risk mitigation solutions with an emphasis on client experience.
  • Serve as the fraud subject matter expert for the Personal Wealth business, advising on significant fraud events, escalations, and emerging risk matters.
  • Conduct fraud risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and communicate control gaps, vulnerabilities, and areas for process improvement.
  • Support the development of policies, procedures, and governance practices related to fraud and privacy risk management.
  • Prepare clear risk insights, assessment findings, and recommendations for leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives and special projects related to fraud prevention.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training and experience; advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience in fraud risk management, privacy risk, operational risk, compliance, or financial services risk oversight.
  • Strong understanding of fraud monitoring, control design, risk assessments, and incident response.
  • Ability to balance risk mitigation with client experience and operational efficiency.
  • Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with enterprise partners and influencing decision-making.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Knowledge of fraud typologies, privacy considerations, and risk management practices within financial services is preferred.
  • Professional certifications in fraud (CFE) a plus.

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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