Geico

Senior Program Lead, Digital Fraud & Abuse

Geico$120K — $260K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in project management and solutions engineering within digital fraud and abuse prevention.
  • Strong technical proficiency in understanding APIs, data workflows, and customer environments.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of account takeover, social engineering, and authentication risks.
  • Proven ability to drive change in large, matrixed organizations.
  • Experience collaborating with data and technology teams on fraud signal development.
  • Familiarity with product and engineering team dynamics.

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution and prioritize fraud prevention projects in identity, authentication, and risk management.
  • Act as primary liaison for engineering initiatives in digital fraud.
  • Translate engineering requirements into clear technical products for teams.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to define project scope and mitigate obstacles.
  • Facilitate technical kickoffs to align team on implementation plans and specifications.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off and holiday leave.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • Flexible work arrangements and remote work options.
  • Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
Full Job Description

Like all large digital enterprises, GEICO faces industry‑wide challenges related to digital fraud and customer account abuse. These challenges present an opportunity to strengthen customer trust, improve resilience across our digital experiences, and lead with thoughtful, modern protections. By establishing a dedicated Digital Fraud & Abuse capability, GEICO is taking a proactive, coordinated approach – owning the customer abuse lifecycle end to end and continuously improving the effectiveness of the controls that safeguard our customers and our business.

In this individual contributor role, we are looking for a Senior Program Lead who will lead the efforts for the Digital Fraud & Abuse team. You will partner with engineers, product and business stakeholders across the digital fraud domain and build scalable & resilient solutions that leverage industry standard tech and design patterns. As part of this role, you will pay a key role in standardizing capabilities to enable intelligent decision making that support us to respond to emerging threats swiftly.

This role will:

  • Drive cross-functional execution and prioritization for fraud prevention projects spanning identity, authentication, abuse prevention, and customer risk management.

  • Act as the primary liaison for engineering initiatives addressing digital fraud and abuse.

  • Translate engineering requirements into clear technical products for multiple engineering teams.

  • Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to define project scope, mitigate obstacles, and ensure successful implementation progress.

  • Facilitate technical kickoff meetings by presenting the implementation plan and achieving consensus on scope, timeline, and integration specifications.

QualificationsRequired
  • 8+ years in project management and solutions engineering within digital fraud, abuse prevention, identity risk, and related fields.

  • Demonstrated strong technical proficiency, including the ability to understand APIs, data workflows, customer environments, and effectively translate requirements for engineering teams.

  • Comprehensive knowledge of account takeover, social engineering, and authentication risk.

  • Proven track record of driving organizational change through influence in large, matrixed environments.

  • Experience working with data and technology teams to build machine learning and heuristic fraud signals and rules.

  • Experience partnering closely with product and engineering teams on platform evolution

  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity, committed to continuous improvement, and capable of taking ownership of projects with minimal supervision.

Preferred
  • Experience building programmatic fraud prevention capabilities

  • Insurance, fintech, or largescale consumer digital platform experience

  • Familiarity with adaptive authentication, device intelligence, and risk engines

  • Relevant certifications


Annual Salary

$120,000.00 - $260,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate27s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.


At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
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