Head of Fraud Strategy in Coventry

As Head of Fraud Strategy you’ll be centre stage in a business built on rigorous analytics and risk management. You'll have responsibility for setting Capital One's fraud strategy and oversight of all fraud analysis and systems.

What you’ll do

• Define and manage fraud and disputes strategy for a growing UK Card business with aspirations to move into a multi-product offering.
• Manage and support a team of fraud strategy analysts to ensure ongoing excellence in fraud outcomes for our customers.
• Be accountable for our fraud losses and ensure performance remains within appetite.
• Own and manage the credit oversight program for UK Fraud with support and collaboration from Enterprise Fraud.
• Provide consultancy to other intent and product owners across the business to ensure business change is delivered in line with fraud risk appetite and with appropriate fraud controls.
• Represent Capital One at industry forums and events (e.g. UK Finance, Cifas, various conferences).
• Assess new technology and ensure Capital One remains one step ahead of fraud.
• Build relationships with vendors and understand what new products and services are worth pursuing.

What we’re looking for

• Significant experience managing a fraud strategy or fraud analysis function within a financial services organisation.
• Ability to manage varying workload and solve for both the short and the long term.
• A proven track record of finding resolutions using data and a strong quantitative orientation matched with conceptual thinking skills.
• Ability to combine business experience and insights with econometric and statistical modelling skills to reach results that are both intuitive and technically sound.
• Strong business judgement and integrity: be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, balanced approach to business.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham or London offices. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in one of our offices 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you’re London based, there will be an expectation that frequent travel to Nottingham will be required.

What’s in it for you

• Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the strategic direction and roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation.
• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers).
• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies.
• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates.
• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all.
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech.
• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.