Head of Fraud Prevention - EMEA

Overview

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.

With 4,500+ employees and over 300,000 commercial, institutional, payments, and retail clients, we operate from more than 70 offices spread across six continents.

As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, Stone X Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Role Purpose

Stone X is seeking a Fraud Risk & Controls Lead to establish and lead the EMEA fraud risk and controls capability within the second line Financial Crime Prevention function.

This is a hands‑on build role, responsible for developing a proportionate, risk‑based fraud framework aligned to Stone X’s business model.

The role will focus on ensuring fraud risk is identified, assessed and managed effectively.

Acting as the central second line subject‑matter expert, the successful candidate will provide oversight, challenge and structure in an evolving control environment, establishing a suitable fraud framework and governance model, with capability enhanced iteratively over time.

The role requires a pragmatic and delivery‑focused individual who can prioritise effectively, drive clarity of ownership and embed foundational controls, while working closely with first line stakeholders to improve fraud risk management.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Fraud Risk Framework & Governance
• Design and implement a proportionate fraud risk framework, including taxonomy, risk assessment methodology and control standards.
• Support risk appetite, KRIs, escalation thresholds and governance reporting.
• Establish fraud governance, including escalation, issue management and remediation tracking, and maintain supporting policies and standards.
• Fraud Risk Assessment & Second Line Oversight
• Lead fraud risk assessments across priority products, channels and customer journeys.
• Provide effective second line oversight and challenge across key fraud typologies.
• Ensure fraud risk is embedded into new products, change initiatives and operational processes.
• Fraud Controls & Control Environment
• Maintain the fraud control inventory and baseline control framework.
• Provide second line challenge on control design and effectiveness.
• Drive consistent control standards across EMEA and partner on independent validation with Assurance and Testing.
• Fraud Data, Systems & MI
• Partner with Technology and Operations to improve data quality and availability.
• Establish fit‑for‑purpose fraud MI (losses, control effectiveness, root cause insights) and deliver clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Fraud Incidents, Themes & Deep Dives
• Oversee material fraud incidents and emerging risks, providing second line challenge.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and thematic reviews to identify control gaps and drive remediation priorities.
• Business Partnership & First Line Enablement
• Act as a second line fraud SME for EMEA.
• Provide practical, risk‑based guidance and drive clear first line ownership and accountability.
• Support fraud input into control enhancements and transformation initiatives.
• Regulatory & Assurance Support
• Ensure alignment with UK and EMEA regulatory expectations.
• Support audit, assurance and regulatory engagement, and oversee remediation of fraud‑related findings.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience in fraud risk and controls within financial services.
• Experience designing or enhancing fraud frameworks and control environments.
• Understanding of fraud risks across payments, brokerage, trading, banking or fintech environments.
• Experience assessing risk across products, channels and operational processes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to challenge and influence effectively.
• Strong written communication skills, including risk assessments and governance reporting.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced, evolving environment, building capability from an early stage.
• Personal Attributes
• Pragmatic and commercially aware
• Comfortable operating in a maturing environment
• Able to balance hands‑on delivery with strategic thinking
• Confident in providing constructive challenge
• Organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities
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