Job Description
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Risk & Fraud based in South Africa.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for safeguarding trust across a high-scale digital marketplace with millions of active users.
You will define and execute the end-to-end fraud and risk strategy, balancing growth enablement with strong protection against financial and behavioral abuse.
The role sits at the intersection of data, product, operations, and compliance, requiring sharp decision-making and full ownership of fraud-related business outcomes.
You will lead a specialized team focused on both real-time fraud defense and long-term risk strategy, including model design and partner management.
Your decisions will directly impact key business metrics such as chargeback rates, approval rates, and fraud losses across multiple products.
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