Fraud Escalations Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Seeking a Fraud Escalations Manager in Alpharetta, GA. The role ensures escalations are handled consistently, properly documented, and aligned with financial crimes standards, including identification and reporting of suspicious activity.

Salary is negotiable but starting at $80k

Location - On-site Alpharetta, GA

Job Functions

• Responsible for the Customer Care Escalation Queue, providing guidance and decision support to ensure responses align with established standards, with a focus on consistent decisioning, clear accountability, and disciplined follow-through.
• Support improved escalation outcomes by coaching on-the-spot during live escalations and ensuring the escalation pathway is used appropriately.
• Reinforce Customer Care standards for identifying and responding to unusual activity, including the requirement to submit an Unusual Incident Report (UIR) when appropriate.
• Ensure escalated cases are handled with appropriate documentation expectations and handoffs, including escalation to leadership and/or Financial Crimes Risk Management resources when required by procedure.
• Partners with stakeholders to continuously improve processes and refine procedures in response to evolving risk.
• Prepares and delivers reporting on escalation activity, trends, and outcomes to support leadership visibility and decision-making.
• Coordinates with cross-functional partners to resolve complex escalations and ensure alignment with operational, compliance, and risk requirements.
• Responsible for hiring, developing, coaching, leading, and retaining top talent capable of high-level performance in their respective positions.
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to utilize discretion and sound judgment in decision-making.
• Strong decision-making ability in escalated customer interactions.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent and customer service skills, balancing customer experience with risk controls.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with the ability to provide calm, clear, direction during live escalations.
• Strong documentation discipline and ability to reinforce procedural adherence.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to demonstrate accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
• Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills to build collaborative work relationships and create a team environment

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in business or relevant field preferred.
• 5+ years of work experience in a call center, customer service, banking operations, and/or retail banking environment required.
• 2+ years of work experience in contact center risk support, fraud servicing, or escalations required.
• 1+ year experience leading or influencing frontline teams through coaching, real-time guidance, and process reinforcement required.

 

\nCompany Description

The professional staffing division of EmployBridge, America's Leading Workforce Specialist:

When our Talent is looking for their next opportunity, we know they are not just looking for their next paycheck. Our Recruiters are experts in their specialized fields and understand that making the right match between the candidate and the company, is the key to long term success.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Company Description

The professional staffing division of EmployBridge, America's Leading Workforce Specialist:\r\n\r\nWhen our Talent is looking for their next opportunity, we know they are not just looking for their next paycheck. Our Recruiters are experts in their specialized fields and understand that making the right match between the candidate and the company, is the key to long term success.\r\n\r\nWe are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.