Senior Fraud Risk Strategist

The Vice President, Senior Fraud Risk Strategist serves as a senior decision‑maker and strategic authority responsible for defining, prioritizing, and advancing enterprise fraud risk initiatives across business lines, channels, and customer journeys. Operating at a materially higher level of scope and complexity, the role owns end‑to‑end problem framing, risk trade‑off decisions, and enterprise impact assessments. The VP leads cross‑functional alignment across business, product, digital, operations, and risk partners—driving clear direction, resolving ambiguity, and embedding fraud strategy early in key initiatives. The position owns decisions, sets direction, and directly shapes enterprise priorities. Core Functions by Category Enterprise Fraud Strategy, Risk Assessment & Advisory Own enterprise fraud risk strategy, defining priorities, investment decisions, and strategic direction across products, channels, and initiatives Identify emerging risks, structural vulnerabilities, and control gaps, translating insights into decisive enterprise actions and integrated strategy Establish and enforce strategy standards, decision frameworks, and operating models to drive aligned, scalable execution and consistent outcomes Lead enterprise problem framing and set direction—evaluating trade‑offs, defining options, and making clear path decisions prior to execution Drive enterprise alignment and results by prioritizing initiatives, resolving conflicts and gaps, and ensuring coordinated, end‑to‑end risk coverage Act as a senior decision leader to business, product, digital, and operations partners—shaping early‑stage direction and embedding fraud strategy across initiatives Leverage analytics, KRIs, and quantified business impact to inform governance, prioritize investments, and elevate executive decision‑making Cross‑Functional Influence & Governance Set enterprise fraud risk strategy and make prioritization and investment decisions across business lines, channels, and customer journeys Establish and lead enterprise program and project management disciplines—designing governance, workstreams, and execution models to ensure structured delivery, accountability, and measurable outcomes Identify emerging risks and structural vulnerabilities, converting insights into decisive strategy, direction, and enterprise action Lead cross‑functional alignment and set clear direction, ensuring fraud strategy is embedded early and consistently across initiatives Own problem framing and strategic path decisions, defining options and directing execution in partnership with analytics, technology, and operations Drive enterprise‑wide results by resolving gaps, conflicts, and overlaps, using data‑driven insights to inform governance, investment, and measurable outcomes Operating Discipline Establish and enforce operating frameworks, decision models, and governance to drive consistent, scalable execution and accountability Define and direct operating model design, including process flows, customer contact strategies, and staffing impacts, to ensure effective and scalable execution Set standards for and own audit‑ready documentation, program/project management methodologies, reporting, and success metrics, ensuring full traceability and executive visibility into decisions, outcomes, and trade‑offs Industry Awareness & Strategic Insight Lead enterprise awareness of emerging fraud threats, identity and authentication innovations, and market developments—anticipating risk and opportunity to shape forward‑looking strategy Translate external trends, technologies, and evolving typologies into decisive enterprise direction, control strategies, and investment priorities Identify and challenge assumptions on emerging risk areas, applying innovative and creative problem‑solving to design differentiated fraud strategies and solutions Drive integration of industry insight into enterprise roadmaps, ensuring proactive adaptation of controls, capabilities, and strategic priorities Key Responsibilities Lead enterprise fraud strategy engagements, independently identifying, framing, and driving resolution of cross‑functional risk issues and strategic priorities Set direction by translating analytics, emerging threats, and partner input into clear, actionable enterprise strategy and prioritized decisions Shape and influence business, product, digital, and operations leaders—embedding fraud strategy early and guiding trade‑offs, control design, and initiative direction Establish and enforce disciplined approaches to issue framing, decision support, and governance, ensuring consistency, scalability, and audit‑ready outcomes Represent and advance fraud strategy in enterprise forums, driving alignment, elevating critical issues, and ensuring coordinated execution across initiatives Required Skills / Capabilities Deep domain expertise across fraud risk, controls, identity, authentication, and customer abuse, with the ability to anticipate emerging threats and implications Exceptional strategic thinking and problem framing, translating complex risk dynamics into clear business direction, priorities, and executive decisions Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across business, product, technology, operations, and risk partners without direct authority Strong executive communication skills, distilling complex topics into concise, actionable insights and recommendations Demonstrated judgment in prioritization, escalation, and enterprise trade‑off management within complex, ambiguous environments Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience Typically more than 10 years of applicable experience Preferred Skills / Experience Experience in enterprise fraud strategy, fraud consulting, fraud risk management, or cross‑functional fraud leadership Experience advising initiatives involving onboarding, account opening, authentication, servicing, identity, scams, or channel fraud mitigation Experience preparing senior leadership recommendations, governance summaries, and executive‑ready fraud narratives Experience working in highly matrixed organizations where strategic influence is required across multiple stakeholder groups Experience improving risk assessment, consultation, or strategic documentation frameworks Location Expectations This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. Benefits Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) Basic term and optional term life insurance Short‑term and long‑term disability Pregnancy disability and parental leave 401(k) and employer‑funded retirement plan Paid vacation (two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure) Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities Adoption assistance Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law Equal Opportunity Employer U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law. E‑Verify U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E‑Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. Compensation Pay Range: $133,365.00 – $156,900.00 (adjusted by location and other factors). #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S. Bank