Financial Crimes Model Risk Manager - Emerging Threats

Financial Crimes Model Risk Manager-Emerging Threats

At Associated Bank we strive to create an inclusive culture where different perspectives are valued and recognized as strengths critical to our success. If you thrive in an environment where your growth and development are encouraged and supported, then Associated Bank may be the right place for you. Associated Bank conducts a thorough background check on all new hires.

Associated Bank is seeking an experienced Financial Crimes Model Risk Manager-Emerging Threats to strengthen and advance our fraud prevention capabilities. In this role, you will identify emerging fraud threats, enhance detection strategies, and optimize controls that protect our customers and the bank. This is an opportunity to influence fraud prevention efforts, collaborate across teams, and drive measurable improvements in fraud detection performance.

Key Accountabilities:

• Monitor emerging fraud threats, technologies, and regulatory changes to maintain effective detection strategies.
• Analyze fraud trends, digital activity, and behavioral patterns to identify risks and control gaps.
• Design, test, deploy, and optimize fraud detection rules and decisioning strategies across platforms.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Technology, and Fraud Operations teams to enhance detection capabilities and data quality.
• Evaluate detection performance metrics and provide actionable insights to improve effectiveness and customer experience.
• Drive continuous improvements that increase fraud capture rates and reduce false positives and false negatives.
• Maintain governance documentation, audit-ready records, and change management processes.
• Support regulatory examinations and ensure compliance with applicable banking and fraud prevention standards.

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of experience in fraud detection, financial crimes, cybersecurity analytics, or a related field.
• Experience with fraud detection systems, rules engines, risk-based decisioning platforms, and machine learning-based models.
• Strong understanding of online fraud typologies, account takeover schemes, and credential-based attacks.
• Experience analyzing large datasets and translating findings into actionable fraud prevention strategies.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

At Associated Bank, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges that directly protect customers and strengthen the organization. We support continuous learning, career development, and collaboration across teams while fostering a culture where your ideas and expertise are valued.

Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri and we consider our colleagues critical to our continued success. See why our colleagues continually vote us a best place to work in the Midwest.

Associated Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We support a work environment where colleagues are respected and given the opportunity to perform to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

The pay range represents anticipated base pay for this role. Actual pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, work location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.