Assistant Vice President Fraud Analytics
Wilmington, DE
As a Barclays Assistant Vice President (AVP) Fraud Analytics, you will be responsible for providing data driven analytics for the management of Fraud decision strategy, to maximise the performance of Fraud risk systems, toolkits and associated data and processes to contribute directly to the proactive detection of fraud. This is an opportunity to support in reducing the number of fraud losses while minimizing impact to our genuine customers and their transactions.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, 'anchor', days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.
What will you be doing?
• Managing fraud rules and models to optimise effectiveness of Fraud strategies and policies across all or one of the areas including application and authorization channels
• Collaborating with technical and strategy teams to develop and prioritize initiatives and resources to maximize existing capabilities
• Taking responsibility for working collaboratively with modelling teams to introduce new effective models into the system
• Engaging collaboratively with governance and control teams to ensure proper documentation, risk ratings and controls in place for all rule and model executions
• Being responsible for escalating identified risks which may result in unacceptable fraud controls and losses
• Providing support, including analysis, to various Strategic Fraud initiatives outlined by the business and Fraud Strategy leadership for the managed area
What we're looking for:
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline like Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research etc. or work experience equivalent
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Demonstrated sense of urgency, attention to detail, and ability to set and meet deadlines while managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Well versed in compliance, fraud policies and controls with Governance and Change Control procedures in a retail/credit card environment
Skills that will help you in the role:
• Proven background in driving change with over three years of experience driving process improvements, business transformation, or root cause analysis
• More than three years programming experience in SQL/SAS/Unix/Oracle programming
• Over two years of experience in developing, managing, or enhancing fraud strategies and approaches
• More than three years of experience in performing data and statistical analysis for fraud strategy development and management under risk management function
Where will you be working?
Barclays' Wilmington campus includes two beautiful buildings located along the historic Wilmington Riverfront. A glance out our windows reveal a scenic look at the Christina River, along with a growing riverfront community of luxury apartments, shops, and restaurants. Additionally, the Wilmington train station is a short walk away making travel from New York and Washington, DC convenient.