Fraud Leader

Job description

The Lead Anti-Fraud Officer independently leads complex governance, risk, and compliance activities and serves as a subject matter expert in GRC domains. Produces high-quality GRC deliverables, provides technical mentoring to junior and mid-level team members, and contributes to continuous improvement of the GRC framework. Collaborates with leads, legal, audit, and business stakeholders to align outcomes with the Saudi fintech regulatory environment. Responsibilities include developing and improving information security policies, providing regulatory interpretations, monitoring legal developments, preparing governance documentation, leading regulatory self‑assessments, mentoring GR1–GR2 members, executing enterprise security risk assessments, maintaining the risk register, leading BIA processes, testing control effectiveness, managing third‑party security risk, producing executive risk reports, monitoring compliance with CFFR, NCA ECC, PDPL, ISO 27001, PCI‑DSS, managing audit cycles, designing security awareness programs, developing GRC metrics dashboards, integrating security requirements into contracts, and contributing to the security program strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or a related field
• Master's degree in Information Security, Risk Management, or Business Administration is an advantage
• 3-5 years of progressive professional experience in information security governance, risk management, or compliance
• demonstrable experience leading risk assessment cycles, regulatory compliance programs, or audit coordination
• in‑depth knowledge of the CFFR framework
• experience in a regulated fintech or banking environment strongly preferred

Skills