Fraud Strategy Leader

Posted 27 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
180K-250K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Information Technology • Software
SentiLink is the leading fraud intelligence company, stopping identity fraud at the point of application.
The Role
Lead fraud strategy and influence business, product, and operational decisions across a rapidly growing identity and risk company. Responsibilities may include advising on fraud trends and attack patterns, translating insights into strategic recommendations, improving fraud prevention operations, partnering cross-functionally, engaging executive stakeholders, representing the company through industry thought leadership, and defining best practices for fraud, identity, and risk management.
Summary Generated by Built In

SentiLink stops more than 150,000 fraud attempts and verifies more than 3 million identities every day to protect both institutions and consumers. The problems we work on are challenging, and solving them takes deep domain expertise, rigorous analysis, and a willingness to dig into the details.

At SentiLink, you'll work alongside smart, highly collaborative colleagues who respect each other's time and judgment, take ownership, and follow through on their commitments. Together, we do truly meaningful work protecting the identities of innocent consumers and flagging the fraudsters attempting to exploit them.

We're well capitalized and growing quickly. We already serve 13 of the top 15 U.S. banks, we're expanding into new markets, and we're backed by Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Max Levchin. We've been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 and as a 2026 FICO Industry Vanguard Decision Award Winner. We were also the first company to go live with the electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) service, and we've testified before the U.S. Congress on the future of identity.

We want SentiLink to be the best place you've ever worked. We offer generous benefits and support a range of working arrangements, from fully remote to in-office. We are a digital-first company with strong collaboration across the U.S. and India, and we meet in person regularly to build relationships. We have offices in Austin, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle (Bellevue), Los Angeles, and Chicago in the U.S., and in Gurugram (Delhi) and Bengaluru in India.

 
Role:

SentiLink hires deeply curious, high-impact leaders who are passionate about fraud, identity, and the evolving tactics used to exploit modern financial systems.

Rather than hiring for a single predefined role, this position is part of a strategic leadership pipeline for experienced fraud professionals who bring deep operational expertise and the ability to influence strategy across multiple functions.

During the recruiting process, we’ll work with you to identify where you can have the greatest impact based on your experience, interests, and business needs. This could include partnering on fraud strategy, product strategy, operational excellence, industry engagement, strategic partnerships, executive stakeholder management, thought leadership, and other high-impact initiatives that help shape the future of fraud prevention.

You will join the team aligned with your role and report directly into that function, with clear ownership and accountability from day one.

This approach allows us to match experienced fraud leaders to our highest-priority opportunities while leveraging their expertise where it can have the greatest impact across the business.

Responsibilities:

Your specific responsibilities will depend on the role you are aligned to, but you will be expected to bring deep fraud expertise to help shape strategy, influence decision-making, and solve complex business and customer challenges.

Example areas of ownership include:

  • Advising on fraud trends, attack patterns, and emerging threats.

  • Translating fraud insights into strategic recommendations, product direction, or operational improvements.

  • Partnering cross-functionally to influence product strategy, business initiatives, and customer outcomes.

  • Building trusted relationships with executive stakeholders across internal and external organizations.

  • Representing SentiLink through industry engagement, thought leadership, and executive discussions.

  • Helping define best practices for fraud prevention, identity, and risk management.

  • Staying ahead of emerging fraud techniques, technologies, and market trends.

 
Requirements:

We’re less focused on a specific title and more interested in experienced leaders with deep expertise in fraud, identity, and financial crime.

  • 10+ years of experience in fraud, fraud risk, financial crimes, identity, trust & safety, or related fields.

  • Experience leading fraud strategy, fraud operations, fraud risk, or related functions within a financial institution, fintech, payments company, insurer, marketplace, or other regulated industry.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives.

  • Deep curiosity about fraud, identity, and emerging attack vectors.

  • Strategic thinker who enjoys solving complex, ambiguous problems.

  • High ownership with a bias toward action.

  • Strong executive presence and the ability to build credibility quickly.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

  • Comfortable working across technical, operational, and executive audiences.

  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.

 
Compensation:

$180,000–$250,000+ base + equity + benefits

Actual compensation will depend on experience, level, and the scope of the role ultimately aligned during the hiring process.

 
Perks:
  • Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents

  • 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles)

  • Flexible paid time off

  • Regular company-wide in-person events

  • Home office stipend, and more!

Corporate Values:
  • Follow Through

  • Deep Understanding

  • Whatever It Takes

  • Do Something Smart

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in fraud, fraud risk, financial crimes, identity, trust and safety, or related fields
  • Experience leading fraud strategy, fraud operations, fraud risk, or related functions within a financial institution, fintech, payments company, insurer, marketplace, or other regulated industry
  • Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives
  • Deep curiosity about fraud, identity, and emerging attack vectors
  • Strategic thinking and ability to solve complex, ambiguous problems
  • High ownership and a bias toward action
  • Strong executive presence and ability to build credibility quickly
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work across technical, operational, and executive audiences
  • Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence without direct authority
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The Company
HQ: Austin, TX
170 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

SentiLink is the leading fraud intelligence company, providing financial institutions and fintechs with purpose-built solutions for identity verification and fraud prevention. Our products detect synthetic fraud, identity theft, and hard-to-detect first-party fraud in real time — helping partners stop losses before they happen while approving more legitimate customers. Founded in 2017 by Naftali Harris and Max Blumenfeld, creators of the risk and fraud systems at Affirm, SentiLink was built on a simple premise: to truly stop fraud, you have to deeply understand it. That belief shapes everything, from the expert human intelligence that feeds our models to the way we work with our partners. We don't call them clients or customers, we call them partners, because that's genuinely how we think of them. Today, SentiLink processes 3M+ identity verifications per day for 500+ financial institutions, including 13 of the top 15 U.S. banks and 50+ fintech unicorns. We've raised $85M from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, and NYCA Partners.

Why Work With Us

At SentiLink, deep understanding isn't just a value, it's a company-wide expectation. For example, our Revenue Accounting Manager can walk you through SSN windows. That's not an exception; that's the norm. You'll collaborate closely, move fast, and do work that genuinely matters.

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SentiLink Offices

Remote Workspace

Employees work remotely.

SentiLink supports a variety of ways to work, ranging from fully remote to in-office. We have offices in multiple cities and if you’re located near one of these offices, we would love for you to spend time in the office regularly.

Typical time on-site:
HQAustin Office
Bangalore Office
Chicago Office
Gurugram (NCR) Office
Los Angeles Office
New York Office
San Francisco, CA
San Ramon (East Bay) Office
Seattle (Bellevue) Office
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