Risk Engagement Strategic Lead

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Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
76K-97K Annually
5-7 Years Experience
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
The Risk Engagement Strategic Lead at Velera is responsible for providing expertise in strategic and ongoing companywide projects and product enablement regarding Risk Solutions operations. The role involves delivering effective communication, staying informed on industry fraud trends, maintaining knowledge of fraud and risk applications, providing training and quality assurance standardization, and representing Risk Engagement Enterprise on committees and teams.
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PSCU/Co-op Solutions is now Velera! PSCU and Co-op Solutions became a single entity on January 2, 2024, and our new company name was announced on May 7, 2024. Our new brand represents our combined company’s shared mission and unique ability to drive velocity and positive momentum for credit union success in a new era of financial services.

The incumbent for this position will provide expertise in strategic and ongoing companywide projects and product enablement regarding Risk Solutions operations for all platforms. This team member will provide advisory support to internal and external teams with strategic and operational objective alignment across all Risk Solution divisions. This position will also provide support to the Risk Solutions organization on internal centralization and governance of Risk Solutions suite of services and products to ensure optimal functionality and efficiency to system functions.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

  • Delivers effective, accurate and consistent communication to management, internal teams, external clients and vendors.
  • Stays informed on new industry fraud trends by reviewing external sources that detail industry alerts, outside Financial Institution trends and industry expert evaluations.
  • Maintain knowledge of fraud and risk applications and systems supported by Velera.
  • Must react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
  • Provide training, quality and assurance standardization and ensure deployed across all of Risk Solutions divisions.
  • Extensive knowledge of Fraud Prevention Tools – strong understanding of all platforms and processing products.
  • Prepare well-written reports that are cleared within report issuance guidelines, and effectively communicate throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Represent Risk Engagement Enterprise on committees and teams as assigned.
  • Provides advisory support to the development and ongoing maintenance of proactive and effective controls in the Risk Engagement infrastructure to mitigate risks to an acceptable level.

Position Specifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field or combination of education and experience required. 

Experience

  • Seven (7) years within the financial service industry required. Five (5) years professional experience in risk management and/or project management required.
  • Experience with data analytical tools required.
  • Multiple payments processing system knowledge preferred. Experience with fraud mitigation industry tools within the financial service industry.
  • Experience with financial institution core processing systems preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

  • Decision making/problem solving skills.
  • PC skills with proven ability to track and organize multiple projects inflight
  • Project management skills.
  • Excellent spoken and written communication as well as receptive listening skills, with the ability to present complex ideas in a clear, concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization
  • Excellent team player who can work with virtual and cross-functional teams

About Velera

At Velera we are committed to fostering a workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and connected. We understand, attract and engage a diverse workforce where every employee can live up to their full potential; ensuring that our employee base reflects the consumers we serve. The result of this effort is an inclusive environment where diverse talent thrives. We strive to foster a safe and inclusive work environment for people to bring their authentic selves in order to build a better community within our company and with our partners. Learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion HERE!

Pay Equity

$75,800.00

to

$96,700.00

Actual Pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Great Work/Life Benefits!

  • Competitive wages

  • Medical with telemedicine

  • Dental and Vision

  • Basic and Optional Life Insurance

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)

  • Maternity, Parental, Family Care

  • Community Volunteer Time Off

  • 12 Paid Holidays

  • Company Paid Disability Insurance

  • 401k (with employer match)

  • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

  • Supplemental Insurance

  • Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Wellness program

  • Benefits are subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions

Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following "EEO is the Law" Poster and the "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement. Velera will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information.


Velera is an E-Verify Employer. Review the E-Verify Poster here (English and Spanish). For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here (English and Spanish poster).

As an ongoing commitment to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities please contact a recruiter at [email protected] for assistance.

The Company
San Ramon, California
4,405 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1977

What We Do

Velera, formerly PSCU/Co-op Solutions, is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider. With over four decades of industry experience and a commitment to service excellence and innovation, our company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Velera leverages its expertise and resources on behalf of credit unions and their members, offering an end-to-end product portfolio.

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