Director, Fraud Detection

Risepoint

Director of Fraud Detection overseeing fraud detection strategy and operations for Risepoint. Partnering with technology, compliance, and university stakeholders to enhance fraud prevention and detection processes.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve Risepoint’s end-to-end fraud detection for the student lifecycle, ensuring strong prevention, detection, and mitigation practices that protect students, university partners, and the integrity of our programs.
Serve as the central point of accountability for fraud risk across the organization.
Establish and operationalize a unified fraud framework, including policies, controls, and response protocols, to drive consistency and scalability across teams and systems.
Partner cross-functionally with technology, data, operations, compliance, and external vendors to define and implement scalable fraud detection capabilities and tools.
Evaluate and guide the adoption of tools, platforms and data signals to strengthen fraud identification.
Ensure appropriate data capture and visibility to support effective fraud monitoring and decisioning.
Collaborate with operational teams to ensure consistent and effective fraud review and validation processes.
Align fraud controls with business workflows to minimize friction while maintaining integrity.
Continuously assess and improve processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness across the student lifecycle.
Define and operationalize fraud metrics, KPIs and reporting frameworks across the organization.
Provide clear actionable insights into fraud trends, risks and performance at multiple organizational levels.
Enable data-driven decision-making through structured visibility into fraud across the funnel.
Stay ahead of emerging fraud trends, technologies and regulatory development. Translate external insights into actionable planning and continuous enhancements.
Partner with university stakeholders to align on fraud prevention and remediation approaches.
Serve as trusted advisor on fraud-related risks and mitigation strategies.
Define scalable practices and shared standards that can be used across partners.
Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure fraud practices align with regulatory requirements.
Establish governance frameworks for consistent and appropriate handling of fraud cases.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–12+ years of experience in fraud detection, risk management, or trust & safety, with a proven track record of building and scaling fraud programs in education, edtech, financial services, or other regulated industries (education strongly preferred)
Strong experience translating complex fraud risks into scalable, technology-enabled solutions, including familiarity with fraud detection tools, data signals, analytics, and performance measurement frameworks
Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with technology, operations, compliance, and external stakeholders (including clients or partners), with excellent communication skills and the ability to drive alignment and outcomes across a matrixed organization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Risepoint is an equal-opportunity employer and supports a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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Hard Skills & Tools

fraud detectionrisk managementdata analyticsperformance measurementfraud metricsKPI developmentfraud frameworksdata signalsscalable solutionsprocess improvement

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationaccountabilityproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcross-functional partnershipinsight generationdecision-makingalignmenttrust building