Nelo · 3 hours ago
Fraud Risk Mgr/Dir
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$165K/yr - $215K/yr
6+ years expNelo is building a modern alternative to a credit card aimed at increasing the buying power of consumers in Latin America. The Fraud Risk Manager/Director will be responsible for assessing fraud risks, implementing controls to mitigate fraud attacks, and professionalizing the fraud operations function.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologyMobile AppsMobile Payments
Responsibilities
Produce a comprehensive "independent" fraud risk assessment of Nelo
Launch an experiment that successfully reduces first payment default rate by a specified amount
Reduce the risk of an unmitigated, especially programmatic fraud attack to a negligible amount due to controls put in place
Develop a system that generates repeatable intelligence and decisions from a manual fraud case review feedback loop
Qualification
Required
English required
At least two years of experience in LATAM-based consumer lending fraud mitigation, or be able to fluently speak Spanish
Strong opinions about what should be improved and the ability to autonomously act to achieve those improvements
Advanced SQL proficiency
Ability to persuade team members to accept or do things that they don't like but that are essential to the company's health
Legitimate concern about new threat vectors and potential fraud losses
Preferred
Fluently speak Spanish
Having both experience in LATAM-based consumer lending fraud mitigation and fluency in Spanish provides a strong advantage
Benefits
Competitive equity
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, 50% for dependents
401(k) for US-based employees
Extended maternity and paternity leave
Unlimited PTO (though most of us take about 3-4 weeks/yr)
Relocation support
Company
Nelo
Nelo increases the buying power for consumers in LatAm. Backed by Two Sigma Ventures, Homebrew, Susa Ventures, and more.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$123MKey Investors
Victory Park CapitalTwo Sigma VenturesHomebrew
2022-10-19Debt Financing· $100M
2021-10-12Series A· $20M
2021-04-16Seed· $3M
Leadership Team
Kyle Miller
Co-Founder and CEO
Stephen Hebson
Co-Founder and CTO
Recent News
2025-05-06
2023-09-24
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