Operations Manager (Fraud & Risk)
Bedfordshire

About the Role

Interesting, diverse, and rapidly growing Financial Services provider seeks an experienced Fraud & Risk Operations Manager to support their growth throughout the UK & Europe, opportunity to join cutting edge Financial business leader based within the Bedfordshire area.

PURPOSE - You will be managing a specialist operation within the wider contact centre business

You will interact primarily with managers and senior business leaders.

The ideal candidate should be an experienced People Manager with strong Operational Management experience & be from a Fraud background. You must have a proven track record in leadership, strategic development, and delivery to the bottom line. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership and guidance in the management team
• Provide leadership and tactical support 
• Leading a team of 6 TM’s, 3 Complex Fraud Investigators and 50+ fraud analysts
• Supporting specialist skill-set development
• Maintain tight cost control during implementation to ensure budget adherence
• Review all internal and external touch points for all procedures to ensure maximum efficiency and to minimise potential direct losses
• Ensure that processes are aligned to the appropriate payment card scheme rules and relevant compliance regulations.
• Conduct regular operational reviews in the operational departments, with a view to ensuring continuous improvement and ongoing best practice
• Perform analysis of MI to review trends, process efficiency, queue management, etc.
• Support quality assurance and risk assessments with a view to ensuring ongoing process compliance 
• Identify new and emerging fraud risks and recommend ways to mitigate
• Act as subject matter expert to business support departments in support of ensuring continuous improvement and best practice in recruitment, training, organisational design, client relationship management, change management, etc.

• Operations Management experience within a financial services environment 
• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Fraud experience essential
• Demonstration of an excellent range of effective communication skills with the ability to adapt style according to demands of the audience is essential.
• Must have the ability to persuade and influence others with proven negotiations and sales skills and able to work at a senior level.