Risk and Fraud Team Lead
Job Description:
Solvero Group is a holding company that unites several businesses within one group and supports them through centralized HR, Legal, IT, and Finance services.
We are looking for a Risk & Fraud Lead who will lead, manage, and develop our Risk & Fraud team, strengthen our risk framework - both at the operational and enterprise level- and contribute to the brand's successful development.
What you'll do:
- Manage, lead, and mentor a team of Risk & Fraud Specialists, including hiring, onboarding, and coaching.
- Organize shift schedules and workload distribution to ensure real-time coverage.
- Set team and individual KPIs, conduct performance reviews, and support professional development.
- Act as the escalation point for complex cases, ambiguous decisions, and high-risk accounts.
- Oversee real-time transaction monitoring to detect suspicious or fraudulent activity.
- Review and approve decisions on flagged transactions and high-risk accounts.
- Lead the detection and prevention of bonus abuse (multi-accounting, arbitrage, coordinated activity, incentive exploitation).
- Oversee device checks and fingerprint analysis to identify linked accounts and fraud networks.
- Guide investigations into IP inconsistencies, VPN/proxy usage, geo-location mismatches, and behavioral anomalies.
- Oversee customer KYC verification (ID checks, proof of address, source of funds when required).
- Oversee enhanced due diligence (EDD) on high-risk users.
- Manage the chargeback review and representment process end-to-end.
- Monitor key risk indicators (fraud rate, chargeback ratio, refund rate, abuse rate) and report on trends.
- Own and optimize fraud prevention rules and risk engine settings.
- Collaborate with PSPs on fraud alerts, disputes, and suspicious transactions.
- Handle escalations and communicate internally via email, Jira, and Telegram.
- Ensure investigations are properly created, tracked, and documented in Jira.
- Prepare and present daily/weekly/monthly fraud and risk reports to management.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of the group's broader risk management framework, covering operational, financial, and reputational risk alongside fraud.
- Help define risk appetite and tolerance levels across the group, and translate these into practical policies and controls for each business unit.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, and senior leadership to ensure risk controls align with regulatory, licensing, and governance requirements across jurisdictions.
- Support the preparation of risk reporting and insights for senior management, highlighting emerging risks, systemic exposures, and recommended mitigations.
- Assess fraud, compliance, and operational risk exposure as part of new market entry or new product launches.
- Support planning for major incidents (large-scale fraud events, data incidents, regulatory inquiries) and help shape the group's response protocols.
- Contribute to building out risk governance structures - policies, committees, escalation frameworks - as the group scales.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in Risk, Fraud Prevention, Payments, or a similar role (iGaming industry required)
- 2+ year of experience in a team lead, senior specialist, or supervisory role
- Strong understanding of fraud schemes, risk indicators, and suspicious activity patterns
- Experience with transaction monitoring and fraud detection tools, including rule/engine configuration
- Knowledge of KYC, AML, and regulatory compliance requirements
- Experience reviewing accounts, transactions, and documents to detect potential fraud
- Familiarity with payment methods, including cards, e-wallets, and online payment systems
- Proven people-management and team-leadership skills
- Ability to think beyond day-to-day fraud operations - understanding of enterprise or group-level risk considerations (financial, regulatory, reputational) is a strong plus
- Comfort communicating risk exposure and recommendations to senior stakeholders
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher