Head of Detection and Decisioning

Head of Detection and Decisioning Location: Hybrid, Manchester Salary: £70,000 to £90,000 DOE Our client is looking for an experienced Head of Detection and Decisioning to lead the development of a brand-new function at the heart of their Financial Crime operation. This is a rare opportunity to shape how fraud and financial crime are detected across a growing fintech business. You''ll take ownership of detection strategies, transaction monitoring, rules engines and machine learning driven decisioning, helping to protect customers while ensuring the business remains compliant with UK regulations. If you have a strong background in financial crime and fraud, combined with experience working alongside data science and machine learning teams, this could be the ideal next step in your career. The Role As Head of Detection and Decisioning, you''ll be responsible for building and leading a specialist function focused on financial crime detection across customer onboarding and payment activity. You''ll oversee transaction monitoring, optimise detection rules, govern machine learning models and ensure automated decisions are transparent, explainable and aligned with FCA expectations. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Financial Crime, Compliance, Product and Technology, you''ll play a key role in shaping the future of the organisation''s detection capability. Key Responsibilities Lead the Detection and Decisioning function and develop a high-performing specialist team. ..... full job details .....