AXIAN is seeking a Head of Fraud & Leakage Prevention to join our Open Innovation & Fintech team. Let’s grow together in this exciting role based in Tanzania, Pakistan, or Dubai.

Position Overview

We are hiring for the role of Head of Fraud & Leakage Prevention in our Fintech division. This position is open to both women and men and requires a Master’s degree in IT, Mathematics, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Finance, or Digital Risk. A Master’s or MBA is preferred, along with at least 5 years of in-depth experience in fraud controls within Fintech, Digital Banking, or Payment Services. Additionally, 3 years of experience in Risk or Revenue Assurance is preferred.

Your Mission

You will be responsible for the prevention and detection of fraud and ensuring the integrity of revenues across all business processes and channels. Working at the central level, you will proactively collaborate with local teams in various countries to lead revenue assurance and fraud prevention across all systems and transactions. You will build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including country teams and corporate functions such as IT, Technical, Commercial, Risk & Compliance, Audit, and Business Controls.

Your Profile

• Exposure and professional qualifications in:
  • Cybersecurity (e.g., Certifications in Ethical Hacking, Information Security Management)
  • Finance (e.g., Chartered Accounting, CIMA, ACCA)
  • Anti-Money Laundering (e.g., Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, ACAMS)
  • Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (preferred)
• Experience in telecom, fintech, or other high-transaction industries, ideally at a group level (working across countries), is preferred.
• Strong expertise in automation and digitalization.
• Results-oriented mindset.

Your Challenges

Fraud Prevention

• Identify and mitigate fraud risks across products, transactions, systems, and channels.
• Collaborate with local and central teams to embed fraud prevention in the design of new products and platforms.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive fraud detection and prevention strategy.
• Design anti-fraud frameworks and conduct regular reviews of revenue streams and customer complaints.
• Support fraud investigations and incident management processes.
• Define and implement automation tools and behavior-based analytics for fraud detection.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, alerts, and dashboards to track fraud risk indicators across operations.

Revenue Assurance

• Develop and implement strategies to detect and prevent revenue leakages across operations.
• Define and standardize RA controls, alarms, and processes to secure revenue streams.
• Monitor compliance and continuously improve control maturity across defense lines.
• Lead automation initiatives and define data requirements for RA and fraud functions.
• Establish and track KPIs and reporting mechanisms for revenue assurance.
• Deliver training programs to strengthen RAFM capabilities across teams.
• Resolve audit and compliance issues in coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Risk, Cybersecurity, and Compliance to ensure holistic risk coverage.
• Partner with business and tech teams to embed revenue protection from the design phase