Head Fraud: Digital Threat at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

End Date: March 9, 2026

Your additional Key Responsibilities will include the following:

• Defining and implementing the CIB Digital & Technology Fraud Strategy, aligned to enterprise financial crime frameworks and risk appetite.
• Anticipating and responding to emerging fraud typologies, including platform abuse, account compromise, payment manipulation, identity fraud, and technology-assisted insider fraud.
• Ensuring fraud risk considerations are embedded into digital transformation and product innovation initiatives.
• Lead fraud threat intelligence, including monitoring of internal trends, external intelligence, and industry threat sharing.
• Oversee the design and effectiveness of fraud detection and prevention controls across digital channels, payment systems, trading platforms, and internal systems
• Establish robust fraud governance, policies, and standards related to digital and technology threats
• Oversee fraud risks arising from third-party service providers, fintech partnerships, cloud platforms, and outsourced services.
• Partner closely with CIB Technology, Digital, Payments, Markets, Operations, and Product teams to balance fraud risk and client experience.
• Build and lead a specialist Digital & Technology Fraud team with skills in analytics, threat intelligence, and investigation.

Send in your CV if you have the required experience as well as meet the below criteria;

• A B Degree in Risk Management, Information Systems, Data Science, or a PostGrad preferably
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CAMS, CISSP, CGERT, or equivalent).
• 10+ years’ experience in fraud risk, financial crime, or technology-enabled fraud, preferably within corporate, investment, or wholesale banking.
• Proven leadership experience managing complex fraud risk environments across digital platforms and payment systems.