262 Fraud Specialist jobs in India

As a Manager within our Financial Crime Compliance Delivery Team, you will be responsible for leading a team of analysts by providing the coaching and oversight needed to ensure all projects meet organizational and client objectives.

A successful candidate will utilize management skills and Compliance expertise to oversee the day-to-day operations of client engagements and ensure that engagement KPI’s are achieved with quality and within project timelines. The ability to identify risks and manage downward and upward communication is required.

This role will require the ability to work with teams across global jurisdictions, managing AML/BSA, transaction monitoring, client onboarding (KYC), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and risk related project work. Experience working in a dynamic, high-growth environment where an eye for process improvement and optimization is key.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 25+ analysts
• Identify top talent among the team and coach and develop leaders into Senior Analyst roles.
• Interact regularly with major clients to strengthen the partnership, report results, and identify new opportunities for services provided.
• Oversee the team's production and results, seeking opportunities for improved efficiency and streamlined processes and conduct quality control review as necessary.
• Provide production/service reporting to senior leadership and clients.
• Work directly with partnership team to develop subject matter expertise and expand advisory services and consulting opportunities with clients.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12 - 15 years or more of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), or KYC Management experience
• Ability to lead projects, develop timelines, coordinate project teams and implement action items during a project's life.
• Ability to multi-task, work independently and as part of a team, establishing cooperative and collaborative working relationships.

Our client, a prominent banking group, is seeking a seasoned Senior Financial Crime Compliance Officer to reinforce its regulatory adherence and risk mitigation efforts in Thane. This critical role focuses on safeguarding the institution against financial crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and sanctions violations. You will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining robust compliance programs and policies. Key duties include conducting risk assessments, performing enhanced due diligence, investigating suspicious activities, and preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). You will also play a key role in regulatory liaison, ensuring adherence to all applicable laws and regulations. The successful candidate will provide expert guidance to business units on compliance matters, conduct training sessions for staff, and stay abreast of evolving regulatory landscapes and emerging financial crime typologies. Experience with anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations is essential, along with a strong understanding of payment systems and financial products. The ability to analyze complex financial data, identify potential red flags, and document findings comprehensively is required. Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills are paramount. A professional certification such as CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) is highly desirable. This role demands integrity, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to compliance management. Join a dedicated team committed to upholding the highest standards of financial integrity. This position is located in **Thane, Maharashtra, IN**, within a vibrant financial hub.

Our client, a rapidly expanding digital banking platform, is seeking a highly experienced and diligent Lead Financial Crime Compliance Officer to join their fully remote team. This role is crucial for developing and enforcing robust anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and fraud prevention strategies. You will lead efforts to ensure the platform operates with the highest standards of integrity and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain the organization's financial crime compliance program, including AML, KYC (Know Your Customer), CTF, and fraud prevention policies and procedures.
• Oversee the ongoing monitoring of transactions and customer activities to detect and report suspicious activities.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and evaluate potential financial crime vulnerabilities across the organization.
• Manage and train a team of compliance analysts, providing expert guidance and oversight.
• Prepare and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and other regulatory filings accurately and in a timely manner.
• Liaise with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies on financial crime investigations.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive compliance training programs to employees across all departments.
• Stay current with evolving financial crime typologies, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.
• Implement and manage compliance technology solutions, including transaction monitoring systems and KYC/AML platforms.
• Conduct internal investigations into potential compliance breaches and recommend remediation actions.
• Ensure the organization's compliance framework aligns with national and international regulations.
• Collaborate with legal, risk, and business units to embed compliance considerations into product development and operational processes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for regulatory inquiries and audits related to financial crime.
• Manage third-party due diligence processes for vendors and partners.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance throughout the organization.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Criminology, or a related field. A Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., CAMS, CFE) is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in financial crime compliance, AML, KYC, or fraud prevention within the financial services or fintech industry.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing comprehensive compliance programs.
• In-depth knowledge of AML/CTF regulations, sanctions, and fraud typologies.
• Strong understanding of digital banking operations and associated risks.
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex compliance requirements.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Proficiency in using compliance management software and tools.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a remote work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with regulators and law enforcement.

This fully remote position offers the opportunity to shape compliance strategies at a leading fintech company and work flexibly from anywhere.

Our client is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Senior Forensic Accountant to join their esteemed financial investigation team. This critical role involves deep dives into complex financial records to identify and investigate instances of fraud, embezzlement, financial misconduct, and other irregularities. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting thorough financial analysis, reconstructing financial transactions, tracing illicit funds, and providing expert testimony in legal proceedings when required. You will work closely with legal counsel, law enforcement agencies, and internal audit teams to gather evidence, prepare comprehensive reports, and assist in recovery efforts. A strong understanding of accounting principles, auditing standards, and investigative techniques is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct forensic accounting investigations into allegations of fraud, financial misconduct, and other financial crimes.
• Analyze large volumes of financial data, including accounting records, bank statements, and transaction logs, to identify discrepancies and suspicious patterns.
• Reconstruct incomplete or altered financial records.
• Trace the flow of funds and identify assets that may be subject to recovery.
• Develop and execute detailed investigation plans.
• Prepare clear, concise, and well-supported forensic accounting reports detailing findings and conclusions.
• Interview witnesses and subjects during investigations.
• Quantify financial losses resulting from fraudulent activities.
• Assist in the development of internal controls and procedures to prevent future fraud.
• Provide expert witness testimony in court or other legal forums as required.
• Collaborate effectively with legal teams, clients, and regulatory bodies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CA, CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) are highly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in forensic accounting, auditing, or fraud investigation.
• Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and identify irregularities.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, auditing principles, and investigative procedures.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and forensic accounting software.
• High degree of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Experience working in the Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN area is advantageous.

This is a challenging and rewarding role for a seasoned professional looking to make a significant impact in the fight against financial crime.

**Description**
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
From building next-generation apps and microservices to using AI to help protect our franchise and customers from fraud, you could be doing ambitious work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future. As a part of our tech team, we could work together to bring ground-breaking and diverse ideas to life that power our digital systems, services, products and platforms. If you love to work with APIs, contribute to open source, or use the latest technologies, we'll support you with an open environment and learning culture.
**Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.**
We are looking for an Engineering Director specializing in building scalable enterprise platforms which elevate risk management The successful candidate will join the Financial Crimes Compliance Technology team within the Global Risk & Compliance Technology (GRCT) organization. The GRCT team crafts, develops, and supports critical components and platforms for new products being launched to support and improve our industry-leading credit and fraud risk practices and deliver on our platform vision. You will own the workload and priority of the Engineering teams as well as relationships with product owners, business teams, and third-party product vendors.
You are a creative, results focused engineering leader with expertise and interest in building scalable, extensible platforms which leverage data spanning the entire company. You build, develop and inspire engineering teams that build resilient, innovative and efficient solutions which are propelled by shared frameworks and platforms Beyond engineering focused talents, you enjoy improving cross team cohesion, federated decision making, and mentoring for precise communication and agreement.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Provide engineering leadership to the team for developing features for Financial Crimes, Global Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption platforms
+ Improve engineering practices, including driving resilience, predictability, and end efficiency through automation
+ Partner with product teams to envision and deliver solutions which transform Financial Crimes Compliance using technology
+ Build, develop and lead globally distributed teams
+ Integrate platforms into the American Express technology ecosystem
+ Design modern, reusable, scalable solution architecture
+ Ensure engineering teams are well-managed, secure and compliant
+ Collaborate with business, product, and technology partners to solution complex technology and functional needs
+ Influence internal product roadmaps to optimize engineering delivery
+ Mentor, Coach, and Inspire engineers.
+ Develop and apply metrics and processes to ensure continuous team improvement, reliable execution, and effective operations.
**Required:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, or a related field - advanced degree preferred.
+ 10 years of technology leadership in a highly regulated environment.
+ 5 years building technology solutions for risk management related domains and/or law enforcement/intelligence domains
+ 7 years leading teams engineering teams building Java based solutions
+ 5 years delivering solution on Private and/or Public Cloud infrastructure.
**Beneficial Experience:**
+ Financial Crimes Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption) experience at a large Financial Services provider
+ Google Cloud Platform and/or Amazon Web Services
+ Experience leading engineering teams for large, transformational programs.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Technologies
**Primary Location:** India-Tamil Nadu-CHENNAI
**Other Locations:** India-Karnataka-Bengaluru Urban, India-Haryana-Gurugram
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**

**Description**
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
From building next-generation apps and microservices to using AI to help protect our franchise and customers from fraud, you could be doing ambitious work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future. As a part of our tech team, we could work together to bring ground-breaking and diverse ideas to life that power our digital systems, services, products and platforms. If you love to work with APIs, contribute to open source, or use the latest technologies, we'll support you with an open environment and learning culture.
**Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.**
We are looking for an Engineering Director specializing in building scalable enterprise platforms which elevate risk management The successful candidate will join the Financial Crimes Compliance Technology team within the Global Risk & Compliance Technology (GRCT) organization. The GRCT team crafts, develops, and supports critical components and platforms for new products being launched to support and improve our industry-leading credit and fraud risk practices and deliver on our platform vision. You will own the workload and priority of the Engineering teams as well as relationships with product owners, business teams, and third-party product vendors.
You are a creative, results focused engineering leader with expertise and interest in building scalable, extensible platforms which leverage data spanning the entire company. You build, develop and inspire engineering teams that build resilient, innovative and efficient solutions which are propelled by shared frameworks and platforms Beyond engineering focused talents, you enjoy improving cross team cohesion, federated decision making, and mentoring for precise communication and agreement.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Provide engineering leadership to the team for developing features for Financial Crimes, Global Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption platforms
+ Improve engineering practices, including driving resilience, predictability, and end efficiency through automation
+ Partner with product teams to envision and deliver solutions which transform Financial Crimes Compliance using technology
+ Build, develop and lead globally distributed teams
+ Integrate platforms into the American Express technology ecosystem
+ Design modern, reusable, scalable solution architecture
+ Ensure engineering teams are well-managed, secure and compliant
+ Collaborate with business, product, and technology partners to solution complex technology and functional needs
+ Influence internal product roadmaps to optimize engineering delivery
+ Mentor, Coach, and Inspire engineers.
+ Develop and apply metrics and processes to ensure continuous team improvement, reliable execution, and effective operations.
**Required:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, or a related field - advanced degree preferred.
+ 10 years of technology leadership in a highly regulated environment.
+ 5 years building technology solutions for risk management related domains and/or law enforcement/intelligence domains
+ 7 years leading teams engineering teams building Java based solutions
+ 5 years delivering solution on Private and/or Public Cloud infrastructure.
**Beneficial Experience:**
+ Financial Crimes Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption) experience at a large Financial Services provider
+ Google Cloud Platform and/or Amazon Web Services
+ Experience leading engineering teams for large, transformational programs.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Technologies
**Primary Location:** India-Tamil Nadu-CHENNAI
**Other Locations:** India-Karnataka-Bengaluru Urban, India-Haryana-Gurugram
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**

**Description**
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.
Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.
From building next-generation apps and microservices to using AI to help protect our franchise and customers from fraud, you could be doing ambitious work that brings our iconic, global brand into the future. As a part of our tech team, we could work together to bring ground-breaking and diverse ideas to life that power our digital systems, services, products and platforms. If you love to work with APIs, contribute to open source, or use the latest technologies, we'll support you with an open environment and learning culture.
**Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.**
We are looking for an Engineering Director specializing in building scalable enterprise platforms which elevate risk management The successful candidate will join the Financial Crimes Compliance Technology team within the Global Risk & Compliance Technology (GRCT) organization. The GRCT team crafts, develops, and supports critical components and platforms for new products being launched to support and improve our industry-leading credit and fraud risk practices and deliver on our platform vision. You will own the workload and priority of the Engineering teams as well as relationships with product owners, business teams, and third-party product vendors.
You are a creative, results focused engineering leader with expertise and interest in building scalable, extensible platforms which leverage data spanning the entire company. You build, develop and inspire engineering teams that build resilient, innovative and efficient solutions which are propelled by shared frameworks and platforms Beyond engineering focused talents, you enjoy improving cross team cohesion, federated decision making, and mentoring for precise communication and agreement.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Provide engineering leadership to the team for developing features for Financial Crimes, Global Sanctions, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption platforms
+ Improve engineering practices, including driving resilience, predictability, and end efficiency through automation
+ Partner with product teams to envision and deliver solutions which transform Financial Crimes Compliance using technology
+ Build, develop and lead globally distributed teams
+ Integrate platforms into the American Express technology ecosystem
+ Design modern, reusable, scalable solution architecture
+ Ensure engineering teams are well-managed, secure and compliant
+ Collaborate with business, product, and technology partners to solution complex technology and functional needs
+ Influence internal product roadmaps to optimize engineering delivery
+ Mentor, Coach, and Inspire engineers.
+ Develop and apply metrics and processes to ensure continuous team improvement, reliable execution, and effective operations.
**Required:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, or a related field - advanced degree preferred.
+ 10 years of technology leadership in a highly regulated environment.
+ 5 years building technology solutions for risk management related domains and/or law enforcement/intelligence domains
+ 7 years leading teams engineering teams building Java based solutions
+ 5 years delivering solution on Private and/or Public Cloud infrastructure.
**Beneficial Experience:**
+ Financial Crimes Compliance (Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption) experience at a large Financial Services provider
+ Google Cloud Platform and/or Amazon Web Services
+ Experience leading engineering teams for large, transformational programs.
**Qualifications**
We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
+ Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
+ Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
+ Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
+ Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
+ Career development and training opportunities
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
**Job:** Technologies
**Primary Location:** India-Tamil Nadu-CHENNAI
**Other Locations:** India-Karnataka-Bengaluru Urban, India-Haryana-Gurugram
**Schedule** Full-time
**Req ID:**

Description
We are looking for an experienced compliance professional to join the Amazon Payments UK (APUK) team to support financial crime risk management of the firm. Reporting to APUK's Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO), the Financial Crime Manager will be responsible for supporting financial crime compliance of the payments propositions within the UK.
The Financial Crime Manager will be part of the 2nd line Compliance Office and responsible for providing regulatory oversight and approval for new programs, providing expert advice to stakeholders and supporting strategy design with regulatory input.
This opportunity requires a subject matter expert to contribute within a fast-paced, growing team. You will champion customer outcomes and use your knowledge of the industry and regulatory horizon to ensure sustainable, compliant solutions are formed. You will comfortably handle ambiguity, and provide pragmatic challenge to colleagues, peers and leadership and you are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and dive into the details. You think outside of the box, coming up with solutions in times of ambiguity.
Key job responsibilities
- Assist in ensuring APUK's payment activities operate in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements by monitoring the compliance of business activity
Applying working knowledge of Financial Crime regulations and Payment Services Regulations and Policies to articulate customer/control impact and drive alignment across teams.
- Assist with the development, documentation and maintenance of policies and procedures
- Provide financial crime compliance awareness and training to the business
- Prepare reporting to internal governance committees
- Review, challenge and approve risk records, policy breaches and matters for escalation
- Work with business leads to identify and collate relevant information to respond to requests for information from auditors and regulators (ad hoc and regulatory returns).
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant regulations by monitor regulatory change and emerging risk from regulatory sources, to proactively communicate key developments to internal stakeholders and support the implementation of regulatory change.
About the team
APUK Compliance is an ambitious team of professions who are passionate about supporting Amazon grow in a compliant and scalable way. We see Compliance as a service to our business teams and customers, we get excited about innovation and collaboration. We are a group that challenge each other to ensure we maintain high standards and enjoy internal debate to make sure we keep our core values at the forefront of how we work.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Assist in ensuring APUK's payment activities operate in accordance with all legal and regulatory requirements by monitoring the compliance of business activity
- Applying working knowledge of Financial Crime regulations and Payment Services Regulations and Policies to articulate customer/control impact and drive alignment across teams.
- Assist with the development, documentation and maintenance of policies and procedures
- Provide financial crime compliance awareness and training to the business
- Prepare reporting to internal governance committees
- Review, challenge and approve risk records, policy breaches and matters for escalation
- Work with business leads to identify and collate relevant information to respond to requests for information from auditors and regulators (ad hoc and regulatory returns).
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant regulations by monitor regulatory change and emerging risk from regulatory sources, to proactively communicate key developments to internal stakeholders and support the implementation of regulatory change.
Basic Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of four years financial crime experience in financial services working in risk and compliance, or within a financial regulatory body or consultancy practice
- A good understanding and previous experience of working with Payment Services Regulations 2017 and UK Financial Crime regulations
- Excellent team player with the ability to work closely with others to deliver results, identify and resolve issues; shares information and keeps team members and management informed
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and manage various tasks simultaneously.
- The ability and willingness to learn new skills and upskill quickly to be an SME on new requirements
- Strong and demonstrable influencing, stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills.
- Resilient and able to thrive and lead in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Strong judgment and analytical thinking
- Strong ownership and delivery orientated, to perform independently with minimal supervision
Preferred Qualifications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience within the payments sector and/or fin-tech environment
- Experience of relationship management with regulatory bodies
- Demonstrated experience working with financial crime regulations and compliance requirements such as Payment Services Regulations (2017)
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