Product Owner - Fraud & Security

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Product Owner – Fraud & Security for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

The Product Owner for Fraud & Security is responsible for defining product strategy, managing the product backlog, and delivering technology solutions that strengthen fraud prevention, risk management, and enterprise security capabilities. This role requires a strong understanding of fraud detection, cybersecurity, and risk mitigation within a financial services environment. The ideal candidate has experience working with cross-functional Agile teams to deliver security-focused solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate product vision, strategy, and roadmaps for fraud prevention, security, and risk management initiatives
• Own, prioritize, and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, regulatory obligations, and customer needs
• Collaborate with Fraud, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Engineering, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities and define product requirements
• Translate complex fraud and security requirements into epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and other Agile ceremonies to support timely and high-quality product delivery
• Drive the development and enhancement of fraud detection, transaction monitoring, identity verification, authentication, and security systems
• Partner with engineering teams to implement fraud prevention strategies, security controls, automated detection capabilities, and risk-based decisioning workflows
• Define product requirements for real-time fraud monitoring, anomaly detection, suspicious activity identification, and automated alerting
• Support the integration of fraud and security solutions with enterprise applications, APIs, data platforms, and third-party services
• Evaluate fraud trends, emerging threats, security vulnerabilities, and operational risks to identify product enhancements and prioritize remediation initiatives
• Work with data and analytics teams to define fraud detection metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and reporting capabilities
• Coordinate with cybersecurity and architecture teams to incorporate security-by-design principles, access controls, data protection, and secure integration patterns into product delivery
• Ensure product features align with applicable regulatory, compliance, and internal security requirements
• Manage dependencies, risks, issues, and delivery timelines across multiple technology teams and enterprise initiatives
• Monitor product performance, fraud prevention effectiveness, operational efficiency, and user adoption to guide ongoing enhancements
• Facilitate stakeholder communication, executive reporting, product demonstrations, and release planning
• Drive continuous improvement by incorporating business feedback, fraud investigation insights, security findings, and production performance data into the product roadmap

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• Hands-on experience as a Product Owner, Technical Product Owner, or Product Manager supporting enterprise technology initiatives
• Strong background in fraud prevention, cybersecurity, information security, financial crime, or enterprise risk management
• Experience defining product roadmaps, managing backlogs, prioritizing features, and delivering technology solutions in Agile environments
• Strong experience writing epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements for technical development teams
• Experience working with Scrum or Kanban methodologies and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of fraud detection, transaction monitoring, identity verification, authentication, access management, or security controls
• Experience collaborating with Software Engineers, Architects, Data Engineers, Security Analysts, Fraud Operations, and business stakeholders
• Understanding of APIs, system integrations, data flows, and enterprise application architectures
• Experience defining and tracking product KPIs, operational metrics, risk indicators, and delivery outcomes
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to balance business priorities, technical constraints, security requirements, and regulatory obligations

Desired skills:

• Experience supporting fraud prevention or cybersecurity platforms within banking, payments, credit cards, or financial services
• Familiarity with fraud detection technologies involving machine learning, behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, and risk-based decisioning
• Experience with identity and access management (IAM), multifactor authentication (MFA), privileged access management (PAM), or zero-trust security initiatives
• Exposure to fraud monitoring, case management, suspicious activity alerting, and investigation workflows
• Familiarity with security frameworks and regulatory requirements such as NIST, PCI DSS, SOX, or FFIEC
• Experience working with data analytics, reporting, and visualization tools such as SQL, Tableau, Power BI, or Splunk
• Experience delivering enterprise API integrations, microservices, and cloud-based security or fraud solutions
• Familiarity with risk management, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and security incident response processes
• Experience coordinating large-scale, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple Agile teams and technology platforms

Pay range: $49.46 - $57.46 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.