Head of Fraud Prevention
São Paulo • Full time • Hybrid
Lead fraud, risk and compliance at Nova, the AI-powered payment network built on Pix and Open Finance. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll own KYC, risk policies and fraud operations end to end, combining vendors and proprietary models to keep users as we scale.
About Nova
Nova is building a new-generation payment network using AI on top of Pix and Open Finance. Backed by Monashees, Canary, Canaan and Propel, we recently raised a large Series A and are assembling a small team of exceptional people.
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The role
Reporting to the CEO, you'll own fraud, risk and compliance at Nova end to end, from strategy to execution, working closely with the founders and the engineering team.
What you'll do
- Lead KYC: identity checks, background checks and onboarding policies
- Define and monitor risk policies for users, cards and transactions
- Oversee proprietary risk models alongside data engineering and data science
- Manage fraud and risk vendors, including costs
- Run fraud operations: account security, case management, chargebacks, disputes and recoveries
What we're looking for
- 7+ years in a similar role at fintechs, financial services or high-growth startups
- Degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or a related field
- You use AI daily in your work
- Structured, analytical and comfortable with numbers
- Bonus: 0→1 product launches, top academic background, community leadership (talks, articles)
Selection process
HR screening (15 min) → Hiring manager intro (30 min) → Deep dive (60 min) → Bar raiser (45 min) → Culture fit with our CEO (30 min)
What we offer
- PJ contract
- Aggressive stock options
- Premium health insurance, flexible hours, paid vacation and Wellhub