Head of Fraud Detection

About the Position

We are seeking a Head of Fraud Detection to lead our fraud prevention efforts in the Stockholm Region, ensuring a secure banking experience for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing fraud detection for both cards and payments
• Define, implement, and continuously improve detection capabilities and performance
• Lead fraud rules design and analytical development for cards and payments, balancing fraud risk mitigation, customer experience, and business impact.
• Work with strategic direction of strengthening fraud prevention in Swedbank
• Assessing and improving the performance of your team members
• Building a diverse team with a high level of team spirit and engagement

Requirements

• Proven experience in leadership capabilities and the ability to quickly adapt and work in a transformative environment.
• Knowledge about fraud prevention in Swedbank and experience from leading projects and teams.
• Understanding how fraud prevention corresponds to the strategic direction, including customer protection and the prioritized goals for Swedbank on an overall level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in English and Swedish
• Understanding how to achieve results through others and take accountability for your team members’ and the team’s performance
• Ability to assess and improve performance
• Good communication and collaboration with others
• Contribute to the team members’ well-being and sustainable performance
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

We Offer

• Personal and professional growth through self-leadership and continuous development.
• Meaningful work that positively impacts our workplace, our customers, and society.
• An open and collaborative culture that encourages cross-functional teamwork and provides networking opportunities.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes a balanced and sustainable work-life, with flexible working conditions when suitable for the role.
• Benefits such as our share-based reward program Eken, company pension plan, employee offer for banking products, health insurance.

About the Company

Fraud Prevention is a group-wide unit that works with all aspects of preventing fraud against Swedbank and its customers. Our approach is prevent-detect-respond, and all our units, across all home markets, work together to develop modern and effective ways to make banking safer. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do-we partner closely across teams and departments to strengthen fraud prevention efforts and ensure a secure and trusted experience for our Customers.

Björn Johansson, your future leader

We look forward to receiving your application by 13.07.2026.

Location: Sundbyberg

Recruiting manager: Björn Johansson

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

Swedbank does not discriminate against anyone based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion, or disability – everybody is welcome.

Job area: Risk management, compliance and legal

Role: Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Prevention

Locations: Stockholm Region

Remote status: Hybrid