Fraud Investigator - Pursue

📍Remote, UK | 💰 | £26,000 - £31,400 (depending on the experience displayed in the CV and interview) + Benefits | Hear from the team ✨

The start date for this role is 26th of May 2026

37.5 hours per week, shifts between 9am to 5:30pm/ 9:30am to 6:00pm; 1 in 4 Saturdays and no Sundays

About us:

We’re here to make money work for everyone and we're doing things differently. For too long, banking has been obtuse, complex and opaque.

We want to change that and build a bank with everyone, for everyone. Our amazing community suggests features, test the app and give us constant feedback so we can build something everyone loves.

We're focused on solving problems, rather than selling financial products. We want to make the world a better place and change people's lives through Monzo.

About our Financial Crime & Fraud Team:

Our Mission in the Financial Crime & Fraud Collective is to earn and keep our customers’ trust, support Monzo’s safe growth, and contribute to building a safer society. Our Fraud Investigators are crucial to the success of this mission.

What you’ll be working on;

The Fraud Investigator role within our Pursue pillar facilitates and acts on vital communication between Monzo and other institutions; helping us to prevent the loss of funds to fraudsters both within Monzo and across the industry. This communication falls into three main categories:

• Communication to other banks about potential fraudsters in their customer base


• Communication from other banks about potential fraudsters in Monzo’s customer base


• Communication to and from CIFAS about potential fraudsters in Monzo’s customer base


• Communication with law enforcement about crime we discover as part of our investigations

Your day to day;

Fraud Investigators within our Pursue pillar work to a mixture of regulated and unregulated deadlines. Their role supports the quality of performance and knowledge across the pillar.

• Investigating and actioning fraud reports received from other financial institutions


• Probing for further evidence where needed


• Using Monzo’s values to investigate claims with empathy and attention to detail


• Investigating and reporting fraud to other banks when our customers have been a victim of fraud


• Triaging and taking initial action on inbound communications from a range of institutions


• Creating and actioning indemnities and defunds where needed


• Reporting to CIFAS


• Completing CIFAS bank checks

Shifts

• 37.5 hours per week on a rotational basis covering 9am to 5:30pm/ 9:30am to 6:00pm; 1 in 4 Saturdays and no Sundays. Please note you may be required to work bank holidays, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day


• Training schedule: You have to be available to work Monday - Friday, 9:00 - 17:30 for your first 6 weeks remotely which must be fully attended


• The start date for this role will be the 26th of May 2026

You should apply if you have:

• A strong knowledge of common fraud typologies


• Excellent English written & verbal communication skills


• Ability to be persuasive and empathetic


• Strong expertise in investigating, problem solving and decision making


• Ability to work well independently & be collaborative with the wider team


• Ability to work to deadlines


• Values driven approach in line with Monzo’s core values

The application process consists of

• Some initial application questions (please take your time, we read these carefully!)


• A short call with a Recruiter


• A remote interview, lasting approximately 1 hour

Our average process takes around 2-3 weeks. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process, but if you do have any specific questions ahead of this please contact us on hiring@monzo.com

💰 £26,000 - £31,400 ➕ other benefits

📍This role is fully remote

📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences

➕ And much more, see our full list of benefits here

Please note we will only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stages. Please submit your application asap to avoid any disappointment.