Director, Payments and Fraud Operations

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Who You Are You're an experienced operations leader with a proven ability to scale payments and fraud functions in high-growth, regulated environments. You combine deep subject matter expertise with strong business acumen, balancing risk management with operational speed and customer experience. You lead with rigor and judgment, stay relentlessly focused on the customer, and build high-performing teams and systems that scale with the business. Your Success Profile As the Director of Payments and Fraud Operations, you will lead two critical teams accountable for the accurate and timely movement of customer funds and the protection of Justworks from financial and fraud-related risk. You will set the strategic direction for both functions, ensuring customer funds move reliably at scale and that Justworks remains fully compliant with AML industry standards. You will elevate Payments and Fraud Operations as strategic functions that enable revenue growth, strengthen customer trust, and support faster payment products without increasing financial exposure. What You Will Work On Lead and Develop the Payments and Fraud Operations Teams Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team, setting a high bar for excellence and creating an environment where people take ownership and do their best work. Coach leaders and ICs to strengthen subject matter expertise and elevate the team's capacity for higher-value analysis and cross-functional partnership. Set a clear vision and priorities, aligning the team around shared goals and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. Drive Operational Excellence in Payments Own the end-to-end payments lifecycle across Justworks' product lines, ensuring customer payrolls are processed accurately and on time to protect customer trust, revenue recognition, and company cash flow. Strengthen risk management through improved visibility, proactive customer engagement, and continuous refinement of controls. Enable faster payment methods and expanded payroll timelines while maintaining a strong risk posture. Drive a culture of data-driven decision-making within the team, using operational insights to identify inefficiencies, prioritize improvements, and measure outcomes. Protect Justworks Through Fraud and AML Operations Maintain full compliance with AML industry standards and fortify protection from fraudulent activity across all business lines. Oversee onboarding and ongoing screening processes, including fraud review, AML checks, and lifecycle monitoring. Stay ahead of the evolving fraud and financial crime landscape, ensuring Justworks' approach, controls, and capabilities continuously adapt to emerging risks. Advance Automation, Tooling, and AI Investments Partner with Product and Engineering to prioritize tooling investments and leverage AI/automation to reduce manual effort, expand throughput, and strengthen controls. Lead Through Influence and Vision Serve as the senior voice on payments operations and fraud risk in executive decision-making, translating operational realities into clear business impact and forward-looking strategy. Partner closely with Prod…