Prolific
Senior Fraud & Quality Lead
Job Summary
The Senior Fraud & Quality Lead is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to safeguard platform trust, focusing on fraud detection, data integrity, and quality assurance. The role requires experience in fraud operations, risk modeling, and operational tooling, with a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration across engineering, data science, and legal teams. The leader will oversee the design of detection systems, respond to emerging threats, and ensure compliance with regulations like GDPR and SOC 2. This position offers the chance to work at the forefront of AI innovation within a mission-driven, flexible work environment.
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Prolific
Prolific is not just another player in the AI space – we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditised, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.
The role
The Senior Fraud & Quality Lead is the strategic and operational leader responsible for safeguarding the continued integrity of Prolific’s platform. This role sets the vision, processes, and tooling roadmap for detecting, investigating, and preventing fraud and ensuring data quality across all user groups. As we continue to scale into new areas including AI annotation and managed services, this leader will ensure Prolific’s trust infrastructure evolves in tandem—balancing robust controls with customer and participant experience.
What you’ll bring to the role
- 7–10+ years of experience in fraud operations, trust & safety, or data integrity roles at a digital platform.
- Proven leadership experience building high-functioning fraud models, systems, and controls with a cross functional team in fast-paced environments.
- Strong fluency in risk modeling, anomaly detection, behavioural analysis, and operational tooling.
- Exceptional cross-functional leadership and communication skills.
Even better if you have
- Familiarity with AI training data workflows, labeling platforms, or crowdsourcing tools is a strong advantage.
What you’ll be doing in the role
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Own and evolve Prolific’s fraud, data integrity, and quality strategy to safeguard platform trust and ensure reliable research outcomes.
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Design and implement proactive detection systems and controls—including rule engines, real-time alerting, anomaly detection, and participant scoring—to prevent fraud and abuse at scale.
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Monitor and respond to emerging threats in both human and synthetic data ecosystems, staying ahead of risks like prompt injection, impersonation, and bot activity.
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Lead rigorous, ongoing audits and investigations, from task quality reviews to system-wide risk assessments, driving insights and compliance reporting to leadership and the Board.
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Act as the internal SME on fraud and quality, integrating threat intelligence, academic research, and evolving regulations into policy and process improvements.
- Own Quality Assurance Operations for all data quality processes, ensuring that all processes are robust and achieve the required quality standards.
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Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, data science, legal, and external partners to build tooling, maintain compliance (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2), and advance industry-wide standards.
Why Prolific is a great place to work
We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.
We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation – one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.
Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.
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