How to Build a Fraud Team That Earns Its Investment

The Blueprint is Sift’s how-to series for fraud leaders who want practical guidance, not theory. Each session walks through a specific problem, with clear steps, tradeoffs, and examples from real companies.

Fraud leaders are being asked to do a lot at once: put AI to work, absorb the effects of layoffs, keep the platform safe, and make sure legitimate customers keep coming back. It’s a lot to carry, and most teams are expected to carry it with the same resources they had last year.

In this episode of The Blueprint, Kevin Lee, Barrington Lloyd-Lovett, and Jerry Hoff share how to build a fraud team that earns its investment. They walk through making the business case for more resources, deciding which skills to hire for today and how to interview for them, and what to do when adding headcount simply isn’t an option.