AVP, Product Owner

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Product Owner to provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of fraud‑related products, capabilities, and enterprise initiatives that strengthen the firm’s defenses against financial crime. This AVP will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of LPL’s fraud‑prevention and detection ecosystem as the firm continues its digital transformation and modernization journey.

This leader will serve as the strategic bridge between business and technology teams, guiding long‑term product vision while ensuring delivery of high‑value, scalable fraud solutions. The AVP, Product Owner maximizes the value of fraud technology investments by defining clear outcomes, prioritizing initiatives based on risk and business impact, and championing best‑in‑class fraud capabilities across the enterprise.

Working in close partnership with the Product Manager and senior stakeholders across Fraud Operations, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Technology, and the business, this role will influence fraud strategy, translate complex fraud‑mitigation needs into actionable roadmaps, and drive execution from concept through delivery. The ideal candidate brings strong product leadership, deep domain expertise in fraud and financial‑crime risks, and the ability to manage large‑scale, cross‑functional initiatives with significant organizational impact.

This AVP will oversee the evolution of detection tools, rule strategies, analytics, machine‑learning models, and client‑focused prevention experiences to protect advisors, clients, and the firm. The role requires forward‑thinking leadership, analytical strength, and an enterprise mindset to drive sustainable risk reduction while enabling business growth.

We are looking for collaborative leaders who thrive in dynamic environments, influence without authority, and deliver innovative solutions that enhance client experience, minimize fraud losses, and increase operational efficiency.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain the strategic vision for fraud‑prevention and detection products in partnership with senior stakeholders in Fraud, Risk, Cybersecurity, and the business.
• Lead end‑to‑end product lifecycle strategy, from ideation through execution, ensuring alignment with enterprise fraud and risk objectives.
• Partner with the Product Manager to define multi‑year roadmaps, key capabilities, and investments needed to modernize LPL’s fraud ecosystem.
• Break down strategic initiatives into actionable epics and user stories, prioritizing the backlog based on fraud risk, enterprise value, operational impact, and technical dependencies.
• Serve as the primary voice of the product for business leaders, ensuring clarity, alignment, and consistent communication of priorities, progress, risks, and decisions.
• Drive cross‑organizational collaboration across Fraud Operations, Technology, Data Science, Cybersecurity, and other partners, ensuring seamless execution of complex fraud initiatives.
• Monitor fraud trends, emerging threats, and technology advancements to influence proactive enhancements and innovation.
• Collaborate with Technology teams to define acceptance criteria, delivery expectations, and quality standards.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure the team is empowered with clear direction, timely decisions, and removal of blockers.
• Validate delivered functionality, ensuring product increments meet business and risk‑mitigation objectives.
• Represent the product and the Scrum Team in cross‑program, cross‑product, and enterprise planning discussions.
• Advocate for technical enablers and platform enhancements necessary to support long‑term fraud‑prevention strategy.
• Maintain product KPIs and reporting, including loss avoidance, detection accuracy, operational efficiency, and client‑experience metrics.
• Contribute to annual planning, budgeting, and prioritization for fraud technology and operational improvements.
• Strengthen relationships across senior stakeholders and ensure transparency into product priorities, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Coordinate and track interdependent fraud initiatives across the enterprise to ensure alignment and cohesive risk‑mitigation strategy.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced,