Senior Risk Analyst at Coinbase — Remote North America

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

Identify, investigate, and mitigate fraudulent purchase and deposit activity

Implement logic targeting bad actors and high-risk behavior associated with unauthorized purchasing activity across multiple regions

Measure fraud performance across payment methods and develop core metrics

Proactively identify and close gaps in our monitoring

Own risk controls from end-to-end and scale processes to provide appropriate coverage as we expand our business

Own reporting processes and communication with relevant banking partners

Work with internal stakeholders in Product, Growth, Data Science and Engineering to develop and drive forward custom risk management strategies and techniques for different geographies

Use data to assess risk and make decisions impacting large segments of our customer population; effectively measure and assess associated tradeoffs using quantitative analysis

Synthesize data learnings into compelling stories and communicate them to Payments Risk leadership

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

5+ years relevant experience

3+ years fighting Cards and Mobile Payments fraud in an e-commerce or financial services environment

3+ years of experience in data analysis, working with databases, and querying (e.g., SQL, MySQL, etc).

BA/BS degree in a quantitative field (ex Math, Stats, Physics, or Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience.

Advanced experience using SQL

Proficiency with business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Superset).

A passion for fighting fraud and abuse, and the curiosity to self-drive investigations, identify patterns, and find the root cause.

Proven ability to independently scope and deliver analytics projects while collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Engineering.

Nice to haves:

Experience with mitigating risk from issuing credit/debit cards

Deep understanding of mobile payments

Experience leveraging AI tools such as cursor, glean, copilot

Advanced experience with Python

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Senior Risk Analyst

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