Coinbase · 20 hours ago
Senior Risk Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$167K/yr - $216K/yr
5+ years expCoinbase is a company on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world, and they are seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to join their Payments Risk Analytics team. The role involves identifying and mitigating payments fraud risk while ensuring a positive customer experience, and requires collaboration with various internal stakeholders to develop effective risk management strategies.
BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Demonstrate our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution
Preferred
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
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.45BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementTiger Global ManagementIVP
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
2024-03-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
CFO
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