Senior Risk Analyst

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7d•Remote

About The Position

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. As a Senior Risk Analyst on the Payments Risk Analytics team, you’ll be fully responsible for identifying and mitigating payments fraud risk on our critical payment rails without negatively impacting core metrics and the broader customer experience. This role will report to the Manager of Cards and Mobile Payments within Payments Risk Analytics, and will be based remotely in the United States.

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.
Demonstrate our core cultural values: clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution

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

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