Senior Risk Strategist - Fraud

Mercury

96d • $166,600 - $208,300

About The Position

Mercury is building a complete finance stack for startups. We work hard to create the easiest and safest banking experience possible to simplify entrepreneurs' and business owners’ financial lives. To enable this stellar banking experience, we need to have a deep understanding of our customers and how they interact with our product. We are looking to hire a strategist to bring risk expertise and an analytical approach to our Risk Strategy team, driving impact in this crucial space. Risk Strategy is a hybrid team that combines analytics with thought leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate the financial, regulatory, and reputational risks Mercury faces. The team focuses on data-driven insights and process improvements while ensuring a stellar customer experience that fosters trust in our platform. As a Senior Risk Strategist focused on fraud, you’ll help shape Mercury’s fraud strategy across multiple domains, combining data-driven analysis with strategic problem solving. You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance to deliver scalable outcomes that enable the business and reduce fraud losses while protecting customer experience.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in an analytical role, including 4+ years in fraud, trust and safety, or a related risk function (startup or fintech experience a plus)
• Proven ability to design and execute fraud strategies across domains (e.g., onboarding, card, ACH, checks, ATO, friendly fraud)
• Skilled in customer risk scoring/modeling and process automation
• Strong SQL proficiency and ability to translate data into actionable strategy
• Track record of balancing risk, compliance, and customer experience in cross-functional settings
• Excellent communication skills to simplify complex risk concepts into clear recommendations
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making decisions with imperfect information
• Curious, growth-oriented, and motivated to work on fraud problems at all lifecycle stages (new product launches, scaling, and legacy optimization)

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy and execution across multiple fraud domains (onboarding, card, non-card, ATO)
• Use data and quantitative analysis to design fraud controls, mitigate risk, and improve customer experience while balancing trade-offs
• Partner with Compliance and Legal to ensure solutions align with regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Operations to design and implement scalable risk solutions
• Build domain expertise, identify gaps, and proactively optimize fraud processes
• Define and track metrics that measure both risk effectiveness and customer impact

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity
• Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior