Risk Analyst (SQL), Fraud Prevention

As a Risk Analyst (SQL) at Binance, you monitor and analyze fraud risk across a platform serving 300+ million users in 100+ countries. You investigate suspicious transactions, accounts, and behaviors using internal data, on-chain data, and external sources. You work with data science and engineering teams to translate findings into detection signals, rules, and mitigation strategies that protect users and prevent losses.

What you'll do

• Monitor and analyze fraud risk across the platform, spanning payment fraud, account takeover, scams, and other emerging abuse typologies
• Conduct thorough investigations into suspicious transactions, accounts, and user behaviors using internal data, on-chain data, and external sources to identify patterns, networks, and root causes
• Perform feature mining and in-depth data analysis on fraud cases; translate findings into detection signals, rules, and mitigation strategies together with data science and engineering teams
• Design and implement risk control measures such as alerts, verifications, and friction applied at high-risk moments in the customer journey; develop and refine operational procedures to improve the efficiency of risk controls
• Track industry-wide fraud and abuse trends; proactively identify new attack vectors and drive prevention initiatives before they scale
• Build metrics, dashboards, and case reviews to measure strategy effectiveness, including detection coverage, warning engagement, false positives, prevented losses, and repeat victimization
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Customer Support, Legal and Compliance, and external partners to embed risk controls into the customer journey and ensure user and platform security

What you bring

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in risk control, fraud risk, or risk strategy, preferably within a fintech, financial services, or crypto organisation
• Strong understanding of fraud typologies; hands-on experience in at least one risk domain such as phishing, scam, payment fraud, account takeover, or platform abuse
• Solid investigative and data analysis skills; comfortable working independently from raw data to insight to action
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong interest and tenacity in understanding and protecting users against fraud and abuse
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; able to collaborate effectively with an international team

Nice to have

• Knowledge of blockchain tracking tools

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement, which may vary depending on the nature of the role and team

About Binance

Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users, trusted by 300+ million people across 100+ countries. The company offers trading, finance, education, research, payments, institutional services, and more, with a mission to increase financial freedom and access globally.