Senior Risk Analyst

As a Senior Risk Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within Consumer & Business at Coinbase, you own the identification and mitigation of account takeover (ATO) and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem. You'll build critical defenses that protect users and platform integrity, using data to drive risk decisions that impact millions of customers. You'll define risk metrics, shape prevention strategies, and partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to stay ahead of evolving threats.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end risk controls for ATO and scam prevention, scaling processes to maintain coverage as the business expands into new products and regions
• Define risk success metrics, build reporting frameworks, and drive continuous improvement by identifying and prioritizing control enhancements
• Leverage data to assess risk and make decisions impacting large customer segments, measuring and quantifying associated tradeoffs through rigorous analysis
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to develop custom risk management strategies and techniques across the Coinbase product suite
• Synthesize data findings into clear narratives and recommendations that influence senior risk and product leadership decisions
• Investigate and mitigate fraudulent and scam activities by reviewing alerts on anomalous customer and transaction behavior

What you bring

• 6+ years of hands-on risk experience in e-commerce or financial services, with at least 2 years focused on combating ATO and scams in a Fraud, Trust and Safety, or Account Security function
• 2+ years of professional experience in data analysis using SQL and Python, including working with large-scale databases
• Proficiency with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or Superset to build dashboards and reporting frameworks
• Proven ability to independently scope and deliver analytics projects while collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics and fraud trends within the cryptocurrency ecosystem
• The ability to utilize generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

What we offer

• Annual base salary of $167,280-$196,800 USD, varying by location
• Total compensation may include equity and bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, and 401(k)
• Quarterly in-person working sessions called "surges"
• Remote-first work environment

About Coinbase

Coinbase is on a mission to increase economic freedom. The company builds products and infrastructure to power the future of finance, serving millions of users worldwide across a remote-first operating model.