Coinbase
Senior Identity Risk & Scam Analyst
Remote - USA · Senior
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About the role
- Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
- The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
- This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.
Responsibilities
- Define risk success metrics, build reporting frameworks, and drive continuous improvement by identifying and prioritizing control enhancements.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to develop custom risk management strategies and techniques across the Coinbase product suite.
- Proven ability to independently scope and deliver analytics projects while collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
- If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here.
- As a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group, you'll own the identification and mitigation of account takeover (ATO) and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem.
- This is a high-impact role where you'll define risk metrics, shape prevention strategies, and partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to stay ahead of evolving threats.
Requirements
- 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 (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Superset) to build dashboards and reporting frameworks.
- Familiarity with blockchain analytics and fraud trends within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
- Required Skills and Experience:
Compensation
- $167,280 - $196,800 USD
- Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below).
- Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
- Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):
Benefits
- 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.
Company info
- At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
- You'll build critical defenses that protect our users and platform integrity, using data to drive risk decisions that impact millions of customers.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Accommodations: If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com.
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