Discord

Discord

Payments & Fraud Analyst

San Francisco Bay Area · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$144k-$162kDetected 2 days ago
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

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Green-card intent detected

Discord Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Marketing Managers in San Francisco, CALIFORNIA on 2026-06-10. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 1 day (2026-09-07), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.+1 more active determination on file

Files H-1B transfers

18 transfer filings in the last year, covering 18 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • Discord's Payments, Fraud & Risk team enables revenue growth and protects Discord's financial health by managing payments optimization and fraud risk as a strategic function.
  • Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
  • Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Responsibilities

  • Own high-scale fraud detection and mitigation, payments operations, and risk assessment within your assigned area end-to-end - from strategy through execution and post-launch measurement
  • Lead high complexity fraud investigations, perform root cause analyses, and translate findings into concrete proposals for rule improvements and cross-functional action
  • Write SQL queries to analyze fraud and payments data, and build reporting and monitoring dashboards and alerts (e.g., Mode, Datadog) that track performance and inform decision-making
  • Program manage cross-functional initiatives with Engineering, Legal, Payments Strategy, Product, Revenue, and other partners - setting milestones, managing dependencies, and driving delivery
  • Experience building reporting and monitoring workflows using BI and alerting tools (e.g., Mode, Datadog, or equivalent)
  • Proven ability to independently own an end-to-end function and execute mid-size programs with minimal oversight, making judgment calls that weigh business impact and tradeoffs

Requirements

  • 4-5+ years of experience in payments, fraud, or risk operations, with direct, hands-on exposure to card network rules, chargebacks, and dispute processes
  • Proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience querying and analyzing large datasets to drive fraud and payments decisions
  • We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

Compensation

  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is $144,000 to $162,000 + equity + benefits.
  • Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
  • Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Company info

  • Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.
  • We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses.
  • Join us in our mission!

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Deep working knowledge of payments flows, card network rules (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, etc.), and chargeback/dispute processes

This listing is sourced directly from Discord's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.