P2P Risk Strategist | Python & SQL Analytics

Bybit; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth Fund

Internal Events

Global Collaboration

Career Growth

Internal Mobility

Job summary

Bybit is seeking a highly analytical P2P Risk Strategy Specialist to design, optimize, and scale our risk automation framework. You will protect the platform from peer-to-peer transaction risks, including account takeovers, social engineering scams, money laundering, and payment velocity abuse.

You will combine a strong data background with hands-on coding in Python and SQL to detect fraud patterns across massive transaction ecosystems and to translate models into real-time risk policies and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in risk strategy, transaction monitoring, payment fraud analysis, or trust & safety within Fintech, Banking, or Digital Marketplaces.
• Advanced SQL skills with complex joins, window functions, CTEs, and large-scale optimization.
• Proficient in Python using libraries like pandas, numpy, scikit-learn, networkx for data manipulation and rule automation.
• Proven track record of identifying complex fraud networks, velocity anomalies, or multi-account abuse patterns.

Responsibilities

• Mine high-volume transaction logs to uncover P2P fraud vectors, synthetic networks, collusion rings, and anomalies.
• Design, implement, and iterate real-time rules and risk policies to mitigate risk while maintaining a frictionless UX.
• Write production-grade SQL and Python scripts for network graphs, velocity, device signals, and user metrics.
• Translate models into operational strategies, set decision thresholds, and run A/B tests.
• Perform root-cause analysis on fraudulent transactions, chargebacks, and ATO incidents to minimize losses.
• Build and maintain automated dashboards and KPI tracking systems.

Skills

3+ years of experience

Advanced SQL Skills

Proficient in Python

Pattern Detection & Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

Bybit is seeking a highly analytical P2P Risk Strategy Specialist to design, optimize, and scale our risk automation framework. You will protect the platform from peer-to-peer transaction risks, including account takeovers, social engineering scams, money laundering, and payment velocity abuse.

You will combine a strong data background with hands-on coding in Python and SQL to detect fraud patterns across massive transaction ecosystems and to translate models into real-time risk policies and