Remote-First Senior Identity Risk & Scam Analytics Lead

Unchain Data; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 167,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group to own ATO and scam risk across the ecosystem. You’ll build defenses and use data to drive risk decisions that affect millions of customers.

In this high-impact role you’ll define risk metrics, shape prevention strategies, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Qualifications

• 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 experience in data analysis using SQL and Python with large-scale databases.
• Proficiency with BI and data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, Superset) to build dashboards and reporting frameworks.
• Ability to independently scope and deliver analytics projects while collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Engineering.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics and fraud trends in cryptocurrency ecosystems.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency, cost and quality.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Risk analytics

SQL

Python

Tableau

Looker

Superset

Cross-functional collab

Blockchain analytics

Generative AI usage

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Superset

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group to own ATO and scam risk across the ecosystem. You’ll build defenses and use data to drive risk decisions that affect millions of customers.

In this high-impact role you’ll define risk metrics, shape prevention strategies, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to stay ahead of evolving threats.