Remote-First Senior Risk Analytics Lead (ATO/Scam)

Coinbase, Inc.; Dover (DE); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Analyst in Risk Analytics to own end-to-end controls for account takeover and scam prevention across the platform. You will define risk metrics, build dashboards, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to stay ahead of evolving threats.

The role requires 6+ years in risk within e-commerce or financial services, strong SQL/Python skills, and experience with BI tools. This is a remote-first, hybrid-friendly position based in the United States.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on risk experience in e-commerce or financial services.
• 2+ years using SQL and Python with large datasets.
• Experience building dashboards with BI tools.

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

Data visualization

Cross-functional teamwork

Blockchain analytics

Generative AI usage

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Superset

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Senior Analyst in Risk Analytics to own end-to-end controls for account takeover and scam prevention across the platform. You will define risk metrics, build dashboards, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to stay ahead of evolving threats.

The role requires 6+ years in risk within e-commerce or financial services, strong SQL/Python skills, and experience with BI tools. This is a remote-first, hybrid-friendly position based in the United States.