Remote Senior Risk Analytics Lead — ATO & Scam Defense

Coinbase, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 167,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group to own the identification and mitigation of account takeover and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem.

Build defenses and drive risk decisions impacting millions of customers, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Data Science. You will define risk metrics, develop strategies, and translate data findings into actionable insights that influence leadership decisions and protect

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 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.
• Proven ability to independently scope and deliver analytics projects while collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics and fraud trends within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in 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 management

SQL

Python

BI Tools

Cross-functional

Blockchain analytics

Generative AI

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Superset

Job description

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group to own the identification and mitigation of account takeover and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem.

Build defenses and drive risk decisions impacting millions of customers, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Data Science. You will define risk metrics, develop strategies, and translate data findings into actionable insights that influence leadership decisions and protect