Remote Threat Analyst: Ad Fraud & Safety

Reddit, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with employer match

Parental leave

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Job summary

Reddit, Inc. is seeking a Staff Threat Analyst to serve as the operational architect for Advertiser Fraud within Safety. You will own end-to-end strategy to build detection playbooks and enforcement frameworks.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Ops teams to translate adversarial insights into scalable defenses and to shape threat response playbooks from scratch.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in threat intelligence, ad tech safety, trust & safety investigations, or platform integrity (focused on ad fraud, financial crime, ATO, or spam abuse).
• Demonstrated 0-to-1 track record of operating in ambiguous environments to build threat response frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python or R, and big data environments to independently query petabyte-scale datasets and construct adversarial network graphs.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & System Architecture: Formulate and execute a multi-quarter vision for advertiser fraud detection and enforcement; independently prioritize high-impact risks like account takeover (ATO), payment/billing fraud, cloaking, deceptive ads and network abuse.

Skills

Threat intelligence

Ad tech safety

Data analysis

SQL

Python

AI copilots

Ad fraud knowledge

Tools

Big data platforms

Job description

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com .

Reddit is continuing to grow our teams with the best talent. This role is completely remote friendly within the United States. If you happen to live close to one of our physical office locations (San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City & Chicago) our doors are open for you to come into the office as often as you'd like.

As Reddit’s advertising ecosystem rapidly expands, protecting our platform, advertisers, and users from bad actors is paramount. We are seeking a Staff Threat Analyst to serve as the operational architect for Advertiser Fraud within Safety. You will have end-to-end ownership to establish the strategy, build foundational detection playbooks, and define enforcement frameworks.

You will work in tight partnership with cross-functional Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Ops teams across both Safety and Ads orgs to convert adversarial insights into scalable automated defenses. This is a 0-to-1 opportunity to shape our threat response frameworks, operational playbooks, and detection pipelines from scratch.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy & System Architecture: Formulate and execute a multi-quarter vision for advertiser fraud detection and enforcement; independently prioritize high-impact risks like account takeover (ATO), payment/billing fraud, cloaking, deceptive ads and network abuse.
• Deep Analytics & Investigations: Conduct deep-dive investigations into complex, multi-entity fraud networks and sophisticated adversarial tactics. Drive root-cause analysis and map cluster infrastructure to prevent recurring abuse.
• Product/XFN Delivery: Partner directly with Data Science and Engineering to translate investigative findings into high-precision detection logic, risk scores, and automated enforcement pipelines. Serve as the primary Safety SME interfacing with Ads Product, Ads Engineering, and Policy teams to align on shared risks. Synthesize complex adversarial dynamics into strategic guidance for senior leadership.
• Playbook & Methodology Development: Design, document, and standardize operational playbooks, escalation frameworks, QA standards, and feedback loops for all investigative and enforcement pathways.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in threat intelligence, ad tech safety, trust & safety investigations, or platform integrity (focused on ad fraud, financial crime, ATO, or spam abuse).
• Demonstrated 0-to-1 track record of operating in ambiguous environments to build threat response frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python or R, and big data environments to independently query petabyte-scale datasets and construct adversarial network graphs.
• Experience using AI/LLMs as investigative copilots and partnering with ML teams to deploy LLM-based detection classifiers.
• Deep functional expertise in digital ad ecosystems, ad serving infrastructure, and ad-specific fraud archetypes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with global ad compliance, privacy regulations, and regulatory reporting standards.
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

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Pay Transparency:

This job posting may span more than one career level.

In addition to base salary, this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units, and depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally, Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) program with employer match, generous time off for vacation, and parental leave. To learn more, please visit https://www.redditinc.com/careers/ .

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including, skills, depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below.

The base salary range for this position is:

$167,500 - $234,500 USD

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