Risk Analyst (Seattle on-site only)

Grid; Emeryville (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Grid, located in Emeryville, California, is seeking a Risk Analyst to enhance user-facing products. In this role, you will evaluate patterns to maintain platform safety, analyze data utilizing SQL, and improve existing policies for a better customer experience.

Ideal candidates are analytically oriented, self-starters with a passion for data, and financial products, who thrive in startup environments. The position offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience in analytics with a data-driven approach.
• Ability to analyze patterns and identify anomalies.
• Startup mindset with a focus on high growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patterns and accounts to ensure platform safety.
• Question existing policies for improvement.
• Utilize SQL for performance evaluation.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

Analytical Orientation

Initiative

Customer Focus

Job description

About Us

Today’s financial system is built to favor those with money. Grid’s mission is to level that playing field by building financial products that help users better manage their financial future. The Grid app lets users access cash, build credit, spend money, optimize their taxes, and lots, lots more.

The role

We’re adding a Risk Analyst to our team to help us build and scale our user-facing products. You’ll work closely with product, machine learning, and business operations to help people optimize their taxes with 0 effort, bridge gaps between paychecks, build their credit score, and more! With access to a robust pipeline of excited paying users with high intent to use Grid, you’ll have a significant impact on our users’ happiness and financial wellbeing.

The team

We’re focused on serving our users above all else while building a robust business. To this end, Grid’s team members experience high levels of autonomy and ownership, and as a company we value curiosity, learning and growth. At Grid, you’ll be surrounded by a team that is motivated, mission-driven and pragmatic.

What You Will Be Doing

• Product Safety: Evaluate patterns and accounts in our ecosystem to ensure that our platform maintains a safe environment for all our customers.
• Iterative and skeptical: Practice a dynamic yet data-driven approach, questioning existing policies and procedures for improvement while demonstrating sound judgement.
• Data Analysis: Utilize SQL and other analysis tools to evaluate performance and identify anomalies.
• Risk Tolerance: Have the skill to cut losses early and move forward in an early-stage company with speed and minimal bureaucracy.

About You

• Startup Person: Seek high growth opportunities, constantly learn, and thrive in dynamic decision making.
• Curiosity and Optimism: Continuously ask why the world works the way it does and have the will to change it.
• First Principles: Understand the world by taking a first-principles approach.
• Experience prioritizing customers and user experience: Make complicated things simple, especially in financial services.
• Analytically oriented: Proven experience in analytics; ask the right questions and answer them with quantitative insight.
• Autonomy and Initiative: Work independently, take ownership, and proactively identify key leverage points for products and experiences.
• Self Starter: Prioritize work, deliver results on a tight cadence, and demonstrate confidence.

To keep things simple, at Grid we’re looking for people that want to change the world for the better and have the boldness to tackle complex problems with creative solutions. Additionally, we are adamant about adding team members who have a passion for our customers as well as data and financial products.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K

Salary Range

$70,000 - $110,000 per year