Risk Analyst (Seattle on-site only)

Grid; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

Grid is seeking a Risk Analyst to join the team in Seattle, focusing on product safety, data-driven decision making, and user-centric risk minimization. You will work with product, machine learning, and business operations to ensure a safe platform and optimal user experience.

The role emphasizes iterative analysis, high autonomy, and the ability to challenge policies with rigorous data. A strong analytical background and comfort with SQL are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience prioritizing customers and user experience.
• Analytically oriented with strong quantitative skills.
• Autonomy and initiative to own projects.
• Self-starter with ability to deliver quickly.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patterns and accounts to keep the platform safe.
• Use SQL and analytics tools to assess performance and anomalies.
• Collaborate with product, ML, and ops to improve user experience and outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Autonomy

Initiative

Self-starter

Tools

SQL

Job description

Job Description

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. Grid is a fast-growing team that’s deeply passionate about making a difference in the lives of millions. We’re solving huge problems and believe that every team member has a big role to play. Come join our growing team in our brand new Seattle office!

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 all 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:

We believe that great products are simple to understand and use. You'll evaluate patterns and accounts in our ecosystem to ensure that our platform maintains a safe environment for all our customers.

Iterative and skeptical:

We practice a dynamic yet data-driven approach to everything we do. We may believe a process or policy is correct today, but with new information quickly change our mind. As a Risk Analyst at Grid, you'll demonstrate sound judgement while questioning existing policies and procedures for improvement.

Data Analysis:

As a data-driven product and culture, we have robust data pipelines and analytics infrastructure. To be successful at Grid, you'll utilize SQL and other analysis tools to evaluate performance and anomalies.

Risk Tolerance:

As an early stage company, one of our advantages is speed and the lack of bureaucracy. Not everything will be successful, so the skill to cut losses early and move forward will be instrumental in your success.

About You

Startup Person

You seek high growth opportunities and are constantly learning about the world around you. You feel at home with dynamic decision making and an iterative approach.

Curiosity and Optimism

People who are constantly asking why the world around them works the way it does, and who have the will to change it.

First Principles

Tendency to understand the world by taking a first-principles approach.

Experience prioritizing customers and user experience

We're looking for people who make complicated things simple. Financial services tend to be unnecessarily complex by default. We aspire towards lightweight UX that's quick and fun for our users.

Analytically oriented

Proven experience in analytics. We're not talking about just pulling data accurately, but asking the right questions with the ability to answer them. This role is highly quantitative.

Autonomy and Initiative

Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects, showcasing a proactive approach to identifying key leverage points for products and experiences.

Self Starter

Confidence to prioritize work and delivery demonstrable results on a tight cadence.

Benefits

• MedicalDentalVision401K
• Salary Range$70,000 - $110,000 per year

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're adamant to only add team members that have a passion for our customers as well as data + 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 and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. 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.