Senior Identity Risk & Scam Analyst - Data-Driven Fraud

Coinbase, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is seeking a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group. You’ll own the identification and mitigation of account takeover and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem, building defenses and using data to drive risk decisions impacting millions.

You will partner with Product, Engineering and Data Science to develop risk management strategies, define metrics, and communicate findings to senior leadership while ensuring

Qualifications

• 6+ years risk experience in e-commerce/finserv, 2+ years in ATO/scam defense.
• 2+ years SQL and Python data analysis with large-scale databases.
• Proficiency with BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Superset) for dashboards.
• Ability to scope and deliver analytics projects with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics and crypto fraud trends.
• Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end risk controls for ATO and scam prevention, scaling processes as the business expands into new products and regions.
• Define risk success metrics, build reporting frameworks, and drive continuous improvement by prioritizing control enhancements.
• Leverage data to assess risk and make decisions impacting large customer segments with rigorous analysis.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to develop risk strategies across the Coinbase product suite.
• Synthesize data findings into clear narratives and recommendations for senior risk/product leaders.
• Investigate and mitigate fraudulent activities by reviewing alerts on anomalous behavior.

Skills

Risk analytics

SQL

Python

Tableau

Looker

Superset

Cross-functional

Blockchain analytics

Fraud risk

Generative AI

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Superset

Job description

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is seeking a Senior Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group. You’ll own the identification and mitigation of account takeover and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem, building defenses and using data to drive risk decisions impacting millions.

You will partner with Product, Engineering and Data Science to develop risk management strategies, define metrics, and communicate findings to senior leadership while ensuring