Senior Identity Risk & Scam Lead - Remote-First

Coinbase, Inc.; Salem (OR); Hybrid; 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 identification and mitigation of account takeover (ATO) and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem.

You will build defenses that protect users and platform integrity, using data to drive risk decisions that impact millions of customers. This high-impact role requires defining risk metrics, shaping prevention strategies, and partnering with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on risk experience in e-commerce or financial services.
• 2+ years of data analysis using SQL and Python 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.
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end risk controls for ATO and scam prevention, scaling processes as business expands.
• Define risk metrics, build reporting, drive continuous improvement.
• Leverage data to assess risk and quantify tradeoffs through analysis.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to develop risk strategies.
• Synthesize data findings into narratives for leadership decisions.
• Investigate and mitigate fraudulent activities by reviewing alerts.

Skills

Risk analytics

SQL

Python

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 identification and mitigation of account takeover (ATO) and scam risk across the Coinbase ecosystem.

You will build defenses that protect users and platform integrity, using data to drive risk decisions that impact millions of customers. This high-impact role requires defining risk metrics, shaping prevention strategies, and partnering with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to