Senior Risk Analyst, Payments Risk Operations

Coinbase; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 180,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Coinbase, Inc. is seeking a Senior Risk Analyst for the Payments Risk Operations team. You will own escalations, lead fraud pattern responses, and collaborate with Risk Modeling, Fraud Detection, and Analytics to improve controls and processes.

You will work with AI-driven tools while maintaining evidentiary standards and clear decision-making. This role requires strong SQL skills and on-chain tracing expertise in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in payments risk, fraud operations, or fraud investigations with decision-making authority
• Deep understanding of ACH, cards, wires, and crypto payment rails with proven risk-control improvements
• Proficiency in SQL and hands-on tracing funds on-chain with blockchain analytics tools
• Experience reviewing analyst decisions for quality and SOP adherence with cross-functional communication
• Uses generative AI responsibly with human oversight to improve workflow efficiency

Responsibilities

• Own escalations from Payments Risk Operations and partner teams with final decisions backed by evidence
• Lead the response to emerging fraud patterns from detection to remediation
• Maintain expert knowledge of review workflows, SOPs, and risk controls as products evolve
• Drive rule and model performance in partnership with Risk Modeling and Analytics
• Present findings and recommendations to Risk leadership and partner teams, coaching analysts to improve accuracy

Skills

SQL

Payments risk

Fraud operations

Blockchain analytics

Stakeholder comms

Generative AI use

Tools

Blockchain analytics tools

Job description

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? AtCoinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.”learn more about working at Coinbase.

Senior Risk Analyst, Payments Risk Operations

As a Senior Risk Analyst on the Payments Risk Operations team, you'll serve as the escalation point for our most complex and high-impact risk cases across deposits, withdrawals, trading, and other flagged activity. You'll bring deep expertise in risk workflows and controls, make final calls on hard cases, and turn investigation insights into rule, model, process, and policy improvements in partnership with Risk Modeling, Fraud Detection, and Analytics. You'll work AI-native from day one, using Coinbase's AI tools to accelerate investigations while holding every output to the same evidentiary standard.

What you'll do:

• Own escalations from Payments Risk Operations and partner teams, including high-dollar losses, suspected fraud rings, and high-profile accounts, making final decisions backed by clear evidence
• Lead the response to emerging fraud patterns from first detection through root cause analysis, loss assessment, and remediation
• Maintain expert knowledge of review workflows, SOPs, and risk controls, keeping them current as products and threats evolve
• Drive rule and model performance measurement in partnership with Risk Modeling and Analytics, tuning controls that reduce losses with minimal customer friction
• Present findings and recommendations to Risk leadership and partners across Product, Engineering, and Customer Support, coaching analysts to improve accuracy and consistency

Required Skills and Experience:

• 7+ years in payments risk, fraud operations, or fraud investigations, including serving as an escalation point for complex cases with decision-making authority
• Deep understanding of ACH, cards, wires, and crypto payment rails, including where each is exposed to fraud, with proven track record improving risk controls, rules, or models based on investigation findings
• Proficiency in SQL and hands‑on experience tracing funds on‑chain with blockchain analytics tools
• Experience reviewing analyst decisions for quality and SOP adherence, with demonstrated ability to communicate complex risk decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

Pay Transparency Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below). Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):: $180,370 USD - $212,200 USD

• Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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