Payments Risk Analyst I, Operations (Platform)

at Coinbase
📍 Canada
CAD 101,000 per year
JUNIOR
✅ Hybrid

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

SQL @ 2 Looker @ 3 Tableau @ 3 GitHub @ 2 Leadership @ 3 Communication @ 3 Jira @ 2 Fraud @ 3 E-commerce @ 3 Customer Support @ 3

Details

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom globally by building the emerging onchain platform and shaping the future global financial system.

Responsibilities

  • Review high-risk transfers for potential manufactured spend, rewards abuse, or fraudulent activity and make accurate decisions on customer accounts.
  • Handle end-to-end investigation and resolution of risk-related escalations across Coinbase's product offerings (deposits, withdrawals, trading activity, transactions flagged for review).
  • Communicate findings and recommendations to the broader team and leadership.
  • Monitor dashboards to ensure key metrics stay within target.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Customer Support, and Payments Risk investigation teams on fraud mitigation strategies and risk logic.

Requirements

  • 3+ years experience in payments risk, fraud mitigation, or payment rails such as ACH, Push Payments, or Cards.
  • 2+ years experience fighting internet-based risk, abuse, or fraud in e-commerce or financial services.
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong curiosity and ability to self-drive investigations, identify patterns, and root causes.
  • Passion for fighting fraud.
  • Clear communication, positive energy, continuous learning, and efficient execution aligned with Coinbase's culture.
  • Familiarity with SQL for querying large datasets is preferable.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with data visualization tools like Looker or Tableau.
  • Familiarity with GitHub, JIRA, and Google Workspace.
  • Aptitude for automation.
  • Understanding of blockchain analytics and fraud trends within cryptocurrency.

Benefits

  • Extended health care benefits, dental and vision care.
  • Virtual health care (Consult+).
  • Life & accident insurance and disability coverage.
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
  • Wellness and connections stipends.
  • Learning and development allowance.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Travel medical policy, fertility benefits, and generous time off/leave policy.

Pay Range: $101,000 CAD per year plus target bonus, equity, and benefits.