Senior Identity Risk & Scam Analyst

Coinbase

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$167,280–$196,800 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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Above market

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This role pays more than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $132,000–$193,275 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $182k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

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About Coinbase

Coinbase Global is a publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform where consumers can buy, sell, and store digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. Industry: Cryptocurrency Exchange & Financial Technology

Coinbase currently has 94 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $191,250–$218,900 across 85 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Identity Risk & Scam Analyst

As a Senior Identity Risk & Scam Analyst on the Risk Analytics team within the Consumer & Business group, you will own the identification and mitigation of account takeover and scam risk across the ecosystem. You will build critical defenses, define risk success metrics, and develop reporting frameworks to protect platform integrity. Your daily work involves investigating fraudulent activities by reviewing alerts on anomalous customer behavior and synthesizing data findings into narratives for leadership. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams to develop custom risk management strategies. Required technical skills include SQL, Python, and business intelligence tools like Tableau, Looker, or Superset. You must possess experience in e-commerce or financial services, specifically regarding blockchain analytics and fraud trends within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

What you'll do

  • Own end-to-end risk controls for account takeover and scam prevention across the Coinbase ecosystem.
  • Define risk success metrics and build reporting frameworks to drive continuous control improvements.
  • Use data to assess risk and quantify tradeoffs for decisions impacting large customer segments.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to develop custom risk management strategies.
  • Synthesize data findings into clear narratives and recommendations for senior risk and product leadership.
  • Investigate and mitigate fraudulent activities by reviewing alerts on anomalous customer and transaction behavior.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of hands-on risk experience in e-commerce or financial services.
  • At least 2 years of experience focused on combating ATO and scams in a Fraud, Trust and Safety, or Account Security function.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in data analysis using SQL and Python with large-scale databases.
  • Proficiency with business intelligence and data visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, or Superset.
  • Proven ability to independently scope and deliver analytics projects while collaborating cross-functionally.
  • Familiarity with blockchain analytics and fraud trends within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
  • Experience utilizing generative AI responsibly to deliver business-ready outputs and improve workflow efficiency.

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