The Risk Strategist plays a central role in maintaining the integrity of a rapidly scaling digital marketplace. By combining analytical rigor with practical risk management, this position ensures the platform remains secure for buyers and sellers across North America and Europe.
Key Responsibilities
- Track and interpret patterns in trust and fraud activity to uncover underlying causes
- Design, refine, and manage policy enforcement rules that scale with platform growth
- Build systems and strategies to detect and respond to bad actor behavior
- Assess current risk tools and workflows, recommending improvements to enhance effectiveness
- Partner with engineering, operations, and data science teams to implement and maintain fraud controls
- Monitor the impact of risk strategies and adjust based on performance data
- Identify strategic investments in trust and safety for both immediate and future needs
- Analyze potential fraud exposure when launching new products or entering new regions
- Develop proactive risk mitigation plans ahead of product and market rollouts
- Collaborate across technical and operational teams to embed long-term protections into the platform
Qualifications
- Demonstrated interest in advancing platform safety and contributing to core business objectives
- Experience analyzing trust and fraud trends with a focus on actionable insights
- Proven ability to design and deploy risk mitigation strategies across customer touchpoints
- Skilled in refining and optimizing risk control frameworks and tooling
- Track record of aligning risk management with business growth goals
- Comfortable measuring and evaluating rule performance using statistical methods
- Aptitude for solving complex risk problems through innovation and control optimization
- Curiosity to explore new tools and alternative data sources for improved detection
- Strong drive to understand user behavior and transaction patterns
Work Environment
This is a hybrid role based in one of the following locations: New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, or San Francisco. Team members must reside within commuting distance of one of these hubs, with flexibility to work remotely or from an office.
Compensation & Benefits
For US-based roles, the annual base salary ranges from $140,000 to $210,000, with equity included. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, a home office stipend, monthly allowances for internet, wellness, and app usage, and support for family planning and childcare. Employees receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave with a one-month reintegration period. Retirement benefits include 401k with employer match up to 4% of base salary in the US, and pension plans internationally. The company observes a flexible PTO policy with designated company-wide breaks.
Culture & Values
The organization values action, impact, and continuous learning. Team members operate with a growth mindset, prioritize user proximity, and focus on high-leverage work. The culture emphasizes low ego, inclusivity, and respect for diverse perspectives. All employees are expected to deeply understand the product and its ecosystem.
Equal Opportunity
This employer is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability, or other protected status under local law.
