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Posted 2 days agoSenior Risk Strategist - Card Fraud
at mercury
San Francisco New York Ny Portland Or Or Within Canada Or United States, United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Own strategy and execution for card fraud, while also contributing to broader fraud strategy across adjacent domains
- Use data and quantitative analysis to design fraud controls, mitigate risk, and improve customer
- Lead cross-functional efforts with Product, Engineering, and Operations to design and implement scalable risk solutions
- Define and track metrics that measure both risk effectiveness and customer impact
- Track record of balancing risk, compliance, and customer
Requirements
- experience possible to simplify entrepreneurs' and business owners’ financial lives.
- To enable this stellar banking experience, we need to have a deep understanding of our customers and how they interact with our product.
- experience that fosters trust in our platform.
- experience in an analytical role, including 4+ years in card fraud detection and strategy (startup or fintech experience a plus)
- Experience designing and executing fraud strategies across adjacent domains (e.g., onboarding, ACH, checks, RTP, ATO)
- Strong SQL proficiency and ability to translate data into actionable strategy
- experience in cross-functional settings
- Proven ability to operate in ambiguity and make decisions with imperfect information
Experience
- Some things that might make you successful in a role like this: 6+ years of
Benefits
- The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity, and benefits.
- Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry.
- New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
- Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
- US employees (any location): $200,700 - $250,900
- Canadian employees (any location): CAD $189,700 - $237,100
Additional details
- Mercury is building a complete finance stack for startups. We work hard to create the easiest and safest banking*
- We are looking to hire a card strategist to bring deep domain expertise and an analytical approach to our Risk Strategy team, driving impact in this crucial space.
- Risk Strategy is a hybrid team that combines analytics with thought leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate the financial, regulatory, and reputational risks Mercury faces.
- The team focuses on data-driven insights and process improvements while ensuring a stellar customer
- As a Senior Risk Strategist focused on card fraud, you’ll own and shape Mercury’s card fraud and dispute strategies, combining data-driven analysis with strategic problem solving.
- You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance to deliver scalable outcomes that enable the business and reduce fraud losses while protecting customer experience.
- *Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
- Partner with Compliance and Legal to ensure solutions align with regulatory requirements
- Serve as a domain expert in card and transaction fraud, proactively identifying gaps and driving systemic improvements across fraud programs
- Deep expertise in card and transaction fraud, including authorization controls and card network rules. •