Payments Risk Analyst II

Coinbase
Hyderabad, India
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with hands-on payments fraud investigation experience who can work full-time in-office in Hyderabad and synthesize data into actionable recommendations.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years in payments risk or fraud analysis within financial services or fintech
    — “3+ years of experience in payments risk, fraud analysis, or risk operations within financial services, fintech, or e-commerce
  • Individuals who have independently investigated high-complexity fraud cases and made risk decisions
    — “Demonstrated ability to conduct fraud investigations across multiple channels ... and make accurate, timely risk decisions independently
  • Professionals with a track record of analyzing fraud data and proposing detection logic improvements
    — “Analyze fraud trends and patterns ... improve detection logic and reduce loss exposure

Things to consider

  • Full-time in-office presence in Hyderabad is required, with potential for weekend and shift work
    — “Full-time, in-office presence five days a week in Hyderabad, India, with willingness to work shifts and weekends
  • The role involves collaboration across multiple teams, including Product and Engineering
    — “Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Risk ML, and Engineering

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with ACH, wire, and card fraud investigations in your resume and interviews
    — “Own end-to-end investigation ... chargebacks, ACH returns, wire disputes, and account takeovers
  • Demonstrate your ability to identify workflow inefficiencies and suggest process improvements
    — “Identify workflow inefficiencies and recommend process improvements to scale risk operations
  • Showcase your SQL proficiency and ability to communicate data-driven findings to leadership
    — “Proficiency in SQL ... communicate findings to leadership with clear, data-backed recommendations
  • Emphasize your experience with generative AI and human oversight in fraud prevention workflows
    — “Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight ... drive measurable improvements
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • ownership of escalated payments fraud cases
  • analysis of fraud trends
  • cross-functional partnerships
Typical background
3+ years in payments risk or fraud analysis

Skills & requirements

Required

Payments RiskFraud AnalysisRisk OperationsSQLPayments SystemsFraud Detection Methodologies

Preferred

MARATO

Stack & domain

Payments RiskFraud AnalysisRisk OperationsSQLLeadershipCommunicationFinanceFintech

About the role

Original posting from Coinbase

Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, 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.

Payments Risk Analyst II

As a Payments Risk Analyst II on the Risk & Fraud team within the Consumer & Business group, you'll own the identification and mitigation of payments fraud across Coinbase's fiat payment rails, including ACH, wire, and card transactions. This team protects millions of customers and billions in transaction volume from chargebacks, unauthorized deposits, and account takeover schemes. You'll investigate escalated fraud cases, analyze risk patterns across multiple channels, and partner cross-functionally to strengthen detection systems across one of crypto's highest-volume retail platforms.

What you'll do:

Own end-to-end investigation and resolution of escalated payments fraud cases, including chargebacks, ACH returns, wire disputes, and account takeovers, across phone, messaging, and email channels.

Analyze fraud trends and patterns across payment activities, synthesizing data into actionable recommendations that improve detection logic and reduce loss exposure.

Handle premium and high-complexity customer cases, including CB1, HNWI, and executive escalations, using judgment to make risk decisions and coordinating with stakeholders to resolve issues.

Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Risk ML, and Engineering to develop and iterate on risk management strategies, rule logic, and fraud prevention processes.

Identify workflow inefficiencies and recommend process improvements to scale risk operations, supporting documentation and standardization for consistency across the team.

Required Skills and Experience:

3+ years of experience in payments risk, fraud analysis, or risk operations within financial services, fintech, or e-commerce, with hands-on experience investigating chargebacks, ACH fraud, or unauthorized payment activity.

Demonstrated ability to conduct fraud investigations across multiple channels (phone, chat, email) and make accurate, timely risk decisions independently.

Working knowledge of payments systems, fraud detection methodologies, and at least one related risk discipline such as MAR (Manual Account Recovery) or ATO (Account Takeover).

Proficiency in SQL or similar querying tools with the ability to analyze fraud data, identify patterns, and communicate findings to leadership with clear, data-backed recommendations.

Full-time, in-office presence five days a week in Hyderabad, India, with willingness to work shifts and weekends to support 24/7 fraud operations.

Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

*This is an In-Office role (Based out of Hyderabad, India)

Pay Transparency Notice:The target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below. Total compensation may also include bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, and vision).

Annual base salary range (excluding bonus):₹817,047—₹860,050 INR

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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Source: Coinbase careers

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