Remote Senior Risk Strategist

Summary

Join Mercury as a Risk Strategy team member to drive risk expertise and analytical approach to our Personal and product expansion risk strategy, driving impact in this crucial space.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in an analytical role, including 4+ years in risk, consumer fintech, trust and safety, or a related field; bonus if it’s in a startup environment
• Experience building risk product solutions across a variety of risk domains (eg, KYC and Onboarding, AML, Fraud/Disputes - Card, ACH, Wires)
• Proficiency with customer risk scoring/modeling and manual process optimization/automation
• Strong SQL skills and experience in applying those to improve and monitor business performance
• Confidence with using data and intuition to make decisions in a fast paced, ambiguous environment, while demonstrating curiosity and a growth mindset

Responsibilities

• Utilize data and quantitative analysis to drive risk strategy for the personal banking* and product expansion areas, navigating trade-offs in a principled and balanced way
• Lead cross-functional efforts across Ops, Product, Eng, and Data Science to scale risk solutions for Mercury Personal and new product areas (e.g. Invoice Payments) while creating magical experiences
• Partner with Compliance and Legal to ensure product and operational solutions meet regulatory requirements
• Develop domain expertise and proactively seek out opportunities to close gaps and optimize processes
• Represent the team’s risk appetite when collaborating with other teams across the company

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity (stock options)
• Health insurance