Risk Operations Analyst

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 75000 - 95000

Posted on: 24 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Kasheesh

Kasheesh is the first platform to let you split any online purchase across multiple debit and credit cardswithout needing a loan or a new line of credit. We help people access and manage their money in a way that fits how they live earn and spend today. Were on a mission to give consumers more control and flexibility over how they fund everyday purchases. Whether its combining your primary card with a fintech card or that gift card you forgot you had Kasheesh makes it seamless to manage checkout your way. Were a venture-backed team of fintech operators builders and designers reshaping what modern payments should look like.

The Role

The Risk Operations Analyst role is ideal for someone who hasstrong statistical and SQL skills is comfortable withRESTful APIs and wants to directly impact fraud prevention and operational integrity in a fast-moving fintech environment. The work is approximately60% analysis and reporting30% systems development and optimization and10% cross-functional communication.

What Youll Do

Transaction & Behavior Monitoring:Review daily transactions to identify potential fraud manufactured spend or high-risk patterns across merchant categories user behavior and funding sources.
Risk Scoring & Data Analysis:Partner with the Risk and Data teams to refine our internal Risk Score model; useSQL and statistical modelsto detect anomalies trends or exposure spikes.
Fraud & Dispute Support:Support chargeback and dispute analysis efforts; compile documentation and track dispute outcomes to improve our win rate.
Partner & Tool Integration:Collaborate with fintech and banking partners to escalate and resolve risk events KYC/AML alerts and fraud signals.
Audit & Compliance Reporting:Work with Product and Compliance to meet reporting requirements through accurate timely and audit-ready data.
Rule Building & Preventative Controls:Design and tune platform rules (e.g. velocity limits merchant blocks IP/geolocation rules) to proactively mitigate fraud and reduce exposure.
User Communication:Draft warning or education emails for users exhibiting risky behavior balancing compliance clarity with empathetic communication.

What Were Looking For

Proficiency in SQLand comfort working with large datasets.
Strong grasp of statisticsand data interpretation.
Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
Strong analytical skills (comfortable in Sheets SQL or dashboard tools like Metabase).
Experience in fraud prevention payments or fintech risk operations preferred. But willing to teach as well.
Ability to balance detail-oriented review with fast decision-making under pressure.
Clear communicator who can synthesize data into actionable insights for leadership.
Collaborative mindset and willing to work across Risk Customer Success and Engineering.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $75000-$95000. Base salary is just one component of our compensation structure. All full-time employees also receive an equity compensation addition to your base salary and equity you will be eligible to enroll in medical dental and vision insurance plans. We also offer unlimited vacation a 401(k) match a monthly wellness stipend basic life insurance and weekly lunches in our NYC office.

Location

We have a hybrid work schedule. Employees are expected to work from our New York City office several days per week.

Interview Process

While the interview process may vary by role the typical framework includes: an application an HR interview a peer interview a case study a hiring manager interview and founder interviews.

We are a small team and every team member plays a meaningful role in shaping our mission and impact. Were excited to meet candidates who are passionate about their work and ready to contribute to our mission. We look forward to hearing from you.

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About KasheeshKasheesh is the first platform to let you split any online purchase across multiple debit and credit cardswithout needing a loan or a new line of credit. We help people access and manage their money in a way that fits how they live earn and spend today. Were on a mission to give consum...