Checkout.com · 1 day ago
Risk Manager/Strategist
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expCheckout.com is a global payments company that powers billions of transactions every year. They are seeking a Risk Manager/Strategist who will design and execute risk decisioning frameworks, focusing on Credit Risk and Fraud Risk detection in a fast-paced Fintech environment.
FinTechPaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Risk Strategy & Modeling: Design, build, and optimize predictive models for both Merchant Credit Risk and Merchant Fraud Detection
Automated Decisioning: Design data driven large-scale automated risk decisioning workflows
Vendor Management: Lead the evaluation, integration, and management of third-party risk vendors and data sources. You will act as the primary strategist for utilizing these tools effectively
Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with Engineering, Product and other Risk teams to translate risk policies into code and production-ready logic
Performance Monitoring: Establish robust reporting and feedback loops to monitor model performance and portfolio health, rapidly iterating strategies based on real-time data
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in Risk Management, specifically within Fintech, Lending, or Payments
Proven track record of building risk infrastructures from scratch or significantly overhauling legacy systems
Strong proficiency in building logic and models
Comfortable with data analysis (SQL, Python, or R) and understand how to deploy rules into decision engines
Deep understanding of both Credit and Fraud risk typologies
Experience managing both onboarding risk and portfolio risk at scale
Familiarity with the landscape of third-party risk data providers (identity verification, bureau data, fraud signals)
Preferred
Direct experience dealing with payment processing risk or complex funds flow
Specific regulatory and data vendor knowledge regarding the US financial landscape
You have thrived in an environment where speed of execution is critical
Company
Checkout.com
Checkout.com is a global provider of payment solutions that help businesses and communities thrive in the digital economy.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.83BKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementCoatue
2022-01-12Series D· $1B
2021-01-11Series C· $450M
2020-06-22Series B· $150M
Leadership Team
Guillaume Pousaz
Founder & CEO
Mariano Albera
Chief Technology Officer
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