Senior Risk Strategist – Card Fraud

🕒 May 27

🏄 California, New York, +1 more states – Remote

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💵 $200.7k - $250.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🎲 Risk

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Mercury

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2019

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

☁️ SaaS

Fintech • Finance • SaaS

Mercury is a financial technology company that provides online business banking services, although it is not a bank itself. It partners with FDIC-insured banks like Choice Financial Group, Column N. A. , and Evolve Bank & Trust to offer banking services. Mercury aims to simplify financial operations for startups and businesses by offering a range of services including checking and savings accounts, treasury management, corporate cards, expense management, invoicing, and accounting automations. The platform is designed to streamline various banking tasks and enhance financial workflows with features like fraud monitoring and account security. It also offers investment opportunities through its Mercury Treasury product and startup support through its Mercury Raise platform.

📋 Description

• 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 experience while balancing trade-offs • Partner with Compliance and Legal to ensure solutions align with regulatory requirements • Lead cross-functional efforts with Product, Engineering, and Operations to design and implement scalable risk solutions • Serve as a domain expert in card and transaction fraud, proactively identifying gaps and driving systemic improvements across fraud programs • Define and track metrics that measure both risk effectiveness and customer impact

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in an analytical role, including 4+ years in card fraud detection and strategy • Deep expertise in card and transaction fraud, including authorization controls and card network rules. • Experience designing and executing fraud strategies across adjacent domains (e.g., onboarding, ACH, checks, RTP, ATO) • Skilled in customer risk scoring/modeling and process automation • Strong SQL proficiency and ability to translate data into actionable strategy • Track record of balancing risk, compliance, and customer experience in cross-functional settings • Excellent communication skills to simplify complex risk concepts into clear recommendations • Proven ability to operate in ambiguity and make decisions with imperfect information • Curious, growth-oriented, and motivated to work on fraud problems at all lifecycle stages (new product launches, scaling, and legacy optimization)

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Equity • Health insurance • Paid time off