Payments Risk Manager
WhopCreator Economy company
Brooklyn, United States$100K - $130KMid
Insight Partners
Peter Thiel
The Chainsmokers
Kevin O'Leary
Justin Mateen
Justin Kan
Legal & Compliance
About the role
TL;DR
Monitor and improve transaction and merchant risk frameworks.
- •Whop operates in fast-moving digital verticals.
- •Risk is not a back-office function
- •it’s embedded in growth.
- •As our first dedicated Payments Risk Specialist, you will help shape it.
- •We’re looking for a Payments Risk Specialist who can monitor, research and continuously improve transaction and merchant risk frameworks while enabling expansion.
- •Key Responsibilities Monitor transaction activity and merchant behavior across card and alternative payment rails Analyze fraud patterns, chargeback trends, and abuse vectors, applying creative investigative skills to uncover the hidden trails of bad actors Partner with Compliance on KYC, KYB, and onboarding risk controls Requirements 2-5 years in payments risk, fraud operations, or transaction monitoring with a strong analytical mindset with ability to interpret behavioral and financial signals You thrive in greenfield environments.
- •You possess the ability to make principled risk decisions under ambiguity and partial information Strong analytical mindset with ability to interpret behavioral and financial signals
Required skills
Risk Management
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
Competitive equity package, Unlimited PTO, with full health, vision, dental coverage, Lunch & dinner paid for Monday through Friday, Free Equinox membership, Free Citibike membership, Free Ubers home after 10pm, $9k annual rent subsidy if you live within 4 blocks of our office, Latest MacBook Pro & tech accessories
