Payments Risk Manager

Whop

Brooklyn, NY, United States
Base: $100,000 to $130,000 annually; bonus/equity:...
On-site
Monitor transaction activity
Analyze fraud patterns
Design dashboards and alerts
Whop is seeking a Payments Risk Manager to enhance their transaction and merchant risk frameworks in a fast-paced digital environment. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills and experience in payments risk, with a focus on creative problem-solving and a customer-centric approach to managing risk

Job Summary

  • As Whop's first dedicated Payments Risk Specialist, you will help shape the risk function, embedded in growth rather than a back-office function.
  • You will monitor, research, and continuously improve transaction and merchant risk frameworks while enabling expansion.
  • Your first 90 days will involve mastering payment risk flows, taking ownership of daily operations, and escalating fraud trends to engineering teams.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Whop is seeking a Payments Risk Manager to enhance their transaction and merchant risk frameworks in a fast-paced digital environment. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills and experience in payments risk, with a focus on creative problem-solving and a customer-centric approach to managing risk.

Salary

Base: $100,000 to $130,000 annually; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Monitor transaction activity
  • Analyze fraud patterns
  • Design dashboards and alerts
  • Prevent systemic exposure
  • Interpret behavioral and financial signals

Nice-to-have

  • Thrive in greenfield environments
  • Relentless can-do attitude
  • Sharp eye on UX
  • Experience with digital goods

Key Requirements

  • 2-5 years in payments risk, fraud operations, or transaction monitoring
  • Ability to make principled risk decisions under ambiguity
  • Experience with digital goods, marketplaces, or creator platforms (Bonus)
  • Exposure to sponsor bank environments (Bonus)

Work Rights

Not specified

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