Senior Credit Risk Analyst Job at Shopify

Job Description

Shopify Payments processes billions of dollars for millions of merchants across 175 countries, and this role sits at the center of keeping that money safe. You will own credit risk identification and mitigation for merchants processing on our payments gateway — catching financial losses before they happen while making sure legitimate businesses never feel the friction. Commerce moves fast and bad actors get creative, so our signals, rules, and policies need someone who can stay ahead of both. This is not a back-office compliance job. You will shape strategy, refine detection models alongside data and engineering teams, and directly influence how Shopify protects its platform and its merchants at the same time. If you want to do credit risk work that actually matters at global scale, this is it.

Job Responsibility

Review cases flagged by models and rules, analyze signals, and act fast to prevent merchant credit risk losses
Communicate directly with merchants via email to address concerns, gather information, and explain decisions in plain language
Handle escalated account inquiries for high-value and high-visibility merchants where the stakes are highest
Identify emerging risk patterns and industry trends, then work with data teams to sharpen detection rules and predictive models
Shape credit risk policy and team strategy by bringing deep domain expertise to the table
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to build better risk mitigation tools
Conduct complex account reviews and articulate financial risk trends to the broader team
Balance risk and reward so merchants get a low-friction experience without exposing Shopify to unnecessary losses

Requirements

3+ years of hands-on merchant risk analysis experience in payments or e-commerce
Deep knowledge of merchant credit risk patterns and the ability to connect scattered data points into a clear risk picture
Proven track record building mitigation strategies and detection rules that catch bad actors without hurting good merchants
Strong understanding of different business models and the specific risk profiles they carry
Clear, direct written and verbal communication skills — you explain complex situations in plain language to any audience
Experience managing risk for high-value processing volumes and high-visibility accounts
Solid understanding of chargeback processes: root causes, money movement, mitigation techniques, and monitoring programs
High proficiency with spreadsheet tools like Google Sheets or Excel
Comfort working in ambiguity where existing frameworks don't always apply and you need to figure it out

Nice to have

Proficiency in SQL and a habit of using data analytics to drive decisions
Experience in financial underwriting or portfolio management
Track record of shipping cross-functional projects with Product, Engineering, and Data teams
Experience building and maintaining detailed policies, procedures, and knowledge management systems

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