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Breeze is building an AI-powered infrastructure layer for global commerce, combining global payments, AI, stablecoins, and a Merchant of Record-like model to simplify how businesses sell, get paid, and operate across markets. The company handles compliance, risk, fraud, chargebacks, reconciliation, and customer support on behalf of merchants.
As a Risk Operations Specialist, you will be on the front line of safeguarding the payments ecosystem. You'll identify, monitor, and mitigate fraud across card payments and crypto onramp/offramp transactions, keeping the experience secure and seamless for users and merchants.
This role sits at the intersection of risk, operations, and product. You'll work alongside merchants, payment partners, Product Operations, and engineering teams, combining analytical problem-solving with operational execution.
Key responsibilities include:
- Analyze, monitor, and prevent fraud across both card and crypto transactions at the user and transaction level
- Use internal risk tools and platforms, including Sift, to label, track, and manage high-risk users and transactions
- Investigate suspicious activity and escalate potential fraud or compliance cases when necessary
- Collaborate closely with merchants, payment partners, and internal teams to refine risk management strategies
- Partner with Product Operations to respond to risk-related customer inquiries and manage user concerns
- Work with engineers to provide product feedback and request new features that strengthen risk detection capabilities
- Support the ongoing development and automation of risk processes and playbooks
Breeze is backed by Sequoia Capital, Multicoin Capital, and The Chainsmokers. The company is successful and rapidly growing with exceptional financial foundations, offering meaningful ownership and autonomy to early employees.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 2+ years of experience in risk management, fraud prevention, payments, or compliance, ideally within payments, fintech, or financial services
- Strong attention to detail and sound judgment, critical for identifying and mitigating risk effectively
- Excellent communication, analytical, and decision-making skills
- Proactive mindset with ability to work independently and collaborate cross-functionally
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments without an established playbook
- Builder mentality with strong bias toward action
- Excited to use AI and automation to work smarter and rethink existing processes
- Comfortable getting into the details and doing the work, regardless of seniority
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup
- Familiarity with payment gateways, banks, or high-risk merchant categories (gaming, travel, hospitality)
- Experience using fraud detection tools such as Sift, Riskified, Feedzai, or Forter
