Risk Strategy Analyst (Crypto)

Location: Hybrid role based in Shanghai, Shenzhen, or Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global is a regulated crypto and payments platform serving more than 18 million users in the Philippines and holding Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

What you will do

• Monitor and analyze platform transactions to identify unusual patterns, fraud, and other high-risk activities.
• Conduct merchant onboarding risk assessments using KYB and perform ongoing merchant risk reviews.
• Collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Operations teams to develop risk control rules and workflows.
• Use SQL, Excel, Python, and data analytics tools to detect anomalies, build risk dashboards, and generate actionable insights.
• Review incidents, perform root cause analysis, and recommend process improvements.
• Track fraud trends, payment regulations, and crypto industry best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in risk management, fraud detection, merchant risk, or fintech risk.
• Strong analytical skills and experience handling large datasets.
• Proficiency in English, written and spoken, is required for cross-team and international communication.
• Skills in SQL, Excel, and/or Python.
• Ability to work independently, manage details, and operate in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with merchant risk assessment, payment fraud detection, or KYB/KYC processes.
• Experience with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience applying AI or LLMs to fraud detection, risk management, transaction monitoring, or data analytics.
• Familiarity with machine learning, anomaly detection, or AI-assisted decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration focused on improving customer experience.
• Opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing organization expanding beyond APAC.
• Data-backed ideas are encouraged and can be converted into meaningful changes.
• AI tools may support parts of the hiring process, while final decisions are made by humans.