Corporate Development & Strategy Associate
About Us
Riskified is the AI platform powering the eCommerce revolution. We use cutting-edge technology, machine-learning algorithms, and behavioral analytics to identify legitimate customers and keep them moving toward checkout. Merchants use Riskified to increase revenue, prevent fraud, and eliminate customer friction. Riskified has reviewed hundreds of millions of transactions and approved billions of dollars of revenue for merchants across virtually all industries, including Wayfair, Wish, Peloton, and many more. We're privately funded and VC backed, and our recent Series E round raised $165 million with a valuation in excess of $1 billion.
About the Role
We are looking for someone who will be a key, foundational member of Riskified’s newly created Strategy & Corporate Development Team. You will report directly to the VP of Strategy & Corporate Development, and this team is responsible for defining long term decisions on Riskified’s product roadmap as well as future revenue streams. In addition to identifying emerging market opportunities, you will work closely with Riskified’s Product Team to develop the strategy underlying the composition of the larger product portfolio. You will execute on a combination of strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and minority investments.
What You'll Be Doing
- Partner across the business to identify and evaluate potential opportunities for growth and development, including: acquisitions, minority investments, and acqui-hires
- Develop, lead and manage complex cross-functional efforts to build an end-to-end plan in order to efficiently create, launch and grow new revenue streams
- Analyze and recommend new product initiatives; solicit buy-in and resources for those project plans
- Perform research and due diligence on potential investments and act as the point person to senior leadership in presenting and validating potential opportunities, including post-close integration planning
- Partner with key stakeholders across Product, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and the Leadership Team
- Build a business case for new market opportunities, including: scoping product, assessing the competition, and market segmentation
- Incubate new opportunities that re-imagine existing businesses, and facilitate entry into whitespaces and adjacencies
Qualifications
- 3+ years experience working at a private equity firm, VC, management consulting firm or investment bank
- Fin-Tech, Payments, or E-Commerce experience
- Proven success identifying, diligencing and executing on M&A transaction
- Experience in financial modeling and strategic analysis
- Ability to develop a coherent, forward-looking strategies to create new business opportunities
- Natural inclination to solve problems in a creative and resourceful manner
- Strong written and oral skills with an ability to communicate effectively across a range of stakeholders
- Willingness to travel internationally (when global health conditions permit)
Life at Riskified
We are a fast-growing and dynamic startup with 500+ team members between our offices in Tel Aviv, New York City, and Shanghai. We value collaboration and innovative thinking. We’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us.
Some NYC Benefits & Perks:
- Fully-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance from your first day
- Stock options for all employees, 401(k) + matching, commuter benefits
- Catered lunch, team events, healthy snacks, yoga, pilates, soccer league, and more
In The News
Fortune Magazine: 25 Best Workplaces in New York
Announcing Riskified's $165M Funding Round
Inc Magazine: Best Workplaces
Built In NYC: 100 Best Workplaces
Crain's: Best Places to Work in New York City
TechCrunch: Riskified Prevents Fraud on Your Favorite eCommerce Site
Calcalist: Riskified is the Most Promising Startup in 2019
Riskified is deeply committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all individuals. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.