Job description
About Us
Riskified empowers businesses to unleash ecommerce growth by taking risk off the table. Many of the world’s biggest brands and publicly traded companies selling online rely on Riskified for guaranteed protection against chargebacks, to fight fraud and policy abuse at scale, and to improve customer retention. Developed and managed by the largest team of ecommerce risk analysts, data scientists and researchers, Riskified’s AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform analyzes the individual behind each interaction to provide real-time decisions and robust identity-based insights. Riskified is proud to work with incredible companies in virtually all industries including Acer, Gucci, Lorna Jane, GoPro, and many more.
We thrive in a collaborative work setting, alongside great people, to build and enhance products that matter. Abundant opportunities to create and contribute provide us with a sense of purpose that extends beyond ourselves, leaving a lasting impact. These sentiments capture why we choose Riskified every day.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Corporate Development Associate to drive the top of our M&A and investment funnel. This role is about proactive opportunity generation—you’ll be on the front lines identifying, cultivating, and qualifying acquisition and strategic investment targets that align with our long-term vision.
You will report to Riskified’s CFO and work closely with senior executives across Product, Finance, Legal, and GTM.
What You’ll Do
- Own and manage our deal sourcing engine: build and maintain a robust pipeline of M&A and strategic partnership opportunities
- Identify high-potential targets through market research, outbound outreach, industry events, banker relationships, and founder networks
- Build and maintain relationships with founders, VCs, bankers, and advisors to stay ahead of market activity
- Evaluate companies’ fit against our strategy using high-level diligence, financial analysis, and qualitative assessment
- Partner with internal stakeholders to translate product and business strategy into sourcing priorities
- Collaborates with the Finance and Legal team on deal evaluation, diligence, and execution.
- Prepares accurate, thoughtful, and concise presentations for senior leadership and Board of Directors
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or in-house corporate development, with a strong sourcing or relationship-building track record
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (required)
- MBA or relevant graduate degree preferred
- Fin-Tech, Payments, or E-Commerce experience
- Strong M&A deal experience required
- Demonstrated ability to identify and originate deals proactively.
- A strong network in the startup/tech/sector-specific ecosystem and a passion for discovering emerging talent and ideas
- Experience in financial modeling and strategic analysis
- Excellent communication skills—you can build rapport with founders and C-levels, and pitch our vision credibly
The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - 200,000 . This range is applicable to candidates who will perform the job either wholly, or in part, within New York City. Actual salary will be based on qualifications, competencies, and location. If you feel this range is not attractive, we encourage you to let us know through the application process.
Base salary is just one part of the pay package at Riskified. All full-time regular employees receive a bonus target and are eligible to receive stock-based awards. Also, our value proposition goes way beyond compensation: our perks and benefits package, culture, community, and learning and development programs are just some of the elements we provide to bring value to our employees. We invite you to apply at www.riskified.com to learn more about what we have to offer.
Life at Riskified
We are a fast-growing and dynamic tech company with 750+ team members globally. We value collaboration and innovative thinking. We’re looking for bright, driven, and passionate people to grow with us.
Some of our NYC Benefits & Perks:
- Our NYC team is currently working in a hybrid of remote and in-office for all our team members
- Fully-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance from your first day
- Equity for all employees, 401(k) + matching, commuter benefits
- Catered lunch, fully-stocked kitchen, team events, happy hours, birthday celebrations
- Yoga, pilates, soccer league, wellness classes
- Wide-ranging opportunities to volunteer and make an impact in local communities
- Commitment to your professional development with global onboarding, sales bootcamp, skills-based courses, full access to Udemy, lunch & learns
- Awesome Riskified gifts and swag!
In the News
Reuters: General Atlantic-backed Riskified valued at $4.3 bln in NYSE debut
Fortune Magazine: Riskified named Best Workplaces in New York for 2022
The Muse: Q&A with Sales Enablement Manager Benedikt Parstorfer
Globes: Riskified is among Israel’s fastest growing companies
TechCrunch: Riskified Prevents Fraud on Your Favorite E-commerce Site
CTech: Riskified’s VP HR on Post-COVID Flexible Work Routines
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.
