Rain
Head of Risk Products
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Location & Salary New York, NY | $200,000 – $300,000
Overview At Rain, we’re rebuilding the global financial pipes money flows through. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real world by powering credit card transactions, cross‑border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial system, we’d love to talk.
Our Ethos Operating at the epicenter of stablecoin innovation means moving fast and thinking globally. Our team reflects the diverse, international audiences we serve. We hire people who stay agile as the tide ebbs and flows, fix what’s broken without waiting, chase trends before they peak, and remember to have fun through it all.
What We’re Looking For Rain is seeking a strategic and execution‑driven Head of Risk Product to drive the vision, strategy, and delivery for our next‑gen risk platform. Our platform will empower our customers with best‑in‑class tools to prevent bad actors and abuse in their own ecosystems. This leader can drive the roadmap across diverse payments risk areas, including mitigating sophisticated credit‑card attack vectors, managing the identity lifecycle, preventing ATO, bot, and reverse‑engineering attacks, and addressing Card‑Not‑Present, first‑party (friendly), and bank fraud. The candidate will have experience delivering resilient, scalable systems and guiding technical teams in bringing them to production.
This individual will partner closely with Engineering, Data, Operations, Finance, and Compliance to build a foundation for a scalable risk engine that balances robust controls with customer experience.
What You’ll Do
Define the multi‑year product vision for Rain’s risk ecosystem.
Staff and build a world‑class risk organization to support our rapid growth.
Manage vendor relationships and evaluate external risk technology partners.
Manage key payments ecosystem partners on all payments risk related functions.
Lead creation and optimization of Rain’s risk decisioning systems, scoring models, data pipelines, and automated controls.
Partner with engineering and data to define technical requirements for models, rule engines, and alerting systems.
Build frameworks for evaluating risk–reward tradeoffs and guide senior leadership through complex decisions.
Ensure platform scalability to support new products, geographies, and risk vectors.
Work closely with Compliance and Legal to ensure controls support regulatory expectations.
Qualifications
10+ years work experience with at least 8+ years in payments risk at a financial technology company, bank, financial services firm, or payments network.
Hands‑on fraud prevention strategy experience.
Proven track record of complex problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
Strong analytical skills and team player.
SQL and dashboarding skills.
High EQ and management skills.
Desirable but Not Mandatory
Exposure to B2B credit card programs.
Cross‑border payments experience.
Benefits
Top‑tier coverage: we cover 95% of medical, dental, and vision premiums.
401(k) with matching.
Ownership that matters: every team member gets equity.
Work your way: flexible hybrid setup with a prime SoHo office for NYC‑based teammates.
Unlimited PTO.
Product‑first perks: monthly budget to test our cards and features like a real user.
Wellness support: monthly stipend for fitness, therapy, or whatever keeps you thriving.
Home office setup: one‑time stipend to create a space that works for you.
Team connection: frequent company events, team dinners, and offsites.
Job Details
Seniority level: Executive
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Finance and Sales
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Location & Salary New York, NY | $200,000 – $300,000
Overview At Rain, we’re rebuilding the global financial pipes money flows through. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real world by powering credit card transactions, cross‑border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial system, we’d love to talk.
Our Ethos Operating at the epicenter of stablecoin innovation means moving fast and thinking globally. Our team reflects the diverse, international audiences we serve. We hire people who stay agile as the tide ebbs and flows, fix what’s broken without waiting, chase trends before they peak, and remember to have fun through it all.
What We’re Looking For Rain is seeking a strategic and execution‑driven Head of Risk Product to drive the vision, strategy, and delivery for our next‑gen risk platform. Our platform will empower our customers with best‑in‑class tools to prevent bad actors and abuse in their own ecosystems. This leader can drive the roadmap across diverse payments risk areas, including mitigating sophisticated credit‑card attack vectors, managing the identity lifecycle, preventing ATO, bot, and reverse‑engineering attacks, and addressing Card‑Not‑Present, first‑party (friendly), and bank fraud. The candidate will have experience delivering resilient, scalable systems and guiding technical teams in bringing them to production.
This individual will partner closely with Engineering, Data, Operations, Finance, and Compliance to build a foundation for a scalable risk engine that balances robust controls with customer experience.
What You’ll Do
Define the multi‑year product vision for Rain’s risk ecosystem.
Staff and build a world‑class risk organization to support our rapid growth.
Manage vendor relationships and evaluate external risk technology partners.
Manage key payments ecosystem partners on all payments risk related functions.
Lead creation and optimization of Rain’s risk decisioning systems, scoring models, data pipelines, and automated controls.
Partner with engineering and data to define technical requirements for models, rule engines, and alerting systems.
Build frameworks for evaluating risk–reward tradeoffs and guide senior leadership through complex decisions.
Ensure platform scalability to support new products, geographies, and risk vectors.
Work closely with Compliance and Legal to ensure controls support regulatory expectations.
Qualifications
10+ years work experience with at least 8+ years in payments risk at a financial technology company, bank, financial services firm, or payments network.
Hands‑on fraud prevention strategy experience.
Proven track record of complex problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
Strong analytical skills and team player.
SQL and dashboarding skills.
High EQ and management skills.
Desirable but Not Mandatory
Exposure to B2B credit card programs.
Cross‑border payments experience.
Benefits
Top‑tier coverage: we cover 95% of medical, dental, and vision premiums.
401(k) with matching.
Ownership that matters: every team member gets equity.
Work your way: flexible hybrid setup with a prime SoHo office for NYC‑based teammates.
Unlimited PTO.
Product‑first perks: monthly budget to test our cards and features like a real user.
Wellness support: monthly stipend for fitness, therapy, or whatever keeps you thriving.
Home office setup: one‑time stipend to create a space that works for you.
Team connection: frequent company events, team dinners, and offsites.
Job Details
Seniority level: Executive
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Finance and Sales
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