Adyen
CDD Risk Analyst, Event Driven Reviews
$85K–$110K
Chicago · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 4–6 years in Merchant Risk, Underwriting, Risk Appetite Assessment, Integrity/Trust & Safety, or Complex Investigations within a global PSP, Acquiring/Issuing Bank, high-growth FinTech platform or Financial Economic Crimes.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be work authorized in the United States without needing new visa sponsorship. Visa transfers are supported; H-1B CAP applications are not sponsored.
About the job
Conduct event-driven merchant risk investigations and determine proportionate actions to protect Adyen’s platform while supporting legitimate business growth.
What you'll do
- Investigate risk triggers, merchant activity, business models, ownership structures, and counterparties; document evidence-based risk rationales.
- Assess merchants against Adyen’s Risk Appetite Framework and implement mitigations, contract changes, or offboarding when needed.
- Coordinate risk decisions across internal teams and help maintain review standards, decision frameworks, procedures, and training.
What they ask for
- Comprehensive understanding of the global payments value chain, scheme compliance frameworks, and related credit and operational risks.
- Track record assessing non-financial crime risks, including prohibited business models, licensing compliance, reputational risks, misrepresentation, and contractual non-compliance.
- Strong data literacy and ability to use transaction data, portfolio metrics, and risk signals to identify trends and design detection logic.
- Strong judgment and ability to make and defend evidence-backed, high-stakes risk decisions.
Nice to have
- Experience with SQL, Tableau, Looker, or similar BI tools.
- ACAMS or Financial Economic Crimes related certifications.
Pay
$85,000 - $110,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
SQL, Tableau, Looker
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