Director, Product Strategy
$185k - $205k USD
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
Riskified’s Product team plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of commerce by building innovative, AI-driven risk intelligence solutions that power the world’s largest eCommerce brands. As we continue to scale globally and expand our product portfolio, we are investing in long-term product strategy to unlock our next waves of growth.
We are looking for a Product Strategy leader to focus on long term Product vision and Roadmap opportunities. This role will operate at the intersection of product, corporate strategy and GTM teams. Identifying emerging market opportunities, assessing major investment initiatives, and shaping Riskified’s long-term product vision.
You will work closely with executive leadership, Product, Data Science, GTM, Finance, and external ecosystem partners to define where Riskified should play, and how we continue to win in the evolving commerce and Fintech landscape.
Being part of our team means working alongside smart, results driven colleagues who combine analytical rigor with bold thinking. We hold ourselves to high standards, take end-to-end ownership, and are not afraid to challenge assumptions as we define the future of our company and our industry.
Long-Term Product Vision & Strategy
- Define and continuously refine Riskified’s long term product vision, grounded in market trends, customer needs, regulatory shifts, and technological evolution (AI, identity, payments infrastructure).
- Identify adjacencies and expansion vectors across eCommerce, payments, fraud prevention, Identity, Banking partnerships, and more.
- Translate macro fintech trends (agentic commerce, open banking, real-time payments, digital wallets, network tokenization, alternative payment methods, etc.) into concrete strategic opportunities.
Market & Investment Analysis
- Conduct deep market assessments to identify high-impact growth opportunities, including TAM/SAM analysis and competitive landscape evaluation.
- Evaluate build/partner/buy options and lead product-related strategic investments and partnerships.
- Develop business cases for major product bets, balancing growth potential and risk.
Represent Product in executive-level conversations with partners and key customers.
Strategic Roadmapping
- Ensure near-term roadmaps align with long-term strategic direction.
Partner with domain Product leaders to connect annual objectives and roadmaps with multi-year strategic pillars. - Facilitate executive alignment around major product moves and cross-domain initiatives.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Strategy, or Corporate Strategy within high-growth B2B SaaS or Fintech companies.
- Proven experience defining and driving multi-year product vision and strategy.
- Deep understanding of the fintech eco-system, including:
- eCommerce infrastructure
- Online payments and PSPs
- Banking and issuer ecosystems
- Fraud prevention and Identity management
- Strong business understanding with demonstrated ability to evaluate and prioritize major investment opportunities.
- Experience working with data-driven and algorithmic products.
- Experience partnering with GTM organizations to bring new products to market in existing and new product categories.
- Exceptional analytical, strategic thinking, and storytelling skills.
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- MBA or equivalent strategic training — advantage.
The base salary range for this position is $185,000 - $205,000. 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
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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.