Risk & Abuse Analyst

At Podium, our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome-driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money.

Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.

At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our operating principles serve as a compass, guiding daily behavior and decision-making, and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you resonate with our operating principles and are energized by our mission, Podium will be a great place for you!

Risk & Abuse Analyst

Podium helps local businesses win by modernizing the way they communicate with their customers — from gathering reviews and payments to messaging and marketing automation. We’re passionate about building trust and delivering frictionless experiences for both our customers and their customers. As we continue to scale, maintaining the integrity of our platform is essential. We’re looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Fraud, Risk, and Compliance Abuse Analyst to help identify, investigate, and prevent fraudulent and abusive activity across Podium’s messaging and payment features

The ideal candidate thrives to help local businesses win, drives innovation, and is confident in ambiguity. While this role is not purely customer-facing in nature, you may be involved in escalations and resolution, and will join customer meetings when appropriate. The Risk and Abuse Analyst will report directly to the Technical Support Manager.

What You Will Do:

• Identify suspicious activity, abuse patterns, and anomalies across accounts, payments, and our messaging system.
• Conduct deep-dive investigations into potential fraud, abuse, and compliance violations, documenting findings and recommended actions.
• Support compliance workflows (ex. KYC, KYB, SMS Carrier Policies) by validating customer information and ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Work closely with Legal, Finance, Product, and Customer Success teams to align on risk mitigation, policy enforcement, and incident response.
• Use data-driven insights to recommend product and process improvements that reduce fraud and enhance customer trust.
• Prepare case summaries and communicate high-risk findings to leadership and relevant teams.

How You'll Stand Out:

• You love to help Local Businesses Win
• 1-3 years in fraud detection, risk operations, or compliance within SaaS
• Strong ability to interpret data patterns, query systems (SQL or similar), and identify root causes of fraudulent activity.
• Familiarity with financial fraud (e.g., payment fraud, identity theft, account takeovers) and regulatory frameworks such as KYC and KYB
• Experience with risk monitoring tools, CRM systems, fraud platforms (ex. Stripe Radar)

Benefits

• Open and transparent culture 
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k Plan
• Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel 
• A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
• Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees

Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or veteran status.