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Staff Threat Analyst, Ads Fraud

Reddit· Safety - Tech & Ops
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Hybrid (United States)$167.5k - $234.5kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Role focused on architecting and operationalizing advertiser fraud detection, enforcement, and threat response frameworks within Reddit's Safety and Ads organizations. remote-friendly within the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Strategy & System Architecture: Formulate and execute a multi-quarter vision for advertiser fraud detection and enforcement; independently prioritize high-impact risks like account takeover (ATO), payment/billing fraud, cloaking, deceptive ads and network abuse.
  • Deep Analytics & Investigations: Conduct deep-dive investigations into complex, multi-entity fraud networks and sophisticated adversarial tactics. Drive root-cause analysis and map cluster infrastructure to prevent recurring abuse.
  • Product/XFN Delivery: Partner with Data Science and Engineering to translate investigative findings into high-precision detection logic, risk scores, and automated enforcement pipelines. Serve as the primary Safety SME interfacing with Ads Product, Ads Engineering, and Policy teams to align on shared risks.
  • Playbook & Methodology Development: Design, document, and standardize operational playbooks, escalation frameworks, QA standards, and feedback loops for all investigative and enforcement pathways.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in threat intelligence, ad tech safety, trust & safety investigations, or platform integrity (focused on ad fraud, financial crime, ATO, or spam abuse).
  • Demonstrated 0-to-1 track record of operating in ambiguous environments to build threat response frameworks.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL, Python or R, and big data environments to independently query petabyte-scale datasets and construct adversarial network graphs.
  • Experience using AI/LLMs as investigative copilots and partnering with ML teams to deploy LLM-based detection classifiers.
  • Deep functional expertise in digital ad ecosystems, ad serving infrastructure, and ad-specific fraud archetypes.

Skills

Required:Advertiser fraud detectionSQLPython or RBig data environments
Nice to have:AI/LLMs in investigations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
  • Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
  • Generous Paid Parental Leave
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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