Overview

The Merchant Risk Analyst will ensure Sezzle's merchant partners exhibit behaviors that support a safe and high‑quality ecosystem.

The analyst will monitor current merchants, decline unsuitable applicants, and recommend improvements to risk processes.

Responsibilities

• Actively analyze merchant applications by evaluating risk scores, products, and policies
• Investigate high‑risk merchant account activity to minimize loss from fraud and reputational risks
• Communicate and coordinate processes between teams to refine the merchant approval process
• Write and execute queries in MySQL to analyze merchant information and performance metrics
• Analyze merchant reputational risk based on customer NPS reviews
• Serve as a mediator between the Merchant Success and Support teams to resolve merchant‑risk related issues and provide guidance on overall risk tolerance and policy
• Improve the current merch...