Director, Product Strategy

Director, Product Strategy

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.

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.

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. 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 can continue to win in the evolving commerce and Fintech landscape.

• 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.

• 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.

• Constantly evaluate the payments ecosystem, competitors and potential partners to define new strategic opportunities.
• 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.

• 10+ years of experience in Product Strategy, Corporate Strategy or Product Management, 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 for candidates located in or near New York City. All full‑time employees receive a bonus…