Who is Risk Labs?
Risk Labs is the foundation and core team behind UMA and Across.
We operate as one cohesive, globally distributed team building infrastructure that pushes crypto forward. UMA’s Optimistic Oracle records verifiable truth onto blockchains. Across is leading interoperability through intent-based architecture. Both are decentralized protocols governed by global communities and supported by Risk Labs Foundation.
We are remote-first, high-agency, and impact-driven.
Why This Role Exists
We are hiring a contract analyst to support UMA’s proposal monitoring system for prediction markets. This system provides additional safety against incorrect proposals going undisputed and that response times remain within defined service thresholds. You will use internal tooling to review proposals flagged as high risk, and exercise independent judgment to decide if they are correct or should escalate to UMA’s dispute resolution system. Your work directly impacts resolution accuracy, protocol trust, and user confidence.
This is not a community moderator role. It is a structured, accountable review function operating under defined response-time and quality expectations. The right candidate will grow their impact and scale in this role, as the system and its critical integrations (like Polymarket) continue to scale exponentially.
What You’ll Own
1. Flagged Proposal Review (Primary Responsibility)
- Review proposals flagged by monitoring systems during assigned coverage windows.
- Determine whether the proposal is:
- Correct
- Should be escalated to UMA’s dispute resolution system
- Review and act on flagged proposals promptly to stay within maximum response times.
- Maintain high decision accuracy
- Determine when to escalate high risk or ambiguous cases to senior Risk Labs staff when required
Estimated volume: 10-50 flagged proposals for review per 12 hour period.
2. Exercise Independent Judgment
- Apply consistent reasoning across objective and subjective markets
- Interpret ambiguous or edge-case rules under time constraints
- Ensure decisions are defensible, repeatable, and aligned with protocol standards
3. Maintain Decision Quality
- Clearly document rationale for approvals, disputes, and escalations
- Maintain consistent standards across review cases
4. Improve the System
- Identify patterns in false flags or rule ambiguity
- Provide structured feedback on monitoring gaps
- Suggest improvements to market rules to increase determinism and clarity
- Contribute to ongoing refinement of Human Review processes
What Success Looks Like
This role is outcome-driven. Success is measured by:
- SLA adherence
- Consistent and high quality judgements on flagged proposals
- Consistency across decisions
- Actionable system feedback contributions
Ideal Background
Required
- Prediction Market Fluency1+ years of active involvement with prediction markets (rules, disputes, resolutions)
- Strong Analytical JudgmentAbility to interpret both objective and subjective market rules under ambiguity
- High Integrity & Bias ResistanceComfortable making neutral decisions that may impact financial outcomes
- Reliability & AccountabilityConsistent SLA adherence and independent work execution
- Clear Written CommunicationAbility to articulate concise, structured reasoning
- Detail-Oriented & Process-Driven
Comparable Experience May Include
- Trust & Safety / Policy Enforcement
- Marketplace Integrity
- Risk Operations / AML Review
- Fact-checking or governance review
- DAO governance participation
Schedule & Structure
- Contract-based role
- Remote
- KYC required
- Structured shifts (anticipated ~12-hour shifts, 5 days/week including weekends, final schedule TBD)
- Alternatively, distributed coverage model (1–3 hours/day) depending on final staffing design
- Review activity limited to defined working hours (no engineer-style on-call expectations)
- Coordination via Slack
Compensation
- Monthly retainer
- Per-review incentive structure
- Performance-based incentives tied to:
- Volume thresholds
- SLA adherence
- Resolution accuracy
- Escalation quality
Compensation range reflects experience and demonstrated judgment.
Payment available in stablecoins or fiat.
Who Thrives Here
- Calm under ambiguity
- Comfortable making decisions others may disagree with
- Resistant to bias and external influence
- Structured in thinking
- High-agency and self-directed
- Motivated by protecting system integrity
Closing
Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply unless they meet every qualification. Risk Labs is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role, even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply.
Risk Labs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
Our ValuesOur values:
- We value curiosity.
- We value openness, honesty and directness.
- We value integrity.
- We value iterative learning.
- We value taking smart risks.
- We value being high agency.
Why Work at Risk Labs?
We’re a mission-driven team aligned with the ethos of crypto and focused on meaningful impact. We value ownership, adaptability, and kindness.
We support personal wellness, professional growth, and flexible work environments — whether you’re family-focused, nomadic, or somewhere in between.
Our Team & Backers
Our global team blends deep technical expertise with diverse business perspectives.
Backed by investors including Placeholder, Blockchain Capital, Bain Capital, Coinbase, and Dragonfly.
