Case Studies: Riskified
Scaling-up Riskified's ecommerce fraud prevention globally with Portuguese tech talent
How a top fintech innovator chose Portugal to grow sustainably with Damia’s assistance.
Overview
4
Tech Hires in just 3 months
23
Days on average between hires
1
Tech profile: Senior Backend Developer
80%
80% Offer acceptance rate
Damia’s impact was immediate and impressive. Delivering a 4x success ratio in the first few months has made them an incredibly valuable partner in our tech talent strategy.
Adi Schlaen
HR Recruiter
@ Riskified
Market knowledge, strategic fit
After deciding for Lisbon to open their Tech Hub, Riskified, known for its exceptionally high technical standards, needed a partner that could meet its bar for talent excellence.
Despite their decision to work with several talent providers in a non-exclusive agreement, Damia shared the same quality-over-quantity mindset with Riskified. After a couple of kickoff sessions to align the process and requirements, we were ready to present the first perfectly aligned candidates, ensuring that every candidate introduced was not only technically above average but also a strategic fit for the team.
Leveraging unmatched knowledge of the Portuguese tech market, Damia provided Riskified with valuable insights into evolving trends and salary expectations, supported by the 2025 Tech Salary Benchmark.
This market intelligence helped Riskified avoid costly hiring missteps and secure senior software development talent as quickly as possible, in a sustainable way. By consistently outperforming all other talent providers, Damia delivered results that reinforced Riskified’s confidence in its long-term talent acquisition strategy.
Portugal has become one of Europe’s most vibrant technology hubs, where innovation is a clear guiding principle in the country’s strategy. We didn’t choose Lisbon solely for its technical expertise; we chose it because we felt welcome. The way the Portuguese genuinely welcome newcomers, share their culture, and create space for new perspectives aligns perfectly with our values at Riskified.
Riskified’s first public statement about the new Lisbon Hub.
Partnership Achievements
Provided expertise on scaling Tech Teams, with end-to-end processes of sourcing, attracting, hiring, and informed insights about highly skilled tech talent.
Facilitated all interactions with multiple stakeholders, making sure the candidate experience was world class: smooth and aligned to our time-to-hire benchmarks.
Brought market knowledge in order to increase competitiveness and achieve what others could not.
Successfully enhanced candidate’s experience, ensuring that every process, regardless of the outcome, had a positive impact on every single person, strengthening the Partner’s employer branding along the way.
Enabled Partner’s informed decision-making with Salary Benchmarks, Talent Mapping, and valuable insights, avoiding costly mistakes.
Provided candidate’s success metrics to ensure that any bottlenecks would be identified and corrected before affecting either the roadmap or the candidate’s experience.
About Riskified
Leading ecommerce merchants trust Riskified to maximize revenue and profit with AI-powered fraud management and risk intelligence platform.
With our amazing team in action, we utilize cutting-edge technology, machine learning algorithms, and behavioral analytics to protect against chargebacks, fight ecommerce fraud and policy abuse, and improve customer retention. We thrive in a collaborative work setting, alongside great people, to build and enhance products that matter.
Permanent Recruitment
Embedded Recruitment
