Risk Operations Analyst, Financial Crimes at Stripe

United States

$114.5k - $171.8k

<h2>Who we are</h2> <h3>About Stripe</h3> <p><span>Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.</span></p> <h3>About the team</h3> <p>The Financial Crimes team plays a critical role in ensuring a healthy financial ecosystem and maintaining trust in Stripe's platform. We ensure that prohibited parties cannot utilize our services and identify bad actors engaging in money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crimes. As Stripe’s user base and global footprint grows dramatically, this team is essential for mitigating risk and upholding regulatory compliance, directly contributing to Stripe's mission of increasing the GDP of the internet safely and responsibly.  </p> <h2>What you’ll do</h2> <p><span>As a Risk Operations Analyst you will be working to ensure our policies, operations, and workflows align to the needs of our financial partners. You will be accountable for workflows impacting a variety of cross-functional internal and external stakeholders to identify and assess regulatory, contractual, and partner risk. Further, you will influence and advise operational teams in building out scalable operational processes to ensure compliance with service level agreements, routine reporting, and overall risk mitigation.</span></p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li>Demonstrate sound judgment and an ability to navigate non-binary, high-risk decisions.</li> <li>Adhere closely to process while still constantly questioning assumptions, suggesting improvements, and balancing user experience with compliance requirements.</li> <li>Effectively and clearly communicate with other Stripes, Stripe's users, and Stripe's financial partners.</li> <li>Identify and assess financial crime risks, conduct reviews using data analysis, and monitor for suspicious activity and trends.</li> <li>Facilitate the re-design of business processes including clarifying, identifying issues, and facilitating changes to attain the highest levels of efficiency, control, and compliance.</li> <li>Help build and scale processes across the financial crimes operations eco-system.</li> <li>Identify gaps in current systems, policies and strategies, and recommend enhancements and process improvements to mitigate emerging risks through a collaborative approach with stakeholders.</li> </ul> <h2>Who you are</h2> <p><span>We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.</span></p> <h3>Minimum requirements</h3> <ul> <li>5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or financial operations.</li> <li>Understanding of FinCrime red flags, its typologies, and how they can be identified.</li> <li>Experience in developing/implementing process improvements.</li> <li>Analytical and demonstrates reasoned logic to decision making and judgements, considers external/internal factors and is able to recommend solutions in complex situations.</li> <li>Effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear, precise and concise written and presentation materials.</li> <li>Ability to analyze feedback patterns and use these insights to drive process and product improvements.</li> <li>Policy Development &amp; Regulatory Knowledge: Proven track record developing compliance policies and procedures for payment processing environments.</li> <li>Risk Assessment: Experience conducting merchant risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and implementing risk-based compliance controls. </li> <li>Operational Management &amp; Scaled Operations: Experience driving operational outcomes and managing large-scale operations through vendor partnerships, third-party integrations, and automated solutions to achieve efficiency and scalability in compliance processes.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Preferred qualifications</strong></h3> <ul> <li><span>Data analysis tools such as SQL</span></li> <li><span>Experience in transaction monitoring or financial investigations, Sanctions, AML/EDD/KYC/KYB</span></li> <li><span>Knowledge of payment processing systems and associated risks<br/></span></li> </ul> <h2> Hybrid work at Stripe </h2> <p>This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).</p> <h2> Pay and benefits </h2> <p> The annual US base salary range for this role is $114,500 - $171,800. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process. </p> <p>Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.</p> <h2> We look forward to hearing from you </h2> At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.