Ensure policies, operations, and workflows align to the needs of Stripe's financial partners
Accountable for workflows impacting cross-functional internal and external stakeholders to identify and assess regulatory, contractual, and partner risk
Influence and advise operational teams in building scalable operational processes to ensure compliance with service level agreements and routine reporting
Evaluate merchants by assessing suitability to process on Stripe
Adhere to processes while questioning assumptions, suggesting improvements, and balancing user experience with compliance requirements
Effectively and clearly communicate with internal teams, Stripe's users, and financial partners
Identify trends and report to cross-functional teams to enhance detection systems
Contribute to projects to enhance and optimize due diligence strategy, systems, and tools
Help build and scale processes across the risk operations ecosystem
Identify gaps in systems, policies, and strategies and recommend enhancements to mitigate emerging risks
Requirements
At least 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or financial operations
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Deep empathy for entrepreneurs running a business, and are motivated to solve problems to empower them
Can analyze feedback patterns and use these insights to drive process and product improvements
Experience with PCI-DSS implementation, MCC classification and monitoring, and card brand compliance programs
Experience with in TPA/marketplace compliance oversight, KYB processes including business verification and beneficial ownership identification, and ongoing due diligence procedures
Proven track record developing compliance policies and procedures for payment processing environments
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