Strategic Risk & Compliance Architect (Remote)

Monograph; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 172,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company bonus

401(k)

Medical

Dental

Vision

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a strategic Risk professional to build and scale risk management for Treasury, Capital, and Issuing products within a hybrid/remote Canada-friendly setup. This role sits at the intersection of fintech regulation and payments, requiring collaboration with Product, Engineering, Legal, and 2LOD to implement data-driven controls.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in compliance and risk in financial services, strong communication skills, and a track record of driving

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in compliance or risk roles in FinTech/bank.
• Experience designing risk-based KYC/KYB programs.
• Experience working with product and engineering teams, writing technical requirements.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects and drive consensus.
• Excellent communication and external-partner engagement skills.
• Experience sourcing and using data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and 2LOD to design risk-based KYC/KYB frameworks for Treasury, Capital, and Issuing products.
• Design scalable funds flow models for global payment networks and translate rules into technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain regulatory compliance documentation and guidance for product teams.
• Manage relationships across Legal, Customer Support, Partnerships, and 2LOD Compliance to drive alignment.
• Present Stripe's compliance controls and strategy to external financial partners.
• Learn new regulatory and technical landscapes to support Stripe's global expansion.
• Use data to measure control effectiveness and inform risk strategy.

Skills

Compliance

Risk management

Technical compliance

Auditing

Communication

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Tools

SQL

AI tools

Job description

Stripe is seeking a strategic Risk professional to build and scale risk management for Treasury, Capital, and Issuing products within a hybrid/remote Canada-friendly setup. This role sits at the intersection of fintech regulation and payments, requiring collaboration with Product, Engineering, Legal, and 2LOD to implement data-driven controls.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in compliance and risk in financial services, strong communication skills, and a track record of driving