FinCrime Risk & Compliance Operations Analyst

Stripe; United States; Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company bonus

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Risk Operations Analyst to join the Financial Crimes team in the United States. You will help ensure policies, operations, and workflows meet partners' needs and align with regulatory requirements, while supporting scalable risk-mitigating processes.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and improving controls across the compliance program. Hybrid work is available, with in-office and remote options.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or financial operations.
• Understanding of FinCrime red flags, its typologies, and how they can be identified.
• Experience in developing/implementing process improvements.
• Analytical reasoning to decision making and judgements, with consideration of external/internal factors.
• Effective communication skills with clear, concise written and presentation materials.
• Ability to analyze feedback patterns to drive process and product improvements.
• Policy development & regulatory knowledge for payment processing environments.
• Risk assessment experience with merchant risk, transaction monitoring, and risk-based controls.
• Operational management and scaled operations across vendor partnerships and automation.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate sound judgment in high-risk decisions.
• Adhere to processes while seeking improvements and balancing user experience with compliance.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams, Stripe users, and partners.
• Identify and assess financial crime risks and monitor for suspicious activity.
• Help redesign business processes to improve efficiency, control, and compliance.
• Build and scale processes across the financial crimes operations ecosystem.
• Identify gaps in systems/policies and recommend enhancements with stakeholders.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Analytical thinking

Operational leadership

Communication

Process improvement

Tools

SQL

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Risk Operations Analyst to join the Financial Crimes team in the United States. You will help ensure policies, operations, and workflows meet partners' needs and align with regulatory requirements, while supporting scalable risk-mitigating processes.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cross-functional collaboration, and improving controls across the compliance program. Hybrid work is available, with in-office and remote options.