FinCrime Risk & Compliance Operations Lead

Stripe; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Risk Operations Analyst to ensure policies, operations, and workflows meet the needs of financial partners. You will assess regulatory and partner risk, influence cross-functional teams, and help build scalable compliance processes for risk mitigation.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, process discipline, and strong communication to balance user experience with regulatory requirements across high-stakes scenarios.

Qualifications

• 8+ 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 and implementing process improvements
• Demonstrates reasoned logic in decision-making and judgment, considers external and internal factors, and recommends solutions in complex situations
• Effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear, precise, and concise written and presentation materials
• Policy development and regulatory knowledge—proven track record developing compliance policies and procedures for payment processing environments
• Risk assessment—experience conducting merchant risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and implementing risk-based compliance controls
• Operational management and 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

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate sound judgment and an ability to navigate non-binary, high-risk decisions
• Adhere closely to process while still constantly questioning assumptions, suggesting improvements, and balancing user experience with compliance requirements
• Effectively and clearly communicate with other Stripes, Stripe's users, and Stripe's financial partners Identify and assess financial crime risks, conduct reviews using data analysis, and monitor for suspicious activity and trends
• Facilitate the redesign of business processes including clarifying, identifying issues, and facilitating changes to attain the highest levels of efficiency, control, and compliance
• Help build and scale processes across the financial crimes operations ecosystem
• Identify gaps in current systems, policies, and strategies, and recommend enhancements and process improvements to mitigate emerging risks through a collaborative approach with stakeholders

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Financial operations

Process improvements

Communication skills

Decision-making

Regulatory knowledge

Merchant risk assessment

Tools

SQL

Job description

Stripe is seeking a Risk Operations Analyst to ensure policies, operations, and workflows meet the needs of financial partners. You will assess regulatory and partner risk, influence cross-functional teams, and help build scalable compliance processes for risk mitigation.

The role emphasizes sound judgment, process discipline, and strong communication to balance user experience with regulatory requirements across high-stakes scenarios.