Operations Associate, Sanctions

Stripe; United States; Presencial; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Stripe is seeking a sanctions investigations professional to join its Financial Crimes team in the United States. The role focuses on conducting investigations, performing account-level judgments, and preparing regulatory reporting.

You will analyze data, review watchlists, and perform comprehensive research to assess sanctions risk. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in sanctions, strong open-source research capabilities, and excellent communication.

Qualificações

• 2+ years of experience in sanctions roles.
• Experience conducting in-depth open source research across web and global social media platforms.
• General awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions trends and regulatory developments.
• Independently analyse and evaluate information from various data sources to determine a course of action for a matched case.
• Ability to clearly record by writing the rationale and documenting the evidence of the decision making process about the match being positive or false for analytical, presentation, and audit purposes.
• Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal skills.
• Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented with willingness to weekend shifts as needed to support Sanctions coverage.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct sanctions reviews, watchlist and keyword screening for Stripe's sanctions program.
• Analyze accounts for exposure to listed persons and high-risk jurisdictions.
• Understand regulatory requirements and complete analyses accordingly.
• Perform open source research across the open web, registries, government databases, and social media to assess sanctions risk.
• Analyze complex problems and exercise sound judgment on investigation resolutions or decisions.
• Handle high-complexity assignments and respond to internal teams, partners, or other parties.
• Draft concise investigative summaries and analyses, including draft regulatory reports for submission.

Conhecimentos

Sanctions experience

Open source research

Analytical thinking

Regulatory reporting

Ferramentas

SQL

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Stripe

span 400; 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.

About the team

span 400; Did you know that only around 4% of the world’s GDP comes from internet commerce? At Stripe, we believe that this represents a future with almost limitless potential for innovation, creativity and global prosperity. While the promise of a global online economy is palpable, it doesn’t come without significant risk. Each day, bad actors disrupt the trust and safety of the internet and increase the barrier of entry for online businesses. The Financial Crimes team ensures that our platform remains safe, and that prohibited parties are not allowed to utilize our services.

What you’ll do

span 400; We are looking for someone who is passionate about fighting financial crimes and solving the puzzle of investigations, is naturally curious, and is comfortable operating in ambiguity and finding creative solutions. You will be responsible for conducting investigations and making account-level judgments and recommendations for regulatory reporting. You will be confident in looking through data, assessing various indicators, and making judgements on your findings.

span 400; The right candidate for this role will have experience in financial crimes compliance, preferably within the fintech or e-commerce space

Responsibilities

• 400; span 400; Conduct a wide variety of analyses, including: Conducting screening (“watchlist” and “keyword”) reviews on merchants as part of Stripe’s sanctions program
• 400; span 400; Analysing and investigating accounts for exposure to both listed persons and high-risk/prohibited jurisdictions
• 400; span 400; Understand complex regulatory and compliance requirements within the financial services space and complete analyses in accordance with these requirements
• 400; span 400; Conduct in-depth open source research as part of Sanctions reviews, including in the open web, corporate registries, governmental databases, and social media platforms, to understand the use case and appropriately assess the relevant sanctions and financial crimes risk
• 400; span 400; Analyse complex problem and exercising sound analytical judgment on investigation resolutions or decisions
• 400; span 400; Perform assignments/tasks of high complexity and resolving incoming requests from internal Stripe teams, financial partners, or other parties
• 400; span 400; Adhere closely to process documentation and draft clear and concise investigative summaries and analyses, including draft regulatory reports for submission

Who you are

span 400; 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.

Minimum requirements

• 400; span 400; 2+ years of experience in Sanctions roles
• 400; span 400; Experience conducting in-depth open source research across a wide range of information sources, including the web and global social media platforms
• 400; span 400; General awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions trends and regulatory developments
• 400; span 400; Independently analyse and evaluate information from various data sources to determine a course of action for a matched case
• 400; span 400; Ability to clearly record by writing the rationale and documenting the evidence of the decision making process about the match being positive or false for analytical, presentation, and audit purposes
• 400; span 400; Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal skills,
• 400; span 400; Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyse problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisions
• 400; span 400; Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
• 400; span 400; You re willing to periodically work a weekend day for which you will receive a weekday off; the SDC operates during daytime hours with shifts from the morning through early evening

Preferred Qualifications

• 400; span 400; Knowledge of USA Patriot Act, US Treasury/OFAC Code of Federal Regulations,UK HMT sanctions regulations, EU Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Directives, etc.
• 400; span 400; Knowledge in payments and the fintech industry
• 400; span 400; Familiarity with SQL and ability to use template or pre-made SQL queries as part of investigations