Risk Operations Analyst - Financial Crimes Programs

Stripe; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is looking for a Risk Operations Analyst based in the United States to ensure compliance and optimize workflows impacting financial partners. This role requires over 5 years of experience in risk management or financial operations, with the ability to analyze and improve processes. Key responsibilities include identifying financial crime risks, managing compliance, and facilitating process redesign. Preferred qualifications include SQL proficiency and experience in transaction monitoring. Join Stripe to contribute to a trusted financial ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or financial operations.
• Understanding of FinCrime red flags and how they can be identified.
• Experience in developing/implementing process improvements.
• Effective communication skills for written and presentation materials.
• Analytical reasoning with the ability to recommend solutions in complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Guide workflows impacting various stakeholders to assess operational risk.
• Communicate effectively with users and financial partners.
• Identify and assess financial crime risks through data analysis.
• Facilitate the redesign of processes for efficiency and compliance.
• Build and scale processes across financial crimes operations.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Financial operations

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Process improvements

Policy development

Risk assessment

Operational management

Tools

SQL

Job description

About the team

The Financial Crimes team plays a critical role in ensuring a healthy financial ecosystem and maintaining trust in Stripe's platform. We ensure that prohibited parties cannot utilize our services and identify bad actors engaging in money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crimes. As Stripe’s user base and global footprint grows dramatically, this team is essential for mitigating risk and upholding regulatory compliance, directly contributing to Stripe's mission of increasing the GDP of the internet safely and responsibly.

What you’ll do

As a Risk Operations Analyst you will be working to ensure our policies, operations, and workflows align to the needs of our financial partners. You will be accountable for workflows impacting a variety of cross‑functional internal and external stakeholders to identify and assess regulatory, contractual, and partner risk. Further, you will influence and advise operational teams in building out scalable operational processes to ensure compliance with service level agreements, routine reporting, and overall risk mitigation.

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 re‑design 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 eco‑system.
• Identify gaps in current systems, policies and strategies, and recommend enhancements and process improvements to mitigate emerging risks through a collaborative approach with stakeholders.

Who you are

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

• 5+ 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 and demonstrates reasoned logic to decision making and judgements, considers external/internal factors and is able to recommend solutions in complex situations.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear, precise and concise written and presentation materials.
• Ability to analyze feedback patterns and use these insights to drive process and product improvements.
• Policy Development & 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 & 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.

Preferred qualifications

• Data analysis tools such as SQL.
• Experience in transaction monitoring or financial investigations, Sanctions, AML/EDD/KYC/KYB.
• Knowledge of payment processing systems and associated risks.