Senior FX Trading & Risk Strategist

Stripe, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a seasoned FX professional to join the Treasury Finance team to monitor FX risks, develop pricing models, and hedge strategies across currencies to support Stripe's global operations.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Finance to implement automated risk monitors, scalable FX infrastructure, and robust runbooks. A strong background in Python, SQL, and statistics is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FX, market risk, trading, quantitative research, or treasury operations.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL to build analytics and tools, backed by a strong foundation in statistics, time series, and risk measurement.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a proven ability to turn complex, imperfect datasets into clear insights.
• Practical experience using AI tools to streamline analysis and automation, paired with a critical eye for model validation and verification.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear narratives and escalation issues concisely under time pressure.
• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

• Monitor FX risks, execute trades , reconcile position, and attribute costs
• Build automated risk monitors, alerting tools, and analytical models using SQL and quantitative coding to enable observability and minimize operational toil
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to guide the design and scaling of core FX infrastructure, trade execution flows, and liquidity provider integrations
• Develop risk-based FX pricing methodologies across products and currency pairs, factoring in volatility, transaction costs, netting efficiency, and embedded optionality like rate guarantees.
• Design hedging strategies to mitigate FX risks on financial statements while maintaining robust policies, controls, and operational runbooks

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistics

Time series analysis

Risk measurement

AI tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Job description

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a seasoned FX professional to join the Treasury Finance team to monitor FX risks, develop pricing models, and hedge strategies across currencies to support Stripe's global operations.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, Product, and Finance to implement automated risk monitors, scalable FX infrastructure, and robust runbooks. A strong background in Python, SQL, and statistics is required.