Strategic Risk Programs Manager — Hybrid/Remote

Stripe; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is hiring for a Risk Operations Enablement lead to partner across Risk, Policy and data teams. You will own high-priority programs shaping risk processes and user experiences, aligning with Stripe’s mission to build safer financial infrastructure.

The role offers hybrid work options and a focus on operational excellence at scale within Risk Operations. You will drive cross-functional initiatives, guide ambiguity into actionable roadmaps, and ensure measurable business impact while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in risk program management, strategy, management consulting, business operations, or operations program management.
• The ability to dig deep into the data and think from first principles while delivering the best results.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with varying priorities and drive creative solutions and commitment to a shared goal.
• Strong program management skills with experience managing end-to-end execution of projects and programs that have transformed your company's operations.
• Enjoys solving complex and hard problems and can turn incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous inputs into solid action plans and deliver quantifiable business impact.
• Ability to identify repeated user and specialist-facing issues and build scalable solutions and processes to address them.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex global programs, from initial scoping to design and execution and work on high-impact strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across Risk Operations, Risk Product, Risk Eng, and other stakeholder teams (e.g., Policy, Data Science) to prioritize and maximize the impact of your projects
• Design and launch programs that lead to step-change improvements in our operational processes and business outcomes
• Serve as the Risk Operations expert and partner closely with our cross-functional stakeholders to scope and execute large projects to create operational efficiencies and ensure operational readiness
• Embody our Operating Principles and foster our values and culture

Skills

Risk program mgmt

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

End-to-end delivery

Problem solving

Cross-functional collab

Consulting experience

Education

MBA or graduate degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Stripe is hiring for a Risk Operations Enablement lead to partner across Risk, Policy and data teams. You will own high-priority programs shaping risk processes and user experiences, aligning with Stripe’s mission to build safer financial infrastructure.

The role offers hybrid work options and a focus on operational excellence at scale within Risk Operations. You will drive cross-functional initiatives, guide ambiguity into actionable roadmaps, and ensure measurable business impact while