Risk Operations Analyst, Financial Crimes Programs

ABOUT THE ROLE Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, empowering millions of companies to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. As a Risk Operations Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the health and trustworthiness of Stripe's platform, mitigating risk, and upholding regulatory compliance. This is a unique opportunity to contribute 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 accountable for workflows impacting cross-functional internal and external stakeholders to identify and assess regulatory, contractual, and partner risk. Your responsibilities will include: - Demonstrating sound judgment and navigating high-risk decisions - Adhering to process while questioning assumptions and suggesting improvements - Effectively communicating with stakeholders, including Stripes, users, and financial partners - Identifying and assessing financial crime risks, conducting reviews using data analysis, and monitoring for suspicious activity and trends - Facilitating the re-design of business processes to attain the highest levels of efficiency, control, and compliance - Building and scaling processes across the financial crimes operations ecosystem - Identifying gaps in current systems, policies, and strategies, and recommending enhancements and process improvements WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be considered for this role, you should have a strong background in risk management, compliance, or financial operations, with a minimum of 5 years of experience. Your skills and qualifications should include: - Understanding of FinCrime red flags, typologies, and how they can be identified - Experience in developing and implementing process improvements - Analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability 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 drive process and product improvements - Policy development and regulatory knowledge, with a proven track record of developing compliance policies and procedures for payment processing environments - Risk assessment experience, including conducting merchant risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and implementing risk-based compliance controls - Operational management and scaled operations experience, including driving operational outcomes and managing large-scale operations through vendor partnerships, third-party integrations, and automated solutions WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere, while still being part of a dynamic and collaborative team. This role offers the opportunity to work with a talented group of individuals who are passionate about making a positive impact on the global economy. BENEFITS Stripe offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including comprehensive health insurance, retirement savings plan, and generous paid time off. Additionally, you will have access to ongoing education and training opportunities, as well as the chance to work with a talented team of professionals who are dedicated to making a difference.