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About the Role

Stripe is seeking a strategic and collaborative Risk professional to build and scale risk management and compliance foundations for its Treasury, credit, and global payment network products. This role operates at the intersection of emerging technology and traditional finance, requiring creative solutions to traditional problems while enabling business growth responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and 2LOD teams to design and implement data-driven, risk-based KYC/KYB frameworks and compliance controls for Treasury, Capital, and Issuing products.
• Design and document compliant, scalable funds flow models for global payment networks, translating complex rules into technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain technical compliance documentation, translating regulatory requirements into actionable guidance.
• Manage relationships and drive alignment across Legal, Customer Support, Partnerships, and 2LOD Compliance.
• Engage directly with external financial partners, presenting Stripe's compliance controls and strategy.
• Extend expertise to new regions and payment schemes, learning new regulatory and technical landscapes.
• Utilize data to inform risk strategy, compliance solutions, and decision-making by analyzing product and user data to measure control effectiveness.

Requirements

• 5 years of professional experience in compliance, product risk, technical compliance, audit, or similar risk roles at a FinTech, payment provider, or bank.
• Proven experience designing and implementing risk-based KYC and KYB programs for business or merchant onboarding.
• Proven experience working at a technical level with product managers and engineers, with an ability to design solutions and write technical requirements documentation.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex projects with numerous cross-functional stakeholders, driving consensus, and managing expectations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging directly with external partners and instilling confidence.
• Experience sourcing and using data to analyze problems, inform strategic decisions, and measure control effectiveness.
• Ability to tackle ambiguous situations and operate efficiently and independently in a fast-paced, high-volume, and technology-driven environment.
• Respect for and interest in financial rules and regulations, as well as an eagerness to innovate and drive the financial technology industry forward.
• Deep experience with US financial regulations, particularly those impacting lending, consumer compliance (e.g., TILA, ECOA, UDAP/UDAAP, Fair Lending), and financial crimes (e.g., CIP/CDD) OR a strong technical and operational understanding of payment network funds flows for major schemes such as SEPA, FPS (UK), ACH (US), and RTP (US).
• Proficiency with SQL for sourcing and analyzing data.
• Proficiency using AI tools to automate document writing, assist in research and analysis and support recommendations.
• Familiarity with digital assets, cryptocurrency, and stablecoin-based payment and settlement flows.
• Experience applying regional compliance expertise to new markets.

Skills

• KYC/KYB frameworks
• Compliance controls
• Funds flow models
• Technical compliance documentation
• Regulatory requirements
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Data analysis
• Risk strategy
• SQL
• AI tools
• Digital assets
• Cryptocurrency
• Stablecoin-based payment and settlement flows

Experience Level

• 5 years of professional experience

About the Company

• Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses.
• Millions of companies use Stripe to accept payments, grow revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.
• Stripe's mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.
• Stripe is a technology company that operates within the financial services industry.