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Stripe · 19 hours ago

Risk Operations Analyst

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, aiming to increase the GDP of the internet. The Risk Operations Analyst will ensure that policies and workflows align with the needs of financial partners while assessing regulatory and partner risks, and building scalable operational processes for compliance and risk mitigation.

FinanceFinTechMobile PaymentsSaaS
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Demonstrate sound judgment and an ability to navigate non-binary, high-risk decisions
Evaluate merchants, from successful venture-backed startups to well established institutions, by assessing suitability to process on Stripe
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 trends and further report these to cross functional teams to enhance detection systems
Contribute to projects to enhance and optimize due diligence strategy systems and tools
Help build and scale processes across the risk 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

Qualification

Risk ManagementComplianceFinancial OperationsPayment ComplianceData AnalysisAnalytical SkillsOperational ManagementCommunication SkillsEmpathyProcess ImprovementRegulatory KnowledgeProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Required

At least 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or financial operations
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Deep empathy for entrepreneurs running a business, and are motivated to solve problems to empower them
Can analyze feedback patterns and use these insights to drive process and product improvements
Payment Compliance & Security: Experience with PCI-DSS implementation, MCC classification and monitoring, and card brand compliance programs
Third-Party Risk & KYB: Experience with in TPA/marketplace compliance oversight, KYB processes including business verification and beneficial ownership identification, and ongoing due diligence procedures
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

Data analysis tools such as SQL

Benefits

Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Wellness stipends

Company

Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.

H1B Sponsorship

Stripe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (272)
2024 (283)
2023 (141)
2022 (379)
2021 (276)
2020 (111)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.44B
Key Investors
Tiger Global ManagementThrive CapitalFounders Fund
2025-02-27Secondary Market
2024-04-12Secondary Market· $694.16M
2024-03-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Steffan Tomlinson
CFO
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Aitor Guevara
Head Of Engineering
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