Director of Financial Crimes Risk Management - Remote

Overview

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

In Short

• Lead the evaluation of existing control infrastructure and processes to identify and address gaps in financial crime risk coverage.
• Establish and drive the strategic vision for financial crime controls in alignment with internal partners and overarching company objectives.
• Focus on training and empowering your team to design and implement effective financial crime controls.
• Act as the primary liaison with technical teams, facilitating effective communication and collaboration on control development.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of global financial crime laws and best practices.
• Define management information (MI) needs to evaluate the effectiveness of controls and onboarding programs.
• Serve as a key decision-maker during critical incidents involving financial crime.

Requirements

• At least 8+ years of risk management, financial crime, or program management experience.
• 3+ years of management experience, preferably a global team.
• Proven track record of operating effectively in product-centric environments.
• Strong ability to build effective relationships with technical, product, and sales professionals.
• A strong desire to innovate and enhance financial crime compliance effectiveness.
• Confidence to make risk-based decisions and defend them.
• Operate effectively within a matrix environment.
• Strong focus on leading and developing a team.
• Experience working at leading technology companies or within the payments industry is preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to the development of industry-leading financial crime controls.
• Be part of a mission-driven organization.