Financial Crimes and Supportability Policy Advisory Lead

Summary

Join Stripe as a Financial Crimes and Supportability Policy Advisory Lead to help protect the company and its users from crime by monitoring regulations, developing policies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 5 years experience at working on KYC/CIP/onboarding, Due Diligence, AML, sanctions policies at a financial institution, multinational corporation, or other similar large organization
• Extensive relevant experience designing tailored risk management policies and frameworks, including crafting standards based on industry best practices and regulatory guidance
• Demonstrated experience in strategic change and growth of a complex Financial Crimes program
• Effective relationship building with product and sales professionals to enable safe and rapid growth
• Strong desire to innovate and improve financial crime compliance effectiveness at a systemic level
• Experience in juggling numerous aspects of an AML/CTF/sanctions compliance program
• Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders
• An effective and relatable “culture of compliance” mentality
• Demonstrated talent for strong written and verbal communications, including translating complex legal or regulatory vernacular into layman’s terms

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze new regulations, industry advisories and illicit finance and/or risk typologies that may impact Stripe’s policies and develop and implement appropriate policies to address these changes
• Oversee the creation of risk-based policies across the Financial Crimes and Supportability program, including global financial crimes, controls and product policies
• Establish risk-based policy frameworks which create global standards, while partnering with regional teams to meet local expectations and enable business growth
• Leverage expertise about industry standards, best practices, and regulatory requirements to set consistent and defensible policy guidelines for Stripe’s products, customers, and processes and controls
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement organization-wide policy initiatives
• Ensure consistent application and adherence to these policies across the organization
• Engage with industry associations, regulatory bodies, and policymakers to stay informed on emerging trends and best practices
• Represent the organization in policy-related discussions and contribute to the development of industry standards and regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• Payments or FinTech experience
• Demonable experience in another financial crimes subject matter area
• A JD or equivalent legal degree