Remote Financial Crimes Controls Manager

Summary

Join Stripe as a strategic leader to design robust control frameworks that facilitate seamless user experiences while upholding our commitment to safe and compliant operations. As a key decision-maker, you will focus on implementing sound financial crime risk management practices that promote Stripe's sustainable growth and success.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of risk management, financial crime, or program management experience, with a history of managing relationships with global regulators or equivalent strategic partners
• Experience working at leading technology companies or within the payments industry is preferred
• Proven track record of operating effectively in product-centric environments with significant internal and external dependencies
• Strong ability to build effective relationships with technical, product, and sales professionals to enable safe and sustainable growth
• A strong desire to innovate and enhance financial crime compliance effectiveness at a systemic level
• Proven confidence in making risk-based decisions and defending them, even when they may be unpopular, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable risk management
• Experience operating effectively within a matrix environment, successfully leading and influencing people across functional lines to achieve common goals
• A passion for developing a team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement in compliance practices
• A demonstrated desire to innovate and enhance financial crime compliance effectiveness at a systemic level

Responsibilities

• Lead the evaluation of existing control infrastructure and processes to identify and address gaps in financial crime risk coverage
• Focus on training and empowering your team to design and implement effective financial crime controls, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed
• Establish and drive the strategic vision for financial crime controls in alignment with internal partners and overarching company objectives, ensuring that team initiatives support organizational goals
• Act as the primary liaison with technical teams, facilitating effective communication and collaboration on control development. Work closely with internal partners to address onboarding challenges and prioritize strategic initiatives
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of global financial crime laws and best practices to ensure Stripe's compliance and the implementation of industry-leading controls
• Define management information (MI) needs to evaluate the effectiveness of controls and onboarding programs, recommending enhancements to improve operational efficiency
• Serve as a key decision-maker during critical incidents involving financial crime, offering risk management guidance while maintaining a balanced approach to user experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working cross-functionally in a global team setting
• Demonstrated experience with capacity planning and/or budget management
• CAMS or CFE certification
• PMP or equivalent project management certification