Stripe is hiring a
User Risk Strategist

Summary

Join Stripe's User Risk Strategy team to protect and advance the company's business, brand, and mission by building and deploying industry-leading policies and practices that instill user and partner trust in Stripe while enabling business growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience, preferably in Financial Services, Payments or fintech industries
• Experience in a related role (risk, compliance and/or product enablement)
• Experience in developing risk strategies and solutions and working with technical (product and engineering) and operations teams to implement them
• Ability to distill complex, ambiguous risk and policy problems into clear, concise, and reliable guidance for internal stakeholders and Stripe users
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing product/engineering, sales, data science, and operations teams
• Demonstrated track record of deriving insights from complex or technical problem spaces and evangelizing actionable product recommendations
• The ability to take ownership, be accountable, and drive towards ambitious goals
• Entrepreneurial and curious mindset, strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to operate independently, navigate ambiguity, and solve problems with the end user in mind
• Strong analytical skills and operating rigor
• Strong executive presence and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Drive risk strategy for company-level strategic initiatives, including partnering with Stripe’s Product, Legal, Operations, Sales, and Partnerships teams to solve risk problems and ensure a positive experience for Stripe’s users
• Perform research and analysis to assess Stripe’s current risk performance and develop and prioritize long-term strategic plans for future growth
• Challenge the status quo and provide multiple alternative solutions and key execution criteria
• Represent Stripe in external engagements with our most critical partners and customers
• Execute special projects/ad hoc analyses as initiatives, products, risks, and opportunities are constantly evolving

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience overseeing execution and delivery of highly-strategic programs; proven ability to take complex issues and turn them into actionable next steps, hold others accountable, and meet deadlines
• Experience in a client-facing role managing relationships with large, global, and complex organizations
• Ability to navigate data and people to find answers and drive solutions
• A strong understanding of our business and products, and an ability to research/self-start
• Familiarity with one of the following: Card network rules, Banking and money movement regulations, KYC/KYB, AML OFAC compliance