Risk Operations Analyst, Financial Crimes

Stripe, Inc.•Chicago, IL

26d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Risk Operations Analyst you will be working to ensure our policies, operations, and workflows align to the needs of our financial partners. You will be accountable for workflows impacting a variety of cross-functional internal and external stakeholders to identify and assess regulatory, contractual, and partner risk. Further, you will influence and advise operational teams in building out scalable operational processes to ensure compliance with service level agreements, routine reporting, and overall risk mitigation.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or financial operations.
Understanding of FinCrime red flags, its typologies, and how they can be identified.
Experience in developing/implementing process improvements.
Analytical and demonstrates reasoned logic to decision making and judgements, considers external/internal factors and is able to recommend solutions in complex situations.
Effective communication skills with the ability to produce clear, precise and concise written and presentation materials.
Ability to analyze feedback patterns and use these insights to drive process and product improvements.
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.

Nice To Haves

Data analysis tools such as SQL
Experience in transaction monitoring or financial investigations, Sanctions, AML/EDD/KYC/KYB
Knowledge of payment processing systems and associated risks

Responsibilities

Demonstrate sound judgment and an ability to navigate non-binary, high-risk decisions.
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 and assess financial crime risks, conduct reviews using data analysis, and monitor for suspicious activity and trends.
Facilitate the re-design of business processes including clarifying, identifying issues, and facilitating changes to attain the highest levels of efficiency, control, and compliance.
Help build and scale processes across the financial crimes 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.

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