[Remote] Risk Operations Analyst, Financial Crimes

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, aiming to increase the GDP of the internet. The Risk Operations Analyst will work within the Financial Crimes team to ensure compliance and mitigate risks associated with financial operations, collaborating with various stakeholders to improve processes and workflows. 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. Skills • 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. • 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 Benefits • Equity • Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses • 401(k) plan • Medical, dental, and vision benefits • Wellness stipends Company Overview • Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Stripe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 219 in 2025, 283 in 2024, 141 in 2023, 379 in 2022, 276 in 2021, 111 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job