Stripe
Risk Strategist - Screening (Financial Crimes)
Remote (Worldwide)RemotePosted Today
Full TimeMidRemote
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Job Description
Who we areAbout StripeStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payme
Key Highlights
- Own the design and ongoing improvement of financial crime controls — including sanctions screening, PEP screening, negative news screening, and digital asset-related safeguards — while continuously improving detection coverage and control performance as our products and the threat landscape evolve
- Embed screening risk requirements into product and infrastructure roadmaps — ensuring financial crime considerations drive product launches, market expansions, and platform decisions across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Compliance, Legal, and Operations
- Continuously assess and improve screening controls and systems — identifying gaps, recommending enhancements that strengthen detection effectiveness and anticipate regulatory or ecosystem changes, and leading delivery of those enhancements end-to-end
- Champion a technology-forward approach to financial crime risk management — leveraging AI tools, self-serve data analytics, and model governance best practices to improve how risk is detected, monitored, and managed at Stripe
- Stay informed on industry practices and regulatory developments and represent our sanctions and AML programs to regulators, bank and network partners, and external auditors
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of professional experience in financial services, payments, or fintech, with at least 5 years in a related role (risk, compliance, or product enablement)
- Deep subject matter expertise in global sanctions compliance, including hands-on experience with OFAC, EU sanctions regimes, UN Security Council designations, OFSI, and other major global frameworks
- Demonstrated strong understanding of screening program design and control execution
- Strong AML screening expertise — proven ability to design, implement, and operationalize PEP screening and negative news screening programs in complex, multi-jurisdiction environments
- Proven ability to design, implement, and operationalize financial crime standards and controls in complex, global organizations
- Familiarity with model governance concepts — including model documentation, performance monitoring, and validation — and experience leading or contributing to model governance activities
- Experience leading transformative AML, Sanctions, or Transaction Monitoring initiatives, including global screening program design or transformations (e.g., vendor selection, watchlist management, false positive tuning)
- Proficiency with SQL and ability to independently mine and analyze data to develop risk insights and inform strategy
- Experience with crypto or digital asset products and their associated financial crime risk and regulatory considerations
- Advanced degree or professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, CGSS, CFCS)
Skills & Technologies
SQL
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Job Details
Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Mid
Location
Remote (Worldwide)
Work Mode
Remote
Posted
Today