Risk Strategist, Industry Expansion Strategy

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe 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 payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

As Stripe continues to develop innovative products that serve businesses of all sizes, risk will increase in complexity and scale. The Industry Expansion Strategy team protects Stripe's business and mission by building the policies, frameworks and practices that enable Stripe to support businesses in complex, highly regulated industries. As Stripe expands into new markets and products, we unlock revenue, advance trust and set the standard for what responsible growth looks like at scale.

What you’ll do

This role sits at the intersection of risk management and strategic business development. You'll embed directly with Sales account teams as a trusted risk advisor, helping Stripe win strategic opportunities and onboard large enterprise platforms—while ensuring that growth is sustainable and compliant. You'll also partner closely with Compliance, Legal, Financial Partnerships, and Product to build the governance and oversight frameworks for our Third Party Agents (TPA) program.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about navigating ambiguity, enabling business growth while balancing risk, and is skilled at identifying ways to improve user experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Legal, Compliance, and Financial Partnerships teams to lead pre-onboarding EDD for large, complex TPA merchants—covering AML and KYC compliance, credit assessments, and card scheme registration to ensure a smooth, high-quality experience for Stripe's most strategic users.
• Own end-to-end Visa Third Party Agent program compliance, including driving periodic audits and user remediations, managing required scheme reporting cadences, and designing scalable operational programs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for card scheme and regulatory engagements to ensure ongoing registration and compliance requirements are met.
• 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 users.
• Execute special projects and ad hoc analyses as initiatives, products, risks, and opportunities are constantly evolving.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in a related role in Payments or FinTech industries
• Familiarity with banking and money movement regulations, including KYC and KYB, AML OFAC compliance, and credit and fraud risk
• Foundational understanding of payments integrity risks and card scheme compliance rules (experience with TPAs is a plus)
• Experience overseeing design 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
• Data-driven problem-solving skills, including the ability to distill complex, ambiguous regulatory issues into clear, concise, and reliable guidance for stakeholders and Stripe users
• Demonstrated track record of deriving insights from complex or technical problem spaces and evangelizing actionable product recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management skills and operating rigor, including the ability to take ownership, be accountable, and lead without formal authority to navigate ambiguity and solve problems with the end user in mind
• Entrepreneurial and curious mindset, including motivation to develop deep subject matter expertise and understanding of risk-based frameworks
• Strong operating rigor, executive presence, and presentation skills, including experience engaging with leadership
• Experience in a client-facing role managing relationships with large, global organizations

Preferred qualifications

• Strong desire to work in a fast-paced and innovative environment
• A strong understanding of Stripe's business and products and an ability to research and self-start