Risk Partnerships Manager, Networks and Acquiring

About the role

This role leads risk-focused initiatives and manages key risk relationships with banking and network partners across North America within Stripe's Risk Partnerships team, part of Global Partnerships. It suits senior risk professionals with a bank or merchant acquirer background and deep knowledge of risk and compliance issues.

What you'll do

• Lead risk-focused initiatives with global financial partners, including banks, networks and payment methods, to support new business opportunities and user verticals
• Develop shared risk methodologies and establish and maintain compliance with agreed risk appetites
• Manage relationships with key risk counterparts at partner banks and develop projects and initiatives that support those relationships
• Deliver business and policy recommendations that inform Stripe's risk posture
• Represent and negotiate Stripe's risk approach with banking partners
• Improve existing partner-facing risk management capabilities and develop new ones
• Lead risk-related partnership and product discussions with banking partners to align on risk approaches and strategies
• Identify and pursue business opportunities by creating risk-aware solutions that expand Stripe's product and user base through banking partnerships
• Coordinate priorities and drive execution of risk initiatives across internal stakeholders including product, engineering, Risk, Fraud, Financial Crime, Operations, Legal, and Finance
• Manage key aspects of partner relationships and execute high-impact initiatives
• Set objectives with internal and external stakeholders

What you'll need

• 10+ years of experience in a risk-related role at a bank or merchant acquirer, or a role requiring deep knowledge of risk and compliance issues
• 5+ years of experience in risk management at a bank or merchant acquirer
• Ability to represent Stripe on risk, compliance, and product issues with banking partners to maintain positive relationships
• Strong organizational, planning, and written and verbal communication skills to support understanding, collaboration, and issue resolution
• 2+ years of experience improving processes and scaling solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including handling difficult situations, negotiating timelines, and influencing stakeholders across organizations and borders
• Ability to work proactively and independently in uncertain and ambiguous environments
• Broad understanding of risk disciplines across merchant acquiring and banking
• Experience managing risk across money transmission

Nice to have

• Experience with financial crime programs, including know your customer and know your business processes, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and counter-terrorist financing
• Practical knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations
• Strong understanding of the complex risks involved in managing a merchant acquiring business, including high-risk sectors
• Market experience across America and Canada, with an understanding of how current and future regulations will affect Stripe and its banking partners
• Experience using technology to develop and embed scalable risk and operational processes