Risk Partnerships Manager, Stablecoin

About the role

The Risk Partnerships team at Stripe is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key Financial Partners to manage risk and compliance for Stripe business activities. This role will support the development of stablecoin product suite and enhance risk and compliance management interactions between Stripe and its partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-focused initiatives in collaboration with global financial partners (banks, networks, payment methods) to build business opportunities and user verticals
• Oversee and maintain the health of relationships with key risk, financial crime, and compliance counterparts at partner Financial Partners
• Develop and manage projects and initiatives that support strong partner relationships regarding risk
• Deliver business and policy recommendations that inform our risk posture
• Represent Stripe on risk, compliance, financial crime, and product with financial partners to maintain positive relationships
• Enhance existing and develop partner-facing risk management capabilities
• Lead risk and compliance-related partnership and product discussions with Financial Partners to align on risk approaches and strategies
• Identify and pursue business opportunities by creating risk-aware solutions that expand our product and user base through banking partnerships
• Lead and manage interaction with Financial Partners, advocate on behalf of our users to enable the experience we need for them to be successful

Requirements

• 8+ years experience in risk, fraud, financial crime, or compliance-related role at a bank, fintech, exchange, wallets, on-ramping and off-ramping, or custodians, with experience working with financial partners and the wider ecosystem
• A deep knowledge of risk and compliance topics for related crypto and stablecoin products
• Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal) to drive understanding, collaboration, and issue resolution
• Curiosity and a partnership mindset focused on improving processes and scaling solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including navigating difficult situations, negotiating timelines, and influencing all levels of stakeholders across organizations and borders
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to thrive in uncertain and ambiguous environments
• Ability to drive clarity, plans, and deliver against timeline and commitments in high-stakes situations, with competing priorities

Qualifications

• Experience with financial crime programs including KYC/B, AML, Sanctions, and Terrorist Financing, with practical knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering regulations
• Understanding of the complex risks and compliance requirements for payment orchestration, on-ramps and off-ramps, storage, and money movement relating to stablecoins
• Market experience across North America and EMEA with an understanding of how current and future regulations will impact Stripe and its financial partners, including banks, exchanges, custodians, investment firms, and liquidity partners