Risk Partnerships Manager,

June 6, 2026
Application ends: September 4, 2026

Job Description

REQUIREMENTS

  • 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
  • 2+ years of experience improving processes and scaling solutions
  • Ability to represent Stripe on risk, compliance, and product issues with banking partners to maintain positive relationships
  • Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal) to drive understanding, collaboration, and issue resolution
  • Proven stakeholder management skills, including navigating difficult situations, negotiating timelines, and influencing stakeholders across organizations and borders
  • Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to thrive in uncertain and ambiguous environments

Preferred

  • Experience of financial crime programs including KYC/B, AML, Sanctions and Terrorist Financing, with a practical knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering regulations
  • Strong understanding of the complex risks that are present when managing a merchant acquiring business, including the management of high-risk sectors
  • Market experience across America and Canada, with an understanding of how current and future regulations will impact Stripe and its banking partners
  • Experience of leveraging technology to support the development and embedment of scalable risk and operational processes

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead risk-focused initiatives in collaboration with global financial partners (banks, networks, payment methods) to foster new business opportunities and user verticals and innovate on shared risk methodologies
  • Establish and maintain compliance with agreed risk appetites
  • Oversee and maintain the health of relationships with key risk counterparts at partner banks
  • Develop and manage projects and initiatives that support strong partner relationships regarding risk
  • Deliver business and policy recommendations that inform our risk posture
  • Act as a representative and negotiator of our risk approach to banking partners
  • Enhance existing and develop new partner-facing risk management capabilities
  • Lead risk-related partnership and product discussions with banking partners to align on risk approaches and strategies
  • Optimize existing partner-facing risk management capabilities and build new ones
  • Identify and pursue business opportunities by creating innovative risk-aware solutions that expand our product and user base through banking partnerships

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