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
Did you know that only around 4% of the world’s GDP comes from internet commerce? At Stripe, we believe that this represents a future with almost limitless potential for innovation, creativity and global prosperity. While the promise of a global online economy is palpable, it doesn’t come without significant risk. Each day, bad actors disrupt the trust and safety of the internet and increase the barrier of entry for online businesses. The Financial Crimes team ensures that our platform remains safe, and that prohibited parties are not allowed to utilize our services.
What you’ll do
We are looking for someone who is passionate about fighting financial crimes and solving the puzzle of investigations, is naturally curious, and is comfortable operating in ambiguity and finding creative solutions. You will be responsible for conducting investigations and making account-level judgments and recommendations for regulatory reporting. You will be confident in looking through data, assessing various indicators, and making judgements on your findings.
The right candidate for this role will have experience in financial crimes compliance, preferably within the fintech or e-commerce space
Responsibilities
- Conduct a wide variety of analyses, including:
- Conducting screening (“watchlist” and “keyword”) reviews on merchants as part of Stripe’s sanctions program
- Analysing and investigating accounts for exposure to both listed persons and high-risk/prohibited jurisdictions
- Understand complex regulatory and compliance requirements within the financial services space and complete analyses in accordance with these requirements
- Conduct in-depth open source research as part of Sanctions reviews, including in the open web, corporate registries, governmental databases, and social media platforms, to understand the use case and appropriately assess the relevant sanctions and financial crimes risk
- Analyse complex problem and exercising sound analytical judgment on investigation resolutions or decisions
- Perform assignments/tasks of high complexity and resolving incoming requests from internal Stripe teams, financial partners, or other parties
- Adhere closely to process documentation and draft clear and concise investigative summaries and analyses, including draft regulatory reports for submission
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
- 2+ years of experience in Sanctions roles
- Experience conducting in-depth open source research across a wide range of information sources, including the web and global social media platforms
- General awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions trends and regulatory developments
- Independently analyse and evaluate information from various data sources to determine a course of action for a matched case
- Ability to clearly record by writing the rationale & documenting the evidence of the decision making process about the match being positive or false for analytical, presentation, and audit purposes
- Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal skills,
- Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyse problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisions
- Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
- You're willing to periodically work a weekend day for which you will receive a weekday off; the SDC operates during daytime hours with shifts from the morning through early evening
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of USA Patriot Act, US Treasury/OFAC Code of Federal Regulations,UK HMT sanctions regulations, EU Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Directives, etc.
- Knowledge in payments and the fintech industry
- Familiarity with SQL and ability to use template or pre-made SQL queries as part of investigations
Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience in Sanctions roles
- Experience conducting in-depth open source research across web and global social media
- General awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions trends and regulatory developments
- Independently analyse and evaluate information from various data sources to determine a course of action for a matched case
- Ability to clearly record rationale and document evidence of decision making for analytical, presentation, and audit purposes
- Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently and make complex investigation decisions
- Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
- Willingness to periodically work a weekend day in exchange for a weekday off; ability to work SDC shifts
- Knowledge of USA Patriot Act, US Treasury/OFAC regulations, UK HMT sanctions, EU sanctions and AML Directives
- Knowledge of payments and the fintech industry
- Familiarity with SQL and ability to use template or pre-made SQL queries as part of investigations
Stripe Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stripe and has not been reviewed or approved by Stripe.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, and mental‑health support such as therapy sessions; wellness resources are consistently highlighted across materials. Coverage breadth and depth are repeatedly positioned as a core strength.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for birthing and non‑birthing parents, fertility benefits, and adoption assistance are emphasized, making family support a standout element. Feedback suggests these programs compare favorably to common tech benchmarks.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness stipends, gym reimbursement, and onsite meals/snacks (where available) are commonly offered, with flexible lifestyle funds supporting varied needs globally. Education stipends and similar perks further bolster day‑to‑day wellbeing.
Stripe Insights
What We Do
Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies like Salesforce and Facebook—use the company’s software to accept online payments and run technically sophisticated financial operations in more than 100 countries. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Over the long term, Stripe aims to increase the GDP of the internet.
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