Demonstrate sound judgment and an ability to navigate non-binary, high-risk decisions
Evaluate merchants, from successful venture-backed startups to well established institutions by assessing suitability to process on Stripe
Adhere closely to process while still constantly questioning assumptions, suggesting improvements, and following up implementation of those improvements
Effectively and clearly communicate, including with other Stripes, Stripe's users, and Stripe's financial partners
Identify trends and further report these to cross functional teams to enhance detection systems
Contribute to projects to enhance and optimize due diligence strategy systems and tools
Help build and scale processes across the risk operations eco-system
Identify gaps in current systems, policies and strategies, and recommends enhancements and process improvements to mitigate emerging risks through a collaborative approach with stakeholders.

At least 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, or operations in a fast moving environment
Experience scaling operational processes and driving quantifiable improvements
Experience working cross-functionally on complex problems
Ability to use data to quantify problems, tell a story, and influence a solution.
The ability and desire to challenge the status quo
Creative thinker who considers problems from a customer perspective while being pragmatic and solutions oriented when solving them
Can analyze feedback patterns and use these insights to drive process and tooling improvements
You have a lot of ownership, are accountable, and drive towards ambitious goals
Deep empathy for entrepreneurs running a business, and are motivated to solve problems to empower them.

Risk Operations Analyst

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