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.
Stripe is forming a Georgia chartered Merchant Acquiring Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) responsible for Stripe’s merchant acquiring activities with Visa and MasterCard for a segment of users. Our people play an important role in enabling Stripe to increase the GDP of the internet. We are a deeply caring group of folks, slightly obsessed with our tradecraft, dedicated to protecting our users and the financial ecosystem from crime, and committed to our work, our lives, and our hobbies with equal passion.
This role will sit in our upcoming Atlanta office with the expectation that the successful candidate will spend 50% of their month in office.
Help us protect Stripe and its users from financial crime!
We are looking for an experienced financial crime professional to lead our MALPB’s Financial Crimes team and be the AML/BSA Officer.. In this role, you will lead and be primarily responsible for managing financial crime risk at the MALPB. You will maintain the MALPB’s AML/BSA and Financial Crimes compliance program including written policies and internal controls and update the program to reflect changes in regulations and best practices. You will conduct periodic assessments of Stripe’s AML/BSA program to ensure effectiveness and compliance with the MALPB’s AML/BSA policies. You will work closely with Stripe’s broader Financial Crimes and Supportability team, serving a critical role in ensuring Stripe’s continued safe growth and success. You’ll also be involved in the strategic design and planning of Stripe’s financial crimes program as we enhance and uplevel controls and operations. You will be the MALPB’s leading expert on financial crime matters including Customer Due Diligence & Enhanced Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Compliance, Training and Reporting.
Stripe is both a technology company and a financial services company, and you will need to be comfortable straddling both of those worlds every day. The right person for the role will be enthusiastic both about the mission of anti-financial crime and in the application of new and innovative technology approaches to protect Stripe, its users, the financial system, and the community at large from financial crime. The role holder will also enjoy seeking creative solutions and moving quickly, often in the face of ambiguity.
Additionally, in your role as the MALPB Financial Crimes and AML/BSA Officer report you will report to the MALPB Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.
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.
