Risk Operations Team Lead, Bridge KYC/KYB

Who we are

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

As Stripe’s user base and global footprint grow dramatically, especially as crypto and stablecoins fundamentally change the way money is transferred, Stripe acquired Bridge to leverage its stablecoin infrastructure for global payments. Stablecoins facilitate faster, cheaper, and more efficient transactions than traditional methods, which creates unique compliance challenges. 

The Bridge Operations strategy provides operational leverage and expands Stripe’s portfolio of operational capabilities to support the scaled needs in this rapidly evolving space. In this role, you develop a deep understanding of Stripe’s user verifications and compliance policies, systems, controls and design mechanisms to deliver process improvements and enhanced customer experience. 

This role will be part of the Risk Operations organization in Bridge Operations that is accountable for monitoring, investigating, and reporting suspicious activity indicative of money laundering and other financial crimes.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will act in a player-coach capacity and are accountable for supporting Risk/Partner Risk Operations associates.  This team will investigate accounts to identify risks to Stripe business related to fraud and user policy requirements. You will set clear goals and provide guidance and mentorship to ensure individual and team success.

To be a fit, you will have a coaching mindset, proven ability to communicate at different levels, a track record of driving operational performance, and a passion for inspiring a team to deliver outstanding results.

Responsibilities

• Guide your team in performing reviews to protect and advance Bridge’s business, brand and mission, by deploying industry-leading supportability solutions that instill user and partner trust in Stripe.
• Support and coach your team in conducting thorough investigations of merchant accounts to facilitate progressive and sustainable business growth.
• Ongoing management of the operational performance of your team to deliver KPIs and report to key stakeholders.
• Help scale our operations and improve user experience by identifying process improvements.
• Manage capacity and scheduling, dividing and assigning work between team members.
• Ensure your team has all the skills and resources needed to be successful in their role.
• Set clear goals and expectations for individual and team performance.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement to refine team processes and procedures.
• Support recruitment and hiring initiatives.
• Coach and mentor individuals to meet career goals via structured development conversations.
• Provide continuous performance feedback and facilitate periodic formal performance reviews.
• Drive and own initiatives that make the team a warm and welcoming place to work.
• Keep the team engaged and motivated towards their work.

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

• A minimum of 3+ years of management experience, ideally within Financial Crimes or Support Operations. 
• Experience coaching/leading operations teams and managing performance.
• Experience mentoring others and are able to constructively provide feedback to others.
• Experience in delivering weekly and monthly business metrics and reporting.
• Proven ability to be a subject matter expert in Risk Operations.
• Ability to work cross functionally to deliver best results and promote partnership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish
• Exemplary planning and time management skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in new process launches and continuous improvement initiatives. 
• Experience managing risk events in the system, and identify the at-risk scenario.