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

The Financial Crimes & Supportability Investigations Management team is responsible for providing second line of defense (2LoD) financial crime risk oversight and coordination over casework, the management of user risk and other investigative oversight responsibilities in Stripe’s EMEA region. The Investigations Management function will take part in local exams, financial partner inquiries and respond to law enforcement or other external inquiries.

What you’ll do

We are looking for an anti-financial crimes professional with Ireland and UK-specific financial crimes experience to join the EMEA team. As an Investigator on the EMEA Investigations Management team, you will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Reviewing high-risk investigative case work and providing oversight over a wide variety of financial crime risk types
  
• Evaluating high-risk Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs), Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and other regulatory reporting
  
• Reviewing high risk sanctions investigative matters, such as potential matches against relevant regional lists and handling related submissions
  
• Evaluating risk profiles of Politically-Exposed Persons
  
• Managing user risk through country or region-specific risk management forums
  
• Identifying potential control gaps and recommending solutions to mitigate financial crime risks both across the program as well as on an individual case basis
  
• Raising awareness of regional risk trends to local and global stakeholders
  
• Serving as a point of contact for investigation-related inquiries from law enforcement and FIUs.
  
• Serving as a point of contact for investigation-related inquiries from financial partners, auditors or external stakeholders
  
• Demonstrating sound judgment and an ability to navigate complex, high-risk cases for which the correct decisions may not be immediately clear
  

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

• 3+ years experience in investigative roles within financial crimes, AML, risk, intelligence research, or a related field
  
• Deep understanding of financial technologies, inclusive of payments, cryptocurrency, and Banking as a Service products
  
• Strong knowledge of Ireland, EU and UK and AML, TF and Sanctions regulations
  
• Stakeholder management skills, including effective communications and dynamic problem solving
  
• Excellent research and writing skills
  
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information, including transaction data, using tools such as SQL and/or Excel
  
• Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced environment
  
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders
  
• Ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion
  

Preferred qualifications

• ACAMS or similar professional certifications
  
• Familiarity with MacOS and Google products
  
• Technical curiosity and an interest in evolving financial crime compliance trends
  
• Foreign language fluency, especially fluency in French, Spanish, German, or Russian