Risk Operations Analyst

Stripe

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Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$89,000–$133,400 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k
This role $111k
$75k most similar roles pay here $217k

This role pays less than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $127,775–$203,125 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $111k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses, providing payment processing, billing, fraud prevention, and banking-as-a-service APIs to businesses of all sizes globally. Industry: Payments Infrastructure & Financial Technology

Stripe currently has 145 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $199,400–$295,300 across 143 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Risk Operations Analyst

The Risk Operations Analyst - SSO joins the Strategic Supportability Operations team to manage complex, high-stakes user business cases that require deep risk judgment and tailored solutions. This role involves investigating gray-area cases where standard frameworks do not apply, requiring the analyst to develop custom recommendations and navigate ambiguity while balancing user experience with compliance and financial partner requirements. Day-to-day responsibilities include identifying systemic trends to improve policies and detection systems, collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, and Product teams, and communicating complex risk findings to leadership. The ideal candidate possesses over five years of experience in risk management, fraud, or financial operations. They must demonstrate strong critical thinking, the ability to synthesize multiple data sources into coherent narratives, and proficiency in navigating non-binary decision-making within a fast-paced environment to solve intricate problems at the intersection of user trust and sustainable growth.

What you'll do

  • Investigate complex, gray-area user business cases to make nuanced risk judgments.
  • Develop custom, evidence-based solutions for cases where standard procedures do not apply.
  • Identify systemic trends across individual cases to propose scalable process improvements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams like Legal and Compliance to develop risk mitigation strategies.
  • Communicate complex risk findings clearly to internal stakeholders, financial partners, and leadership.
  • Engage directly with users in both positive and sensitive conversations while balancing regulatory requirements.
  • Contribute to the design and improvement of decision frameworks, tools, and documentation.
  • Identify gaps in current systems and recommend enhancements to improve operational scalability.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, fraud, financial operations, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate gray-area and non-binary decision-making in complex risk environments.
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills to synthesize multiple data sources into a coherent risk narrative.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally on complex problems and driving alignment across teams with competing priorities.
  • Ability to engage directly with users in difficult or sensitive conversations with empathy, clarity, and professionalism.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex risk findings to varied audiences.
  • Track record of identifying systemic problems from individual case patterns and driving process improvements.
  • Familiarity with fintech/payments environments, regulatory compliance, or data analysis tools (preferred).

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