Risk Partnerships Manager (Networks and Acquiring)

Quick Facts

• Role: Risk Partnerships Manager, Networks and Acquiring

Description

Lead risk-focused partnerships with banking and network partners that sponsor BIN for merchant acquiring and card issuing. Drive initiatives to improve risk management interactions, develop shared risk methodologies, and align on compliance with agreed risk appetites. Provide policy and business recommendations and represent Stripe’s risk approach through partner negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk-focused initiatives with banks, networks, and payment methods to support new business opportunities and user verticals
• Develop shared risk methodologies and establish/maintain compliance with agreed risk appetites
• Manage relationships with risk counterparts at partner banks and launch projects that support the partnership
• Deliver business and policy recommendations that shape Stripe’s risk posture
• Represent and negotiate Stripe’s risk approach with banking partners
• Improve existing partner-facing risk management capabilities and build new ones
• Lead risk-related partnership and product discussions to align on risk approaches and strategies
• Create risk-aware solutions that expand product and user base via banking partnerships

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a risk-related role at a bank or merchant acquirer, or deep risk/compliance expertise; or 5+ years in risk management at a bank or merchant acquirer
• Ability to represent Stripe on risk, compliance, and product issues with banking partners
• Strong organizational, planning, and written/verbal communication skills
• 2+ years experience improving processes and scaling solutions
• Strong stakeholder management skills (negotiation, influencing, working across organizations and borders) and ability to work independently in ambiguous environments

Benefits

• Opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives improving risk management interactions with major financial partners
• Cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, risk, fraud, financial crime, operations, legal, and finance