Risk Operations Manager

About the Role

As a Risk Operations Manager at Stripe, you will lead a team of Partner Risk Operations Associates dedicated to managing higher-tier support, including escalations from Tier 1 and internal escalations. Your team will assess onboarding possibilities from a partner perspective, collaborating closely with our Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to ensure seamless integration of new users.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, manage, coach, and develop a team of in-office Risk Operations Associates
• Guide your team to handle risk-related user escalations and support internal teams with complex inquiries, guiding cross-functional teams on how to navigate network compliance rules
• Drive strong operational delivery and process improvement helping to maintain risk detection strategies and business rules that balance risk and customer experience
• Build a great culture and ensure team members are happy, effective, and growing in their career
• Set clear goals and direction, and provide regular feedback on team members’ performance
• Be data-driven in your analysis of performance, and in your decision making
• Transmit and foster our values, serving as a beacon of Stripe’s user-centric philosophy and culture of transparency, empathy, inclusion, and empowerment

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of direct people management experience, either in a risk or operations function
• Ability to partner effectively with internal globally distributed stakeholders
• Operational background including new process launches / improvements and service delivery
• Problem-solving skills and comfort operating without clear guidelines
• Skill and credibility doing the core work of a user facing team with a high bar for quality, and a willingness to lead by example
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish