Senior Leadership Opportunity
A senior leader is sought to set the strategic vision for a Product and User Enablement team within Fin CRO, ensuring alignment with overarching objectives.
This role will promote a culture of accountability, empowerment, effective decision-making, and continuous improvement, mentoring a team to serve as key advisors on risk and compliance matters.
* Leadership and Strategy:
* Set the strategic vision for the Product and User Enablement pillar team within Fin CRO, ensuring alignment with Stripe's overarching objectives.
* Promote a culture of accountability, empowerment, effective decision-making, and continuous improvement.
* Mentor your team to effectively serve as key advisors on risk and compliance matters to support both Stripe's technology ambitions and regulatory obligations.
* Deep Regulatory Knowledge and Trust:
* Build trust with product counsels and product developers by providing insights into compliance requirements.
* Ensure they can confidently innovate and meet regulatory expectations.
* Collaboration:
* Work closely with and empower your team to work closely with our Product Legal team and Risk colleagues to provide coherent and precise advice regarding regulatory compliance across product development processes.
* Ensure effective and integrated risk and compliance strategies with legal guidance, to provide consistent and informed support.
* Trusted Advisor on Product and User matters:
* Act as the primary subject matter expert on and lead a team of experts on financial crime, risk, and regulatory compliance.
* Provide invaluable guidance to product teams in managing and developing their products in key areas and working with GTM and Risk stakeholders to manage complex user engagements.
* Regulatory Influence and Advocacy:
* Gather feedback and identify opportunities to influence our own risk appetite and policies as well as regulation, especially in emergent payment and technology areas around stablecoins and AI.
* Serve as a critical connection between Stripe's product teams and accountable role-holders within Stripe's regulated entities, where you will enable and support them in advocating for Stripe's interests with local regulators while effectively articulating Stripe's approach to compliance to enhance our reputation and facilitate smoother interactions with regulators.
Strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including product teams, legal partners, go-to-market teams, and risk management specialists, are paramount. You will facilitate open dialogue and harmonize strategies that empower informed decision-making concerning compliance and risk management, ensuring all teams are aligned with Stripe's objectives.
Thought leadership is integral to this role, requiring staying abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies. Your insights into financial crime and regulatory trends and potential impacts on and opportunities for our products will inform internal strategies and elevate Stripe's profile within the fintech landscape.
Risk management involves evaluating and mitigating risks associated with our product offerings by collaborating with risk assessment teams. This includes assessing the potential impacts of new financial products, such as stablecoins, on our overall compliance framework, as well as working with product teams on already deployed and operating products to communicate on emerging risks or changing expectations for the existing products suite. Ensure that our risk management practices align with regulatory expectations and market realities.
Requirements:
* 20+ years of experience in a senior leadership role in financial services, regulatory compliance, or risk management, preferably in previous regulatory accountable roles.
* 5+ years of experience managing a large, preferably global team.
* Broad familiarity with financial crime and money transmission regulations, anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines, banking partner expectations, card network rules and schemes, and consumer protection laws is crucial.
* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are mandatory.
* Strong strategic and analytical skills are required, enabling you to connect the dots between compliance, product development, and regulatory changes to inform and guide product strategies effectively.
* Outstanding relationship-building skills, with the ability to earn trust and credibility across teams and with external partners.
* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while driving results and maintaining a constant focus on compliance.
* Manage multiple priorities and balance competing demands effectively.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Familiarity with emerging payment technologies, especially stablecoins and innovative consumer payment solutions.
Location: UK and Ireland. Hybrid work at a designated office location, with at least 50% time spent in the office or with users.