Americas Compliance Program Manager

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

As a regulated business, our second line of defense team plays a critical role in ensuring Stripe is effectively trained and aware of our regulatory obligations. In this role you will help to ensure that Stripe continues to promote a culture of compliance. You will play a key role in the development and evolution of Stripe’s regulatory compliance programs, including for our US regulated entities.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for an expert to manage key components of our regulatory compliance programs for the Americas region. In this role, you will lead the delivery of key aspects of the regulatory compliance programs for the Americas team.

Reporting to the Head of Americas Compliance and US CCO, you will design, implement, and manage core elements of a robust regulatory compliance program for the Americas region. This will involve developing a roadmap for implementation of initiatives, ensuring all key stakeholders are brought into the delivery plan, and managing delivery in an agile and risk-based manner. You will work across the Global Compliance teams to deliver this roadmap. You will lead core components of the Americas regulatory compliance program on ensuring that our policies, frameworks, controls and processes are developed and maintained to the required standards.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for a talented candidate to deploy their cross-functional compliance program management skills in a fast-paced and rigorous environment, enhance their compliance skills, and to carve out opportunities to grow and develop. The successful candidate will gain wide ranging exposure to Stripe's diverse range of business lines, senior leadership, and the governance and workings of the organization

Responsibilities

• Lead core components of the Americas regulatory compliance program on ensuring that our policies, frameworks and processes are developed and maintained to the required standards
• Creating and owning a roadmap for the delivery of regulatory compliance programs for the Americas region
• Implement the roadmap, in partnership with key stakeholders across the Compliance, Legal and business teams
• Manage key compliance program deliverables post implementation of significant regulatory change, in accordance with the nature, scale and complexity of the requirements
• Planning for incorporating of new developments and updates and covering a variety of relevant topics across regulatory compliance
• Play a lead role in ensuring a strong culture of compliance, consistent with the tone set from the top by the Stripe Board and leadership

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

• 8+ years of experience building and managing a regulatory compliance programs in the regulated financial services industry, preferably in fintech/payments and banking
• Working knowledge of regulatory compliance practices, and a good understanding of the types of compliance matters applicable to a company like Stripe
• Experience managing distinct projects and programs, with particularly strong skills in stakeholder management
• Ability to understand and interpret regulations and regulatory guidance, and incorporate them into a comprehensive and appropriate compliance program
• Adept in creating reporting and presentations which simplify complex themes into understandable communications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills—including the ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders across the business
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, including navigating leadership and interpersonal working relationships
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and assess and analyze data in order to solve problems