Stripe is hiring a Manager, Global Sanctions in 4193 Financial Crimes Operations — United States. The overview below is synthesized from the employer posting on stripe.com: factual requirements and scope are preserved, but prose is rewritten with editorial context. Verify details and apply via the employer link.
Who we are
About Stripe
Company context from the listing:
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.
About the team
Company context from the listing:
The Financial Crimes team plays a critical role in ensuring a healthy financial ecosystem and maintaining trust in Stripe's platform. We ensure that prohibited parties cannot utilize our services and identify bad actors engaging in money laundering, terrorist financing, or other financial crimes.
What you’ll do
Day-to-day scope for the Manager, Global Sanctions as described in the posting:
As the Manager, Global Sanctions, you will own and evolve an established sanctions function across geographies. You will be responsible for leading regional teams, driving the next phase of sanctions transformation, and partnering with Engineering and Product to modernize how sanctions operations work at Stripe.
Responsibilities
Day-to-day scope for the Manager, Global Sanctions as described in the posting:
- Lead and develop sanctions managers and analysts across regions, ensuring investigative quality, consistency, and throughput at scale
- Own the strategic direction of Stripe's global sanctions program, screening coverage, alert logic, escalation frameworks, and quality assurance
- Drive the sanctions transformation roadmap, identify where manual workflows and vendor tooling are limiting scale, and lead the shift toward automation and smarter detection
- Partner with Engineering and Product as a genuine co-designer, translate sanctions requirements into tooling inputs, challenge screening logic, and lead operational readiness for new capabilities
- Ensure every process and system change is built with audit trails, explainability, and examiner-readiness by design; lead the function through regulatory exams and supervisory inquiries
- Serve as the senior escalation point for complex casework
- Maintain deep awareness of evolving sanctions regulations globally (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN, and others) and translate changes into program requirements ahead of deadlines
- Report on sanctions program health, emerging typologies, and team performance to senior leadership
Who you are
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
The listing frames the Manager, Global Sanctions at Stripe as a hands-on product role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- At least 10 years of experience in sanctions compliance or financial crimes, with senior leadership experience managing cross-regional teams
- Deep expertise in major global sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, HMT, UN) and sanctions screening methodologies
- Proven track record of improving sanctions program operations
- Experience evaluating or transitioning sanctions tooling, including vendor platforms and in-house or automated solutions
- Ability to partner credibly with Engineering and Product on tooling design, screening logic, and workflow automation
- Effective communicator across audiences, regulators, senior leadership, and engineering teams
- Experience with sanctions screening platforms and familiarity with AI-assisted screening tools
Preferred qualifications
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- CAMS or equivalent certification
- Background handling regulatory examinations or voluntary self-disclosure processes
- Experience at a global payments platform or fintech at scale