Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform used by millions of companies worldwide to accept payments, grow revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, offering an unprecedented opportunity to impact the global economy.

The Risk Partnerships team is a vital part of Stripe’s Global Partnerships organization, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key partner banks to manage risk across Stripe’s business activities. These partnerships enable Stripe to accept and make payments, provide credit, move and store money, and develop innovative products to meet user needs.

As a Risk Partnerships Manager, you will collaborate with banking partners across the UK, Europe, and Stripe’s global network to develop and deliver solutions that build our Global Payments and Treasury Network. This role supports Stripe’s goals to enable domestic and international payments, secure fund storage, yield generation on funds, and multi-currency fund flows.

Risk management is central to this role, requiring a broad understanding of risk disciplines related to banking activities including payments, money storage and transmission, and cross-border fund flows. You will lead initiatives to enhance risk management interactions, manage key partner relationships, and execute high-impact projects. Close coordination with internal teams such as Product, Engineering, Risk, Fraud, Financial Crime, Operations, Legal, and Finance is essential, as is collaboration with senior risk and compliance stakeholders at partner banks.

Key responsibilities include leading risk-focused initiatives with global financial partners to foster new business opportunities, innovate shared risk methodologies, maintain compliance with risk appetites, oversee partner relationships, deliver business and policy recommendations, and represent Stripe’s risk approach in negotiations and discussions. You will also identify and pursue business opportunities by creating innovative, risk-aware solutions that expand Stripe’s product and user base through banking partnerships.

Experience
10+ years in a risk-related role at a bank or fintech, with experience in products and services enabling domestic and international payments, secure fund storage, yield generation, and multi-currency fund flows.
Deep knowledge of bank payment schemes and networks such as FPS, BACs, SEPA, ACH, and local equivalents.
Strong understanding of risk and compliance issues related to banking activities.
Proven ability to represent an organization on risk, compliance, and product matters with banking partners.
Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships, negotiating timelines, and influencing across organizations and borders.
Self-motivated and proactive, able to thrive in uncertain and ambiguous environments.

About you
Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal) to drive collaboration and issue resolution.
Curious with a partnership mindset focused on improving processes and scaling solutions.
Ability to navigate difficult situations and maintain positive relationships with partners.
Experience working closely with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
Committed to delivering high-impact initiatives and fostering innovation in risk management.

Qualifications
Preferred qualifications include experience with financial crime programs such as KYC/B, AML, Sanctions, and Terrorist Financing, with practical knowledge of relevant regulations like the Bank Secrecy Act.
Deep understanding of domestic and international payment schemes including FPS, CHAPS, BACs, SEPA, ACH, and Wire.
Strong knowledge of risks associated with cross-border payments and high-risk sectors.
Market experience across the UK and Europe, with insight into regulatory impacts on Stripe and its banking partners.
Experience leveraging technology to develop and embed scalable risk and operational processes.