# Operations Associate, Sanctions

- Link: https://100xfounder.com/job/stripe-operations-associate-sanctions-16ab87/
- Published: 2026-08-03T15:09:06+05:30
- Author: Ishaan Vardhan

### 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

Did you know that only around 4% of the world’s GDP comes from internet commerce?
At Stripe, we believe that this represents a future with almost limitless potential
for innovation, creativity and global prosperity. While the promise of a global 
online economy is palpable, it doesn’t come without significant risk. Each day, 
bad actors disrupt the trust and safety of the internet and increase the barrier
of entry for online businesses. The Financial Crimes team ensures that our platform
remains safe, and that prohibited parties are not allowed to utilize our services.

### What you’ll do

We are looking for someone who is passionate about fighting financial crimes and
solving the puzzle of investigations, is naturally curious, and is comfortable operating
in ambiguity and finding creative solutions. You will be responsible for conducting
investigations and making account-level judgments and recommendations for regulatory
reporting. You will be confident in looking through data, assessing various indicators,
and making judgements on your findings.

The right candidate for this role will have experience in financial crimes compliance,
preferably within the fintech or e-commerce space

### Responsibilities

 * Conduct a wide variety of analyses, including:

  Conducting screening (“watchlist” and “keyword”) reviews on merchants as part 
  of Stripe’s sanctions program
   * Analysing and investigating accounts for exposure to both listed persons and
     high-risk/prohibited jurisdictions
   * Understand complex regulatory and compliance requirements within the financial
     services space and complete analyses in accordance with these requirements
   * Conduct in-depth open source research as part of Sanctions reviews, including
     in the open web, corporate registries, governmental databases, and social media
     platforms, to understand the use case and appropriately assess the relevant
     sanctions and financial crimes risk
   * Analyse complex problem and exercising sound analytical judgment on investigation
     resolutions or decisions
   * Perform assignments/tasks of high complexity and resolving incoming requests
     from internal Stripe teams, financial partners, or other parties
   * Adhere closely to process documentation and draft clear and concise investigative
     summaries and analyses, including draft regulatory reports for submission
  
  ### 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
  
   * 2+ years of experience in Sanctions roles
   * Experience conducting in-depth open source research across a wide range of 
     information sources, including the web and global social media platforms
   * General awareness of money laundering, terrorism financing, and sanctions trends
     and regulatory developments
   * Independently analyse and evaluate information from various data sources to
     determine a course of action for a matched case
   * Ability to clearly record by writing the rationale & documenting the evidence
     of the decision making process about the match being positive or false for 
     analytical, presentation, and audit purposes
   * Excellent written, spoken and interpersonal skills,
   * Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently,
     analyse problems and data sets to make complex investigation decisions
   * Self-disciplined, diligent, proactive and detail oriented
   * You’re willing to periodically work a weekend day for which you will receive
     a weekday off; the SDC operates during daytime hours with shifts from the morning
     through early evening
  
  ### Preferred Qualifications
  
   * Knowledge of USA Patriot Act, US Treasury/OFAC Code of Federal Regulations,
     UK HMT sanctions regulations, EU Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Directives,
     etc.
   * Knowledge in payments and the fintech industry
   * Familiarity with SQL and ability to use template or pre-made SQL queries as
     part of investigations