Fraud Strategist

Fraud Strategy is responsible for building scaled fraud mitigation systems that prevent fraud and protect the financial ecosystem, while minimizing disruption to good users. The fraud team’s mission is to protect Stripe, our users, and the broader financial ecosystem from actors who abuse Stripe accounts for financi...

As a Fraud Strategist, you will be responsible for building strategies to mitigate fraud (buyer fraud, seller fraud and account fraud) on new and existing Stripe products. You will enable safer money movement for our users and help Stripe manage fraud risks intelligently. The stakes are high, and you will be up agai...

You'll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Operations and other Risk Strategy functions to ensure fraud controls are embedded in every Stripe product. Beyond protecting against fraud risk, you'll drive innovation in how Stripe approaches fraud management— staying ahead of emerging fraud trends a...

You'll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Operations and other Risk Strategy functions to ensure fraud controls are embedded in every Stripe product. Beyond protecting against fraud risk, you'll drive innovation in how Stripe approaches fraud management— staying ahead of emerging fraud trends and pushing the boundaries of what effective, scalable fraud risk management looks like at a global payments company.
Monitor portfolio to identify, mitigate and predict risky behavior that could result in losses for Stripe, our users, and the financial ecosystem
Collaborate with internal partners like Product, Engineering, Data Science, Risk Partnerships, and Operations, to tailor fraud risk management techniques to various products and payment methods across the globe
Continually evaluate products for gaps and propose risk controls to enhance the product while enabling growth
Scale risk processes to cover a large and complex landscape of fraud risks. Effectively design, outsource and automate manual/repetitive workflows
Work with Stripe users to educate them and guide them on how to prevent potential fraud risks to their business
Effectively and clearly communicate with other Stripes, Stripe's users, and Stripe's financial and regulatory partners

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.
  10+ years of relevant experience, preferably in Financial Services, Payments or FinTech
  Curiosity and passion for risk management - you dig into anomalies and solve root causes
  Decisiveness and openness to learning, with comfort making high-impact calls daily
  Data-driven judgment - skilled at using quantitative analysis to drive and defend decisions
  Empathy for early-stage businesses and the ability to balance enforcement with user experience
  Strong analytical skills, including the ability to frame complex tradeoffs through data and visualization
  Advanced SQL skills with hands-on experience in business environments
  Proven ability to collaborate and execute cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Operations
  Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly across teams
  Holistic thinking and the ability to build scaled processes that bridge systemic gaps
  Track record of deriving actionable insights from complex problem spaces and influencing product direction
  Ownership mentality and the ability to lead without formal authority
  Proficient with AI tools to accelerate productivity and process automation
Expertise with quantitative tools such as Python, R, etc
Experience with payments, risk, or trust & safety
Experience working with machine learning teams
Experience working in fast-paced and rapidly changing start-up environments