Compliance and Anti Money Laundering Officer — French Branch

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 Stripe is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer to lead our regulatory compliance, financial crimes, and risk operations program in our French Branch. This role sits within the Affiliates pillar of the Financial Crime, Compliance and Risk Oversight (FinCRO) organization, and you'll report to the Chief Risk Officer. You will serve as the formal Chief Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for STEL's French Branch (Succursale en France). You will be the principal decision-maker and strategic lead on regulatory compliance, financial crime and enterprise risk management for the French Branch, serving a critical role in ensuring Stripe's continued safe growth in France. You will be the public face of the compliance team in France and a primary point of contact with regulators, financial partners, and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have deep subject matter expertise in regulatory compliance, financial crimes and ERM in France, and a proven track record building and evolving tech-forward compliance programs in a regulated financial services or payments environment. What you’ll do Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a robust and scalable compliance strategy for the French Branch aligning with STEL's FinCRO objectives and business goals, leveraging AI, data science, and automation wherever possible. Drive a culture of compliance and sound regulatory risk management within the French Branch as Stripe expands its product offerings. Provide regular reporting and updates to Branch management regarding the health and effectiveness of the compliance programs. AML/CFT Program Oversight: Own and enhance the Branch AML, counter-terrorist financing, sanctions, and anti-bribery and corruption programs, including the end-to-end suspicious transaction/activity reporting processes. Ensure the financial crime program is designed to efficiently and effectively prevent, detect, and report money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.