Risk Operations Manager, Verifications

Stripe
Mexico City, Mexico
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level operations managers who thrive in fintech environments and can manage bilingual teams.

Best fit for

  • Experienced people managers who can navigate ambiguity in risk operations.
    — “Problem-solving skills and comfort operating without clear guidelines
  • Bilingual leaders with a track record in operational process improvements.
    — “Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish
  • Fintech-savvy professionals who can balance risk and customer experience.
    — “Experience in payments, e-commerce, or fintech

Things to consider

  • Requires in-office presence in Mexico City with no remote option mentioned.
    — “manage a team of in-office Verification Risk Operations Associates
  • Must handle over a million support cases annually with quality.
    — “handle over a million support cases each year

How to stand out

  • Showcase specific examples of scaling teams from zero in fintech.
    — “Experience in building and scaling new teams from zero
  • Highlight cross-functional projects where you influenced product changes.
    — “influence Policy, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams
  • Demonstrate quantitative impact of your process improvements in past roles.
    — “Be data-driven in your analysis of performance
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Manager

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • leads a team of Verification Risk Operations Associates
  • drives process improvements and enhances customer experience
  • manages higher-tier support and internal escalations
Typical background
operations mindsettechnical systems understandingcross-functional influence

Skills & requirements

Required

Risk ManagementVerification ProcessesTeam ManagementProcess ImprovementCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

AI And Automation In Risk Management

Stack & domain

Risk ManagementVerificationComplianceUser OnboardingAILlm-assisted ApproachesLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationFinanceTechnologyAI Labs

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

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

At Stripe, our Mexico City office is a vibrant hub at the forefront of our mission to reshape the financial landscape for businesses worldwide. Our team prioritizes collaboration, innovation, and excellence. As a member of the Mexico City team, you'll be part of a mission-driven community dedicated to enhancing the global economy and increasing the GDP of the internet. We strive for excellence by creating with craft and beauty, while having fun and celebrating our successes together.

We cultivate a culture of collaboration, inclusivity and support where every team member’s voice matters. Our commitment shines through as we handle over a million support cases each year, empowering our users not just to solve problems but to achieve their goals.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will lead a team of Verification Risk Operations Associates dedicated to managing higher‑tier support and internal escalations. Your team will assess onboarding possibilities from a verification and compliance perspective, collaborating closely with Product and Engineering to ensure seamless integration of new users. As subject matter experts in user onboarding and verifications, you will drive initiatives that enhance our verification and risk management capabilities.

You will develop a deep, technical understanding of Stripe’s user verifications and compliance policies, systems, controls, and design mechanisms to deliver process improvements and an enhanced customer experience. You will own a prioritized roadmap of verification and compliance improvements and influence Policy, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to move those changes from proposal to production.

As a people manager, you will hire, coach, and develop a team of  Operations Associates, set team goals, and use metrics and qualitative signals to measure and guide performance. To be a fit, you will have a strong operations mindset, be comfortable with technical systems and cross‑functional influence, be skilled at navigating ambiguity, and be passionate about delivering an incredible user verification experience while enabling business growth and managing risk.

Responsibilities

Recruit, manage, coach, and develop a team of in-office Verification Risk Operations Associates 

Guide your team to handle verifications-related user facing escalations and support internal teams with complex inquiries, guiding cross-functional teams on how to navigate network compliance rules

Drive strong operational delivery and process improvement helping to maintain risk detection strategies and business rules that balance risk and customer experience

Build a great culture and ensure team members are happy, effective, and growing in their career

Set clear goals and direction, and provide regular feedback on team members’ performance

Be data-driven in your analysis of performance, and in your decision making

Transmit and foster our values, serving as a beacon of Stripe’s user-centric philosophy and culture of transparency, empathy, inclusion, and empowerment

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

At least 5+ years of direct people management experience, either in a risk or operations function 

Ability to partner effectively with internal globally distributed stakeholders

Operational background including new process launches / improvements and service delivery

Problem-solving skills and comfort operating without clear guidelines

Skill and credibility doing the core work of a user facing team with a high bar for quality, and a willingness to lead by example

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish 

Preferred qualifications

Experience in payments, e-commerce, or fintech

Experience in building and scaling new teams from zero

Experience operating in a high growth technology company

Source: Stripe careers

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