Compliance and Anti Money Laundering Officer — French Branch

Join Stripe as a Compliance and Anti Money Laundering Officer for the French Branch, leading regulatory compliance and financial crime operations. Leverage your expertise to enhance compliance strategies and engage with regulators.

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.

• •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.
• •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.
• •Tracfin Designated Officer: Serve as the Branch's formally designated Déclarant Tracfin and Correspondant Tracfin. File Déclarations de Soupçon (DS) directly with Tracfin and manage all Tracfin information requests (Droits de Communication) within prescribed timeframes.
• •Compliance Program Oversight: Ensure ongoing compliance with all applicable French licensing conditions, payment services regulations, and broader French financial services laws.
• •Regulatory Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for financial regulators in France and an ambassador to the industry in the country.
• •Advisory & Consultation: Ensure Stripe's global regulatory compliance, financial crimes and ERM frameworks, policies, and controls are fit for purpose for local requirements in France.
• •Governance and Reporting: Oversee drafting and implementation of local policies, procedures, and internal controls to ensure licensing commitments and legal conditions are met.
• •Audit and Issue Management: Lead responses to audits and regulatory assessments.
• •Training and Culture: Champion a strong compliance culture across the French Branch.

• •Hybrid role based in Paris.
• •Opportunity to lead compliance efforts in a global organization.

• •Minimum requirements:
• •10+ years of experience in compliance and financial crime, with significant focus on financial services, fintech, or payments.
• •Prior experience as a designated Compliance Officer and/or MLRO under an ACPR-regulated or comparable entity is strongly preferred.
• •Regulatory Knowledge: Deep and current knowledge of regulatory compliance and financial crimes requirements in France.
• •Regulatory Engagement: Demonstrated experience interacting directly with financial regulators in France.
• •Communication: Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex regulatory concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• •Strategic Mindset: Ability to think strategically and translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, scalable business solutions.
• •Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• •Fit & Proper: Must satisfy the Central Bank of Ireland's fit and proper requirements for a Controlled Function.
• •Preferred qualifications:
• •Languages: Fluency in French and English.
• •Certifications: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), ICA International Diploma in AML or equivalent professional certifications strongly preferred.