Sanctions, Operations Associate(CDMX)
Stripe · Mexico City · 3313 SDC - Financial Crimes · listed June 18, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Entry level
Experience asked
2+ years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
9
Length
620 words
In the posting’s own words
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.
What it asks for · 9
- 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 analyze 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 English written, spoken and interpersonal skills,
- Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, analyze 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
What the job covers
- Conduct a wide variety of analyses, including:
- Conducting screening (“watchlist” and “keyword”) reviews on merchants as part of Stripe’s sanctions program
- Analyzing 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
- Analyze 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
Tools and skills named
Security & compliance
- Regulatory4×
- Audit
Ways of working
- Technical writing
Words the posting leans on
- financial6×
- requirements6×
- sanctions5×
- investigation4×
- regulatory4×
- source4×
- analyses3×
- case3×
- complex3×
- conducting3×
- data3×
- decisions3×
- experience3×
- financial crimes3×
- part3×
- problems3×
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