Job Description
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 The Credit team protects Stripe by managing the end-to-end risk of our largest and most complex users. We leverage deep underwriting expertise and data-driven stress heuristics to make informed decisions at every stage of the user lifecycle—from onboarding to loss recovery. Our goal is to enable Stripe 's growth by making confident, calibrated decisions on our highest-exposure users. What you’ll do Stripe handles billions of dollars every year for businesses around the world, and the Risk team plays a critical role in the company's financial and partnership success. As a Credit Risk Analyst Commercial Underwriter on the North America Strategy Risk team, you'll underwrite and manage a portfolio of our largest and fastest-growing businesses to facilitate growth objectives while minimizing credit risk. This is a high-impact role that involves strong cross-functional partnership with Sales, Legal, Treasury, and Finance. This role is assigned to West Coast hours, with a high preference for candidates in the Pacific time zone. Responsibilities Work directly with our top merchants, from successful venture-backed startups to well-established institutions, to evaluate their business models and financial statements Provide tailored credit risk recommendations that mitigate Stripe exposure, while facilitating partner company growth Help manage the portfolio by developing a deep understanding of risk across industries, geographies, and operating models
