Jobs / United States / Stripe
User Risk Strategist
Stripe · 🇺🇸 New York, NY
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 260 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 64 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Stripe paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Credit Risk Strategist, Risk Foundations” (Financial Risk Specialists) in NY: $188k–$188k, median $188k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Stripe
The US Department of Labor certified 260 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 64 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Who we are About Stripe Stripe, LLC. 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. What you’ll do Responsibilities • Drive risk strategy for company-level strategic initiatives, which includes: partnering with the company’s product, legal, operations, sales, and partnerships teams to solve risk problems and ensure a positive user experience. • Perform research and analysis to assess Stripe’s current risk performance and develop and prioritize long-term strategic plans for future growth. • Increase business enablement, allowing the types of supportable merchants to safely grow at scale, continuously optimizing for efficiency and effectiveness, and stay hyper focused on a positive user experience. • Challenge the status quo and provide multiple alternative solutions and key execution criteria. • Execute special projects and provide ad hoc analyses as initiatives, products, risks, and opportunities are constantly evolving. Who you are Minimum requirements Must have a Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent degree in Law, Business, Policy, Development Studies, or a related field, plus five (5) years post-bachelors, progressive related work experience as a Risk Strategist or a related occupation. Must also have five (5) years of experience in each of the following: • Developing risk strategies and solutions and working with technical products, including working with product and engineering, and operations teams for implementation; • Distilling complex, ambiguous risk and policy problems into clear guidance for internal stakeholders and company users; • Translating business requirements to technical configuration; and • Deriving insights from complex or technical problem spaces and evangelizing actionable product recommendations. Salary: $161,637 - $204,000/yr. This salary range represents the base salary range for the role and any sales commissions/sales bonuses targets, if applicable, would be in addition to the base salary. 40 hrs/week 50% Telecommuting permitted. Up to 10% International and Domestic Travel Required. Multiple Positions Available. Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends . NY79 #LI-DNI