About Straddle Straddle is building the trust layer for how money moves in the United States. The payments infrastructure behind $100 trillion in annual volume was designed for batch processing and banking hours. Backed by Drive Capital.
About the role
The ORA decides which businesses can move money on Straddle. You will review new merchant and platform applications, determine whether each one fits our risk appetite and sponsor bank requirements, and document your decision so it holds up in an audit. You will work closely with our Risk Lead and Head of Compliance and escalate to them as needed.
What they're looking for
- Written Communication – You write concise, well-supported risk decisions and clear requests for information. Your documentation stands on its own
- Comfort with Volume – You work methodically through a busy queue without cutting corners. You know which applications need a fast yes and which need a closer look
- Startup Readiness – You are comfortable with ambiguity in a small, fast-moving company. You can hold multiple workstreams at once, make calls with incomplete information, and know when to escalate
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About the role
The Onboarding & Risk Analyst is a full-time hybrid salary position + full health benefits, unlimited PTO, & 401k.
The ORA decides which businesses can move money on Straddle. You will review new merchant and platform applications, determine whether each one fits our risk appetite and sponsor bank requirements, and document your decision so it holds up in an audit. You will work closely with our Risk Lead and Head of Compliance and escalate to them as needed.
Day to day, you will work the onboarding queue. That means running KYB and KYC CDD reviews, verifying business entities and beneficial owners, screening for sanctions and adverse media, and checking each applicant's business model, flow of funds, and website against what they told us.
We are preparing for a major go-to-market push and expect application volume to rise sharply. Your job is to help us approve good businesses quickly and keep the wrong ones off, without lowering our standards. You will also help refine our review criteria, risk tiers, and SOPs as volume grows.
We're looking for strong analytical and communication skills, sound judgment, and a working knowledge of KYB/KYC and BSA/AML, or the drive...
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