Company Strategy & Operations

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 & Role

The Company Strategy & Operations team is responsible for designing and operating Stripe’s company ‘operating system’. This involves designing and orchestrating long-range and annual planning, managing company and leadership operations including critical leadership forums, and undertaking cross-functional strategic projects that identifies new opportunities and improves how Stripe runs its business. The team works closely with every function across Stripe, acting as "conductors of the orchestra" to ensure coordinated efforts and strategic alignment.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will work cross-functionally within our group and across Stripe’s technical and user-facing teams to solve problems and design workflows that benefit our users. Specifically, you’ll:

Play a leadership role in planning, guiding the short/medium/long term investments we make as a business and driving strategic clarity across the company

Work on cross-cutting company strategy projects and collaborate with teams to implement changes

Operate one or more of our senior leadership forums, setting the agenda and attention for Stripe’s most senior leaders

Across the above, tackle a variety of ‘0 to 1’ problems and incubate new teams/processes/solutions

Who You Are

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

12+ years of experience in strategy & operations, finance, product management, or similar roles at technology companies

Experience working in highly cross functional settings, and in a role that spans strategy, analysis, and operations in a fast-paced environment

Critical and first principles thinking (e.g., ability to question

how

we are working rather than simply executing), and the ability to zoom out to the most important questions

Passion for digging deep into data and problem solving

Excellent written and verbal communication with the the ability to speak to leaders across different teams, such as partnerships, product, engineering, and sales

Demonstrated ability to thrive in influence without authority environments

Good balance of business and technical acumen

An ability to execute with minimal guidance, and in contexts with a high degree of ambiguity

Experience Acting As A Thought Partner To C-level Executives

Preferred Qualifications

Payments ecosystem, or experience in finance or fintech is a plus.

Experience Facilitating Large Meetings With A Strong Focus On Goals And Outcomes

Experience Driving Creative Solutions With And Effectively Informing The Roadmap Of Cross-functional Teams

Ability to understand the implications of Stripe ships such as product features, policy changes, and marketing outreach on the user experience and resulting support experience