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 Network Partnerships team sits within the Partnerships organization and is a key component of Stripe’s success. Our team is responsible for developing and managing relationships with critical partners, such as Visa, Mastercard and American Express, which are fundamental to the success of Stripe’s product strategy and delivering new capabilities to Stripe users.
What you’ll do
We are looking for a US or Canada-based candidate to join our team to lead one of Stripe’s network partnerships and drive special projects related to our card network partners. The candidate will balance between managing key partner relationships, building internal strategies and business cases, driving deal negotiation and execution, and coordinating priorities with internal teams and external partners. The role requires close coordination with leadership, product and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Finance, Risk, etc., and with external partners’ leaders and senior executives.
This is a high-impact individual contributor role that requires the ability to rally cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Manage one of Stripe’s AMER Network partnerships, with a focus on driving the execution of joint initiatives and launching new offerings to benefit Stripe users
Leverage industry knowledge to craft thoughtful long-term partnership and product strategies, and execute deals and initiatives that support Stripe’s strategy
Use data to drive strategy and decisions
Coordinate with internal cross-functional stakeholders (including risk, compliance, product, engineering, treasury and global partner managers) to drive creation and execution of partner strategy
Develop, manage and report on strategic plans, key negotiation/expansion opportunities and overall partner health with a multi-year vision in mind
Juggle and reconcile competing priorities to drive creative solutions and commitment to a shared goal across multiple stakeholders
Coordinate and prioritize a large amount of activities and initiatives that compete for scarce resources to drive best outcomes for our users and Stripe
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
8+ years in partnerships, business development, or similar fields
Experience negotiating significant commercial deals
Comfortable in a fast-paced, product-focused environment with lots of dependencies
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders internally and externally across a wide variety of functions, including at the C level
Experience running large, complex, cross-functional projects
Preferred qualifications
Experience in fintech
Payments, card network, and merchant acquiring experience