Partner Operations Program Manager, Link Bank Payments
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 Partnerships Strategic Operations (PSO) team sits within the Partnerships organization and is a key component of Stripe's success. The team is responsible for driving new partner implementations and programs and ensuring the efficiency and reliability of new and existing partners. We sit at the intersection of engineers and partners, serving as the fabric that ensures close and smooth collaboration between these parties, both of which are crucial to Stripe's continued rapid growth. We wear a lot of hats. On any given day, you can find us, for example, driving alignment, coordination, and execution between cross-functional teams and partners on critical operational activities; identifying and investigating insights and trends from our data to inform decisions for streamlining the day-to-day management of our business; and building new tools and processes to scale our team's impact. The partners we support have a significant impact on Stripe, and the products from these partnerships are used by millions of our users.
What you'll do
We are looking for an operations manager to join our Link Bank Payments team and provide operational support across a number of key financial institutions and ecosystem partners. You'll interact with partners directly and mutually drive efforts to launch new integrations and functionality, improve operations, drive incident resolution procedures, and use metrics to track and improve performance. The role will require close coordination with partnerships, product, and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Finance, Risk, etc., and with external partners' senior executives and operations teams.
Responsibilities
Build and own technical operations relationships with financial institution, and other related ecosystem partners
Work cross-functionally with a number of Stripe teams - including Engineering, Product, Partner Development and others - to build integrations, support deals, stand up new programs, and drive process enhancements
Define and implement SLAs, metrics, and performance standards for our partners and drive efforts to measure and improve partner health
Host recurring meetings and business reviews to drive continuous growth and improvement between Stripe and its partners
Develop and manage end-to-end project plans for new implementations, working closely with stakeholders and partners to ensure on-time delivery
Program manage compliance and due diligence requirements for external partners
Identify inefficiencies in Stripe's operating model and drive new solutions (including defining technical and operational requirements) to address them
Assist with incident resolution when needed, working closely with Engineering teams to drive partner communications and escalations
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
7+ years of technical project/program management and/or business operations experience
Experience managing external relationships
Proven ability to successfully drive medium-to-large sized technical projects with external partners and cross-functional internal stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with excellent problem solving abilities
Ability to understand and map technical system architecture and requirements
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
The willingness to travel, when necessary
Preferred qualifications
Experience in banking, e-commerce, consumer technology, or payments
Knowledge of and experience with payment technologies and ecosystems
Basic to intermediate SQL or API knowledge
Experience in a high growth technology company
Apply Now
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 Partnerships Strategic Operations (PSO) team sits within the Partnerships organization and is a key component of Stripe's success. The team is responsible for driving new partner implementations and programs and ensuring the efficiency and reliability of new and existing partners. We sit at the intersection of engineers and partners, serving as the fabric that ensures close and smooth collaboration between these parties, both of which are crucial to Stripe's continued rapid growth. We wear a lot of hats. On any given day, you can find us, for example, driving alignment, coordination, and execution between cross-functional teams and partners on critical operational activities; identifying and investigating insights and trends from our data to inform decisions for streamlining the day-to-day management of our business; and building new tools and processes to scale our team's impact. The partners we support have a significant impact on Stripe, and the products from these partnerships are used by millions of our users.
What you'll do
We are looking for an operations manager to join our Link Bank Payments team and provide operational support across a number of key financial institutions and ecosystem partners. You'll interact with partners directly and mutually drive efforts to launch new integrations and functionality, improve operations, drive incident resolution procedures, and use metrics to track and improve performance. The role will require close coordination with partnerships, product, and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Finance, Risk, etc., and with external partners' senior executives and operations teams.
Responsibilities
Build and own technical operations relationships with financial institution, and other related ecosystem partners
Work cross-functionally with a number of Stripe teams - including Engineering, Product, Partner Development and others - to build integrations, support deals, stand up new programs, and drive process enhancements
Define and implement SLAs, metrics, and performance standards for our partners and drive efforts to measure and improve partner health
Host recurring meetings and business reviews to drive continuous growth and improvement between Stripe and its partners
Develop and manage end-to-end project plans for new implementations, working closely with stakeholders and partners to ensure on-time delivery
Program manage compliance and due diligence requirements for external partners
Identify inefficiencies in Stripe's operating model and drive new solutions (including defining technical and operational requirements) to address them
Assist with incident resolution when needed, working closely with Engineering teams to drive partner communications and escalations
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
7+ years of technical project/program management and/or business operations experience
Experience managing external relationships
Proven ability to successfully drive medium-to-large sized technical projects with external partners and cross-functional internal stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with excellent problem solving abilities
Ability to understand and map technical system architecture and requirements
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
The willingness to travel, when necessary
Preferred qualifications
Experience in banking, e-commerce, consumer technology, or payments
Knowledge of and experience with payment technologies and ecosystems
Basic to intermediate SQL or API knowledge
Experience in a high growth technology company
Apply Now