[Remote] Company Strategy & Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, seeking a senior operator to join their Central Strategy and Operations team. This role focuses on building and improving operational systems that connect strategy to execution, working closely with senior leaders to enhance decision-making processes and operational efficiency.ResponsibilitiesRun planning for Stripe. You'll own and execute how Stripe does annual planning including multiple offshoot workstreams, and the frameworks leadership uses to make decisions. Continuous improvement of existing processes, automating manual workflows and helping us redesign lighter ways to do the work in the futureBuild, automate, and scale central operations infrastructure. You'll identify where manual, repetitive, or fragmented processes are creating drag and replace them with scalable systems—whether that's working with others on structured data pipelines, AI-augmented workflows, or new tooling. Your first instinct is to build, not to coordinateTranslate strategy into operational reality. Help teams drive strategic discussions in leadership forums with your thinking and architecture. Prepare and run leadership-level operating forums, bring your own point of view into the room, and own the follow-throughDrive continuous operational improvement. You'll have direct working relationships with the most senior leaders at Stripe and challenge assumptions, not just execute against them. You'll maintain a running view of where the operational systems of the company are breaking down—where decisions are slow, handoffs are unclear, or accountability is diffuse—and work across teams to address root causesSkills15+ years of work experience, with a significant portion in operational roles at high-growth tech companies—product operations, strategy and operations, business operations, or company or corporate planningA track record of building and owning operational systems. You have measurably improved how a company or large team operates, not just managed existing processesDeep experience either with company or functional planning—annual planning, OKR and SOKR-style goal-setting, resource allocation, and operating cadence designA systems thinker who is automation-first—you instinctively reach for tools, data pipelines, and AI-augmented workflows to reduce manual overhead and increase leverageStrong analytical rigor—you're comfortable owning data and metrics directly, running your own analyses, and pressure-testing assumptions without relying on a dedicated analytics partnerExperience working directly with and presenting to C-suite and senior executive stakeholders. You're comfortable owning the room and bringing a sharp, independent perspectiveHigh comfort with ambiguity—you take an undefined operational problem, scope it, design a solution, and drive it to completion with minimal oversightTechnical proficiency in AI tools in order to automate workflows as neededExperience applying automation-thinking and scaled approaches to operational workflows—from analysis and synthesis to systems and decision supportPrior experience at a technology company is requiredBackground in fintech, management consulting, or investment banking is a plus, but not requiredExperience with the product and infrastructure ecosystem at Stripe or similar complex platform businessesFamiliarity with modern planning tools, workflow automation platforms, and operational data infrastructureBenefitsEquityCompany bonus or sales commissions/bonuses401(k) planMedical, dental, and vision benefitsWellness stipendsCompany OverviewStripe is a financial technology company that provides online payment processing and payment infrastructure for businesses. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://stripe.com.Company H1B SponsorshipStripe has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 40 in 2026, 272 in 2025, 283 in 2024, 141 in 2023, 379 in 2022, 276 in 2021, 111 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.