Stripe · 1 day ago
Head of Payments Performance, Americas
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$208K/yr - $312K/yr
15+ years expStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, aiming to increase the GDP of the internet. The Head of Payments Performance, Americas will lead the strategy for user adoption and growth in payments, while enhancing Stripe’s reputation in the payments community and building a high-performing team.
FinanceFinTechMobile PaymentsSaaS
Responsibilities
Improve the quality of Stripe’s payments products through consultation with product and R&D teams
Increase user acquisition and user retention through direct user engagement, scaled workshops, and thought leadership
Accelerate the adoption of payments software and services products by advising on product development, assisting with GTM strategy and conducting trainings
Elevate Stripe’s reputation within the payments community by engaging with users, analysts and payments consultants
Develop a team of 6+ strategists with deep expertise and strong industry visibility that meets the highest performance standards
Develop the long-term vision and strategy for a growing team, and scale day-to-day operations
Continuously pushing the depth of optimization and expertise that Stripe can bring to our users
Build and lead a team of senior Payment Performance Strategists across the region
Coach, mentor, and guide the team in developing its regional narrative and consultative approach
Develop relationships with regional and global leadership to ensure that the team is optimally placed to deliver value for Stripe and its users
Work cross-functionally within Stripe to provide expertise on major strategic initiatives
Engage directly with the leadership teams of our most strategic users as an executive sponsor or through Stripe’s executive briefings
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in payments or operations at a leading technology company, or consultancy in the payments industry
Experience building and leading high performing teams
5+ years managing senior level IC's or managing managers
A proven ability to build collaborative working relationships with cross-functional leaders and teams
The ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
Experience presenting directly to senior stakeholders in both an internal and client facing setting
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong data processing and analytical skills
Understanding of card network rules and regulations, local payment methods, and the regulatory environment
Benefits
Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Wellness stipends
Company
Stripe
Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.44BKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementThrive CapitalFounders Fund
2025-02-27Secondary Market
2024-04-12Secondary Market· $694.16M
2024-03-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Steffan Tomlinson
CFO
Aitor Guevara
Head Of Engineering
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