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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 Growth Marketing is a team of performance-driven marketers and channel specialists. We partner closely with growth, creative, analytics, and regional marketing to drive revenue through self-serve and sales motions. We work globally, across all Stripe offerings and with all company segments - from startups to the largest enterprises. In this role, you’d be joining a global, cross-functional team dedicated to testing and scaling cutting-edge acquisition channels Our team helps Stripe increase the GDP of the internet by ensuring our web presence is perfectly optimized for the next generation of artificial intelligence and search technologies What you’ll do Stripe is seeking an AEO and GEO Marketing Manager to lead the channel. This individual will play a critical role in growing new user acquisition from platforms including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. The scope of the role includes Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), also known as Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) or Large Language Model (LLM) Search Optimization, improving AI agent experience, and integrating AI capabilities to improve the performance and efficiency of search and answer engine channels. This individual will spearhead efforts by developing and executing a roadmap of activities and experiments to improve answer engine performance. They will have the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional partners including Growth Marketing, Content Marketing, Engine

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 Stripe Infrastructure is responsible for the reliability, scale, performance, and cost of Stripe's systems and the productivity and sentiment of Stripe's people. You may work on a wide variety of critical business areas within Core Infrastructure. We're the home for Stripe's critical tier-0 infrastructure systems (Compute, Networking, DocumentDB, Distributed Caching, and High Assurance Engineering). We build the foundational platform for Stripe products and services to allow them to operate at scale. We drive reliability, availability, efficiency, and scalability of these systems. What you'll do As an Engineering Manager for the Core Performance team at Stripe, you'll lead a team responsible for driving improvements in efficiency and latency across Stripe. Responsibilities • Lead and grow an engineering team in Sydney—hire, coach, mentor, and develop engineers at all levels • Partner with engineering teams across Stripe to identify and implement infrastructure solutions that enhance scalability, reliability, and efficiency • Create team vision, define goals, prioritize work, and deliver high-quality outcomes • Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement • Collaborate with staff engineers and technical leadership on architecture and strategic technical decisions, translating technical strategy into team-level plans • Work effectively with geographically distributed colleagues and remote workers to ens

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 APAC & EMEA Cards team powers the processing of hundreds of billions of dollars in card payments annually, enabling users to accept card payments from Asia Pacific, Europe, and Middle East regions. As the Engineering Manager for the team, you’ll have responsibility for expanding the reach of Stripe’s global payments network, delivering the best-in-class experience for card payments in these regions. In this role, you’ll be making some of the most significant strategic, product, and technical decisions for card payments at Stripe. The systems this team builds enables our users to create a single integration with Stripe, then take payments across an ever-expanding set of card networks and grow their businesses globally. What you’ll do Responsibilities Work with other Stripe leaders to author Stripe’s card payments strategy in APAC & EMEA Develop engineers on the team, helping them advance in their careers Empower the engineering team to achieve a high level of technical productivity, reliability and simplicity Manage processes to help the team do its best work and interface effectively with the rest of Stripe Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Stripe’s engineering management team Recruit great engineers, in collaboration with Stripe’s recruiting team You may be a fit for this role if: You thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility You encourage a healthy work environment that’s both supportive and

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 Finance and Strategy Data Science builds the forecasting models, data infrastructure, and analytics tools at the core of how Stripe measures and plans its business. The team owns everything from hierarchical time series and agentic forecasting tools that predict payment volumes and revenue margins, to the governed metrics platform that feeds company-wide dashboards and executive reporting. We partner closely with Finance and Strategy, GTM, and Product stakeholders to directly inform financial decisions across Stripe's entire business. The team combines technical depth, strategic thinking, and executive partnership that develops both technical and business expertise. What you’ll do Data Science Managers at Stripe are responsible for the success of their team. You'll be deeply involved in the modeling and design processes as well as coaching, mentoring, and leading the team. You'll have a deep understanding of how to drive efficient data science teams and you'll have a strong user-focus. You'll be working with data scientists, analysts, and engineers on creating technical solutions and communicating effectively across teams and senior leadership. Responsibilities Drive the roadmap and priorities for your team, and work with many Stripe leaders across the company to enhance our ability to be data-driven. Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as engineering, analytics, operations, finance, and marketing. Lead and manage proc

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 team partners with some of the most strategic payment method providers across EMEA, including global leaders in Buy Now Pay Later, FX, bank transfers, and digital wallets, to help businesses accelerate growth and unlock meaningful revenue uplift. As the payments landscape continues to evolve rapidly, the team is at the forefront of that transformation, working with partners and customers to deliver innovative solutions that optimize payment performance. Our mission is to enable buyers and merchants to transact using their preferred payment methods, improving conversion, reach, and performance across the region. We are deeply focused on customer experience as we build and operate the end-to-end infrastructure that processes billions in monthly volume and abstracts the complexity of the EMEA payments ecosystem for our users. What you'll do The EMEA Payments Product Lead role at Stripe is an opportunity to shape payments strategy across one of the world's most complex and fastest-growing regions, influencing everything from local payment methods and conversion performance to regulatory readiness and market expansion. It is a high-impact leadership role for someone who wants to combine strong product judgment, deep payments expertise, and cross-functional influence to drive measurable customer outcomes at scale. You will lead EMEA payments product capabilities at the center of Stripe's long-term growth strategy. Working closely with merchant

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 Enterprise Product team is responsible for bridging the gap between Stripe's core capabilities and the bespoke needs of the world's largest organizations. We are hiring product managers who will be aligned to specific priority industries (e.g., insurance, healthcare, public sector), with each product manager acting as the "CEO" of their assigned vertical—identifying high-leverage opportunities, building 0-to-1 products to solve industry-specific blockers, and influencing our global product roadmap. You will be a critical partner to GTM leadership (Sales, Partnerships, Marketing) and a navigator across the broader Product organization. We are looking for high-agency builders who thrive in ambiguity and know how to move mountains through both direct execution and cross-functional influence. What you'll do We're hiring a product manager to own Stripe's product strategy and execution across our priority industry verticals, starting with complex, regulated industries like insurance, healthcare, and public sector. We are seeking a highly-entrepreneurial, data-driven product leader who will define where Stripe plays, build 0-to-1 products to unlock new revenue, and influence Stripe's broader Product organization to meet the unique needs of enterprise customers in your vertical. The products you build will directly shape how the world's largest companies use Stripe—and how Stripe grows within one of its most strategic segments. Responsibilities

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 Enterprise Product team is responsible for bridging the gap between Stripe's core capabilities and the bespoke needs of the world's largest organizations. We are hiring product managers who will be aligned to specific priority industries (e.g., insurance, healthcare, public sector), with each product manager acting as the "CEO" of their assigned vertical—identifying high-leverage opportunities, building 0-to-1 products to solve industry-specific blockers, and influencing our global product roadmap. You will be a critical partner to GTM leadership (Sales, Partnerships, Marketing) and a navigator across the broader Product organization. We are looking for high-agency builders who thrive in ambiguity and know how to move mountains through both direct execution and cross-functional influence. What you'll do We're hiring a product manager to own Stripe's product strategy and execution across our priority industry verticals, starting with complex, regulated industries like insurance, healthcare, and public sector. We are seeking a highly-entrepreneurial, data-driven product leader who will define where Stripe plays, build 0-to-1 products to unlock new revenue, and influence Stripe's broader Product organization to meet the unique needs of enterprise customers in your vertical. The products you build will directly shape how the world's largest companies use Stripe—and how Stripe grows within one of its most strategic segments. Responsibilities

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 role Our Product Marketing team’s mission is to generate customer insights that inform Stripe’s product strategy, and lead go-to-market for our suite of products. Product Marketing is a highly cross-functional role at Stripe, partnering closely with Product and Engineering, Sales, Partnerships, Demand Generation and Campaigns to name a few. Different from many other Product Marketing teams, our team works across the entire product lifecycle, from helping shape the product, to driving launch and commercialization, to growing product adoption post-launch. We also drive both self-serve and sales-sold marketing efforts. We are looking for an experienced product marketer to own and evolve the pricing narrative across Stripe's full product portfolio. This is a new role with the opportunity to shape how Stripe talks about pricing to users and sellers alike. You will lead the launch of new pricing constructs, bundles, and packages — own the end-to-end GTM strategy, planning, and growth for these efforts across our product suite. You will also develop value selling playbooks, train and enable our sales teams to effectively communicate and defend Stripe's pricing in competitive deals. In this role, you will partner closely with Growth Product, Sales, Product Pricing, Design, and web teams to drive adoption and revenue across both self-serve and sales-assisted channels. What you’ll do Be a storyteller. You have deep empathy for users and are able to adapt h

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 Proactive Threat team is responsible for identifying vulnerabilities and security weaknesses across Stripe's systems, applications, networks, and cloud infrastructure — before adversaries do. We operate as a hybrid offensive function: conducting penetration testing, emulating real-world threat actors through red team operations, and partnering closely with our defensive security teams to validate detection capabilities and improve Stripe's overall security posture. We are builders first. Our team develops custom tooling, automation frameworks, and internal platforms that scale our offensive capabilities and enable repeatable, high-fidelity assessments. We believe the best offensive security engineers are equal parts hacker and engineer. The team is distributed across the United States, primarily operating in Eastern and Pacific time zones, and collaborates regularly with security, engineering, and product stakeholders across Stripe — including teams in Europe and Asia. What you'll do As an Offensive Security Engineer on the Proactive Threat team, you will simulate the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of real-world adversaries to uncover security risks across Stripe's products and infrastructure. You'll conduct hands-on penetration testing, lead red team engagements, and collaborate with blue team counterparts to validate and improve detection and response capabilities. Your work will directly influence how Stripe builds, ships,

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 A Stripe Commercial (Mid-Market) Account Executive partners with high-growth, under-penetrated mid-market businesses to help them scale and modernize their financial infrastructure. These companies—often tech-forward, founder-led, and rapidly scaling—represent Stripe's next generation of breakout users. Stripe Commercial AEs are responsible for both acquiring new users and expanding existing relationships. They guide companies through the full sales lifecycle, uncovering pain points, aligning on solutions across the Stripe product suite, and driving long-term value. Commercial AEs serve as strategic advisors, helping users unlock new revenue, streamline operations, and launch ambitious new products on top of the Stripe platform. What you’ll do Commercial AEs own a book of high-potential accounts—some already using Stripe, others still evaluating. They operate with a dual motion—hunting for new growth opportunities and farming existing relationships for deeper adoption and expansion. They work cross-functionally with Solutions, Product, Post-Sales, and Sales Ops to craft tailored strategies and execute at high velocity. Responsibilities Identify high-potential, fast-growing eCommerce platforms for a full-stack Stripe implementation, from payments to Connect Lead a product and pricing workshop with an existing user to introduce Radar and optimize their fraud stack Develop and execute an outbound play to target a new vertical in their region or

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 Our Collections team focuses on effectively recovering overdue Stripe Capital loans while maintaining a positive user experience. We're committed to balancing the necessity of efficient collections with a customer-centric approach. By aligning with Stripe values and the PXO (Product Experience Operations) standards, we strive to enhance recovery rates and streamline our operations, ensuring clarity and support for our customers at every step. What you’ll do As an Operations Program Manager, you'll own and evolve the programs that drive our collections operations—while staying close to the work itself. You'll directly handle complex cases to build deep process knowledge and customer empathy, and use those insights to design scalable, data-driven improvements. Your work will span program strategy, hands-on casework, cross-functional collaboration, and operational scaling to improve key objectives such as recovery rates, customer experience, and compliance. Responsibilities Casework and Process Expertise — Own complex and escalated collections cases end-to-end, building firsthand understanding of customer pain points, process gaps, and regulatory nuances to inform program decisions Program Strategy and Execution — Design, launch, and manage collections programs aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and customer experience goals Scaling and Process Optimization — Identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and scale col

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 Organization The Payments organization focuses on developing products and platforms that enable users to accept payments from customers efficiently. This includes building APIs for processing payments, enabling regional, non-card payment options, and extending Stripe's capabilities to make it easy for businesses to accept in-person payments. Optimized Checkout and Link teams work to create best-in-class checkout experiences that enhance customer satisfaction and drive merchant conversion rates. Team Matching: exact team matching for one of the subteams within this org will begin during final stages. Please note we may also consider you for different orgs based on your experience, location, etc. More information on our team matching process can be found here . Regardless of team, you will own a critical piece of Stripe's payments stack, define product strategy that balances user needs with infrastructure complexity, and ship products that directly impact Stripe's revenue and the success of millions of businesses. What you’ll do We’re looking for Staff Product Managers who deeply understand their customers and want to make an impact on managing money at a global scale. Our team collaborates with many cross-functional teams at Stripe to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving user needs. Responsibilities Develop the long-term vision and strategy for your pillar and create and execute on a compelling roadmap Build deep user

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 Stripe’s Customer Success Managers are ultimately responsible for the complete post-sales lifecycle of a Stripe user, and through your partnership, users will derive maximum value from their investments, leading to project success, retention, and renewal. Few roles provide such a direct impact on the growth of the company. What you’ll do You will become a trusted advisor to these customers, will deeply understand their business and their needs, and help them maximize the value they get from Stripe. This role involves working closely with the user account team, senior executives and engaging in product, payments, and technical conversations at multiple levels of the organization. You will be the user’s internal advocate, helping ensure an excellent Stripe experience, and gathering feedback on ways that Stripe can build the next generation of user-focused solutions. You will love this job if you are a natural relationship and business builder. Responsibilities Lead the post-sale engagement, retention, and growth of your customers, partnering closely with the Account Executive Support expansion of your accounts - identify opportunities, drive business outcomes, ensure customers are successful in partnership with the account team Build and foster relationships with senior executives in business, product, engineering, finance, and IT in partnership with the Account Executive and team Evangelize Stripe customer success stories and customer s

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 Design team works across most projects at Stripe—from our brand standards to campaigns, events, digital products, and even printed publications. And since Stripe’s main audience is other people who build products, we agonize over and take pride in crafting user-friendly and user-focused experiences. The Brand Design team lays the foundations that help Stripe accelerate. We do this by creating, evolving, and maintaining Stripe’s high-quality, versatile, and forward-looking visual identity design system. We sweat the details. We make it seem effortless. Our team—and our design efforts—are multipliers for Stripe and Stripes. Our focus on principles, systems, and standards makes it easier for all Stripes to get work done—at a high quality bar, while still creating space for evolution and innovation. Collaborating with other teams at Stripe, as well as select external partners, we raise the quality and consistency of interactions with the Stripe brand. Brand Designers at Stripe demonstrate passion for great design and for expanding, evolving, defining, and documenting flexible design systems that achieve bar-raising quality and consistency for the brand at scale. They are user focused, have a strong understanding of the business, and are empathetic and inspiring team leaders. The ideal candidate excels across a variety of styles, crisply articulates design decisions, iterates quickly, and collaborates seamlessly with marketers, producers, lea

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 Professional Services team exists to drive the adoption of Stripe's capabilities across our user base, from Fortune 100s to high-growth startups. Within this group, the Accelerate team is responsible for the critical "zero-to-one" phase of the user journey. We partner with developers and technical leaders to ensure they deploy quickly, integrate with high quality, and derive strategic value from Stripe immediately. Accelerate is Stripe's dedicated onboarding program designed to get users live fast and operationally ready. It is a prescriptive engagement where we guide users through technical integration, fraud prevention setup, and financial reporting. Whether through our foundational (free) tier or our premium high-touch service, the goal is identical—eliminate friction, reduce implementation risk, and accelerate time-to-revenue. What you'll do Stripe is launching Stripe Delivery Centers—a brand new global team to design, implement, and grow Stripe's operations for the next decade. We're looking for dynamic and curious people that have a passion for solving global user issues, building operations, driving process improvements and want to play a front-line role in building this new operational capability for Stripe and accelerating Stripe's growth. If you like challenging, scaled problems and are an amazing teammate, we want to hear from you. As an Onboarding Specialist, you are the technical guide for users during their first 90 days wi