Stripe is hiring a

Strategy & Operations, Network Cost Strategist

Chicago, United States
Remote

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 Cost Insights and Strategy Team is responsible for making decisions and product recommendations to manage the underlying network costs paid by Stripe and our users. The team is part of our Payins Cards product group, where we partner closely with the engineering, product, finance, and partnership groups to manage and understand Stripe’s network costs. 

What you’ll do

We are looking to add payment enthusiasts who enjoy interpreting complex cost structures and ever changing payment network systems in order to optimize on behalf of Stripe and our users. You will be instrumental in building Stripe’s approach to managing our global network cost base across multiple payment types. 

Responsibilities

  • Drive Stripe payment cost explainability and optimization strategies
  • Influence product strategy to minimize network costs 
  • Work with Product and Engineering to implement cost saving opportunities 
  • Partner with Finance to prioritize areas for investment and explain trends in costs and margin impact
  • Gather and build on Stripe’s wide-ranging payments expertise to create optimization narratives supported by rigorous analysis

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. 

Minimum requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Payments at a leading technology or payments company
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
  • A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners
  • The ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
  • A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision
  • Experience presenting to senior business leaders
  • Experience with SQL



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