Engineering Program Manager, Stripe

• 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
• 2+ years of software engineering, systems engineering and/or program management experience
• Excellent analytical skills; you digest complex information, can distill it and make recommendations and proposals
• You have a track record of providing program management during all phases of software development from kick-off to launch, demonstrating critical thinking, challenging the norms and thought leadership
• You have very strong written and verbal communication skills, building strong relationships with stakeholders, teams and senior leaders around the organization
• You can drive internal and external process improvements across multiple teams and functions and bring a wealth of experience, opinions, proposals and best practices
• Experience operating autonomously and rapidly and leading large-scale efforts across multiple teams and functions, with stakeholders in different disciplines across time zones

Desirable

• The infrastructure teams provide efficient and optimized infrastructure for Stripe to build secure, reliable and differentiated products, while enabling Stripe to achieve their highest potential
• We work to enable Stripe’s to have the most productive results of their entire career from the very first days they join Stripe through years of developing new systems and products
• As a Program Manager within the Infrastructure team, you will work across our portfolio of programs within Infrastructure, with a focus on cross-cutting programs for IT and work tracking solutions at Stripe
• You’ll partner with our Engineering teams to shape and build the future of Corporate Technology at Stripe. This includes both individual and team work in areas such as:
• Automating workflows, creating self-service opportunities or implementing agentic solutions
• New system implementations (e.g. RFPs, Data Migration)
• Deprecation and consolidation of low-usage SaaS productivity tools
• Mergers & Acquisitions (integrating acquired companies’ internal systems with ours)
• Security, Audit, and Compliance programs
• Scaling org processes such as our Program Delivery Lifecycle
• Upleveling how we track Key Results, Program updates, and generally align work across the products at Stripe
• Define and produce high quality written proposals, communications and documentation
• Develop, implement, and iterate on program management techniques, frameworks, and KPIs to achieve goals with well defined success criteria
• Help influence peers / stakeholders and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity
• Lead program status reviews and prepare regular stakeholder and executive communications
• Effectively set timelines and manage cross-functional project teams to deadlines through the proactive management of blockers, scope, shifting priorities, and risks
• Interface with a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders across Stripe
• Propose, refine and implement process improvements and drive efficiencies across Corporate Technology
• Effectively manage change, shift gears comfortably, decide and act without having the total picture, and handle risk and uncertainty