Private Equity Lead, Stripe

• You are a strategic thinker and relationship builder who thrives in complex ecosystems
• You have a proven ability to build trust with senior executives and operating teams at private equity firms, and you know how to translate their priorities into scalable partnership strategies
• You’re equally comfortable setting vision and rolling up your sleeves to deliver, and you can navigate ambiguity while maintaining high standards for yourself and those around you
• You work collaboratively across functions but are confident operating independently, communicating with candor, and influencing senior stakeholders
• 10+ years of experience in private equity, investment banking, management consulting, or strategic partnerships, with a record of top performance
• 5+ years of experience working with senior C-level executives
• 3+ years of experience using analytics or metrics to drive commercial outcomes for both the business and its customers or partners

Desirable

• Stripe’s Investor Partnerships team manages relationships with Europe’s leading investment firms, spanning early-stage ventures to global private equity sponsors
• Our mandate is to become a trusted strategic partner to investors and their portfolio companies by helping them modernize financial infrastructure, expand into new markets, and accelerate growth
• Within this team, the Private Equity Partnerships Lead, EMEA will focus exclusively on Stripe’s engagement with top-tier private equity firms, working closely with their operating and value-creation teams to drive portfolio-wide impact
• In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape and deliver Stripe’s private equity strategy across EMEA
• You will own senior relationships with top PE firms, collaborating with their value-creation and operating teams to scale Stripe adoption across portfolio companies
• You’ll partner with cross-functional teams at Stripe to design portfolio-wide initiatives, advise PE sponsors on payments and monetization strategies, and represent Stripe in the financial sponsor ecosystem
• By doing so, you will help accelerate growth for both Stripe and the portfolio companies of Europe’s most influential private equity firms
• Develop partner-level relationships with top private equity firms and drive consistent engagement with their portfolio companies through consultative strategic planning and collaboration
• Lead coordination across Stripe, in partnership with the sales team, to facilitate sponsor-related opportunities and work alongside account executives to ensure successful outcomes
• Develop and execute both scaled and high-touch engagements, including digital activations and in-person events
• Work cross-functionally and efficiently navigate Stripe to establish, monitor, and publish performance metrics and industry insights
• Monitor the industry and regulatory landscape to provide input into Stripe’s product roadmap and broader corporate strategy
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, communications, product, finance, and operations teams to drive the success of the PE program
• Represent Stripe in the financial sponsor ecosystem, including speaking at industry events and sponsor convenings
• Advise private equity firms on investment opportunities and payments monetization across portfolios
• Educate financial sponsors on Stripe’s product suite, roadmap, and long-term vision for the future of financial infrastructure and money movement