FR Communications Manager, Stripe

• The ideal candidate is ambitious, strategic, creative, and comfortable moving between corporate, product, go-to-market, and policy comms
• They are interested in financial services, technology and entrepreneurship, and are passionate about engaging with some of France’s most dynamic startups–from Mistral to Dust and Alma – and modern enterprises such as Le Monde, La Redoute and Accor
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills in both French and English languages
• At least 5 years of experience in public relations, preferably in a technology, high-growth or financial services environment
• Curiosity, great taste and creativity
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration, creativity, and project management skills in rapidly changing, sometimes ambiguous, often scrappy situations
• Relationships with business and technology reporters, and the ability to build new ones quickly
• A good understanding of social media, and how to engage influential stakeholders online

• As we grow in France, we’re seeking a communications professional to join our world-class communications team and help shape our reputation in the country
• Build Stripe’s reputation in France through product, partner, user and corporate storytelling
• Translate the complexity of Stripe’s products and the scope of our impact into pitches and stories that expand what people think of when they hear “Stripe”
• Work closely with Stripe customers and partners, infusing their voices into campaigns, news announcements, and other activities
• Localize global communications campaigns and announcements, and educate colleagues around the world about the nuances of the French market
• Advocate for Stripe’s point-of-view on industry and regulatory topics in France and the EU, growing our profile as a thought leader among relevant stakeholders
• Develop and maintain relationships with local reporters, influencers and opinion formers, including by working with other teams on events for the French startup community
• Drive creative campaigns across multiple formats (video, social) and audiences
• Manage complex and sensitive corporate issues
• Report into the Head of France Communications, and work closely with the global comms team, and local leaders across product, go-to-market, policy, and people

• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Work from home opportunities
• Comprehensive mental, physical and medical health plans
• Fertility benefits and parental leave

Total funding: $8.7bn

Stripe, nowadays a FinTech giant, spent the first few years since its founding building up its payments business, which primarily consisted of providing an API to eCommerce businesses so that they could easily integrate a payments option in their apps or websites, where before there was none.