Technical Operations (Payments)

TL;DR

Technical Operations (Payments): Analyze complex payment network cost structures and translate network specifications into billing models to optimize network costs for Stripe and its users. Focus on financial modeling, SQL-based data analysis, and scaling fee explainability and operational processes through automation and cross-functional execution.

Location: Remote in United States

Salary: $109,100 - $163,700 annual base salary range (US)

Company

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform that helps businesses accept payments and grow revenue.

What you will do

• Collaborate across engineering, accounting, financial partnerships, and product teams to analyze billions of dollars moving through the Stripe platform.
• Translate network specifications into implementation instructions to create billing models for new and revised scheme and interchange fees.
• Influence product strategy to minimize network costs and implement cost-saving opportunities with Product and Engineering.
• Partner with Finance to prioritize investment areas and explain cost and margin trends.
• Monitor and maintain fee accuracy using validation and alerting; create fee explainability for internal and external stakeholders.
• Scale the network cost operation by improving operational processes, documentation, and training, including automation to reduce manual workload.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Payments at a leading technology or payments company.
• Experience writing SQL to query relational databases.
• Experience managing communications and workflows with technical and non-technical internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring junior team members in technical skill development, operational strategy, and problem solving.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills to investigate, prioritize, and identify root causes.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent work streams, triaging technical issues, and driving solutions with clear metrics.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work available in the United States.
• Compensation range provided for the role; may be narrowed during interviews based on experience, qualifications, and location.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of payments operations, product/platform engineering, and financial partners.
• Focus on scaling knowledge through education sessions and improving operational efficiency through automation.