Product Lead, EMEA Payments

Stripe; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company bonus or sales commissions/bon

Retirement plans

Health benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe is seeking an EMEA Payments Product Lead to shape payments strategy across the region. You will influence local payment methods, conversion, and regulatory readiness while driving measurable outcomes at scale.

This role centers on end-to-end ownership of vision, architecture, and execution for market expansion and core payment infrastructure in EMEA. You will partner with merchants, partners, and teams across Stripe to translate regional priorities into a focused roadmap and scalable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management or related role.
• Track record of shipping technical B2B2C products at high velocity.
• Obsession with product quality across API design, UX and documentation.
• Knowledge of the payments landscape or ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Define a multi-year vision for EMEA Payments and scale complexity.
• Lead Engineering and Design through the product lifecycle from 0-to-1 to GA.
• Ensure quality, API design excellence, and reliability for enterprise users.
• Partner with Sales to pitch the product and translate feedback into the roadmap.
• Manage relationships with partners and ecosystem vendors.
• Drive cross-functional alignment to deliver a cohesive platform experience.
• Mentor or manage emerging PM talent in the domain.

Skills

Product management

Technical product leadership

Data-driven decisions

Payments domain knowledge

Education

Background in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

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.

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 team partners with some of the most strategic payment method providers across EMEA, including global leaders in Buy Now Pay Later, FX, bank transfers, and digital wallets, to help businesses accelerate growth and unlock meaningful revenue uplift. As the payments landscape continues to evolve rapidly, the team is at the forefront of that transformation, working with partners and customers to deliver innovative solutions that optimize payment performance.

Our mission is to enable buyers and merchants to transact using their preferred payment methods, improving conversion, reach, and performance across the region. We are deeply focused on customer experience as we build and operate the end-to-end infrastructure that processes billions in monthly volume and abstracts the complexity of the EMEA payments ecosystem for our users.

What you'll do

The EMEA Payments Product Lead role at Stripe is an opportunity to shape payments strategy across one of the world's most complex and fastest-growing regions, influencing everything from local payment methods and conversion performance to regulatory readiness and market expansion. It is a high-impact leadership role for someone who wants to combine strong product judgment, deep payments expertise, and cross-functional influence to drive measurable customer outcomes at scale.

You will lead EMEA payments product capabilities at the center of Stripe's long-term growth strategy. Working closely with merchants, partners, and cross-functional teams, you will translate a complex set of regional and strategic priorities into a clear, focused roadmap. With end-to-end ownership, you will define the vision, shape the product architecture, and drive execution across market expansion and core payment infrastructure. You will move with urgency to build and scale the systems behind critical payment flows across EMEA.

Responsibilities

• Define a multi-year vision for EMEA Payments that anticipates future merchant and ecosystem scale and complexity
• Lead Engineering and Design through every phase of the product lifecycle, from 0-to-1 development to General Availability
• Enforce rigorous standards for product quality, API design, and system reliability, building trust with our largest enterprise users
• Partner with Sales and go-to-market teams to pitch the product, win key deals, and translate user feedback into roadmap priorities
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on the EMEA payment landscape, managing relationships with partners and ecosystem vendors
• Drive cross-functional alignment with teams like Billing, Connect, and Checkout to deliver a cohesive platform experience
• Mentor or manage emerging PM talent within the domain

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. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product management or a related product role
• A track record of shipping technical B2B2C products at a high velocity
• An obsession with product quality in all its forms—from API design to dashboard UX and documentation
• Existing knowledge of the payments landscape or a demonstrated ability to learn complex domains quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for articulating user problems precisely
• An ownership mindset—you are willing to do whatever it takes to solve problems and delight users
• Ability to dig deep into data, think from first principles, and deliver the right results

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• The ability to understand complex systems at a deep technical level
• Specific experience in payment orchestration or payment processing

In-office expectations

Office‑assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico, Bengaluru, India, and Dublin, Ireland work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in‑office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in‑person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Pay and benefits

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is €150,400 - €225,600. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include:

• equity
• company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• retirement plans
• health benefits
• wellness stipends

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.

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