Credit Operations Manager

Xapply; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Credit Operations Manager to lead a global team and drive scalable, high-quality operations. You will translate product strategies into operational capabilities, define risk controls, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to advance automation across Credit Operations.

You will guide hiring, set performance goals, and manage critical metrics while partnering with Risk leadership to optimize risk and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years in commercial credit underwriting.
• 3–5 years leading credit risk or underwriting teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience with credit risk modeling or cash-flow forecasting.
• Proven ability to build and grow high-performance teams.
• Strong strategic thinking with ability to translate challenges into actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing Credit Operations team.
• Assess current and future capability needs and guide hiring and workforce planning.
• Set priorities aligned with risk strategy and translate into goals and plans.
• Evolve systems and processes to improve decision quality and scale operations.
• Support product launches by assessing credit impact and defining controls.
• Partner with leadership to prioritize risk mitigation and efficiency investments.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled automation with proper controls.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Change management

User-centered focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree or certification (plus)

Tools

SQL

AI-enabled tools

Job description

manager Remote Chicago, Atlanta, US-Remote

Description

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 Risk team helps maintain a healthy financial ecosystem for businesses around the world. Credit Operations conducts credit risk assessments, underwrites small and mid-sized users, and develops mitigation strategies that enable Stripe to take smart risks while supporting growth. The globally distributed team partners with stakeholders across regions to support new and existing users and products.

What you’ll do

As a Credit Operations Manager, you will lead and develop a team of credit operations analysts while setting a strategic vision for scalable, high-quality operations. You will help enable new and existing Stripe products by translating product strategies into operational capabilities and appropriate credit controls. In partnership with Credit Strategy, Product, Engineering, and Data Science, you will launch new programs and advance AI-enabled automation across Credit Operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing Credit Operations team by setting clear goals, providing regular coaching and feedback, and supporting professional growth
• Assess the team’s current and future capability needs and partner on hiring, workforce planning, and development strategies to close material gaps
• Set priorities for the team in alignment with Credit’s broader strategy and translate them into clear goals, work plans, and operating mechanisms
• Evolve Credit Operations’ systems, processes, and operating model to improve decision quality, mitigate emerging risks, and scale efficiently
• Support new and existing Stripe products by assessing credit and operational impacts, defining requirements and controls, and preparing Credit Operations for launch and ongoing support
• Partner with Risk leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize investments in risk mitigation, operational efficiency, and user experience
• Use AI-enabled tools and partner with technical and operational stakeholders to test and implement automation, with appropriate quality controls and change management
• Define and manage operating metrics and service-level agreements, using performance insights and root-cause analysis to drive improvements
• Oversee credit-related vendor performance and ensure work meets applicable quality and compliance standards

Who you are

• 10-15 years of work experience in commercial credit underwriting
• 3-5 years of experience leading credit risk or underwriting teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Experience in financial risk modeling or cash-flow forecasting
• Proven track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing teams, including setting goals, managing performance, and coaching team members
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex challenges into actionable solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence across functions
• Demonstrated experience designing, launching, and scaling programs, products, or operational capabilities from planning through implementation and measurement
• Experience using AI-enabled tools and partnering with technical and operational stakeholders to implement automation, including quality controls, change management, and team adoption
• Commitment to delivering a user-centered experience while effectively managing risk

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting credit-related product launches or translating product capabilities into operational requirements, workflows, controls, and launch-readiness plans
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and experience evaluating financial statements and business models across industries
• Experience analyzing data and creating dashboards using SQL
• Experience partnering with engineering teams to develop or improve investigative and decisioning tools
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree or certification is a plus

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