Hardware Program Manager, Terminal Logistics

Stripe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a Program Manager to join the Terminal Logistics team in Chicago. You will design and manage end-to-end supply chain for our third-party hardware business, coordinating with vendors, Product, Eng, Legal, Finance, and leadership to deliver efficient, compliant logistics.

You will drive process definitions, roadmaps, and day-to-day operations, focusing on ordering, reverse logistics, and performance metrics to enhance the customer experience and operational quality at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in supply chain, operations, vendor management, logistics, or project management.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments and resolve high-intensity problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication with empathy for solving user problems.
• Data-driven decision making and attention to detail.
• Ability to execute and deliver complex operational projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day relationship with hardware vendors with metrics.
• Define end-to-end logistics flow for hardware customers (order management).
• Define end-to-end reverse logistics for new hardware partners.
• Collaborate with Product and Eng to define roadmaps for logistics automation.
• Manage milestones and cross-functional initiatives including automation roadmaps.
• Prepare and monitor key user support indicators and reports (delivery on time and cost).
• Refine tools and processes to improve user experience; coordinate remediation with Stripe teams.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Vendor management

Logistics

Project management

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Job 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 Terminal Logistics team sits within the Product Experience Organization (PXO) and is responsible for managing the End to End Logistics and Supply chain functions for our Terminal business. Our mission is to make getting physical Terminals as seamless a user experience as processing digital payments. We move Terminals from suppliers to users as quickly and efficiently as possible while upholding the highest standards for logistics quality and compliance.

The team is responsible for the Purchasing, transportation, warehousing, shipping, delivery and reverse logistics of Terminal hardware, while also defining the processes necessary to deliver a great customer experience in the fulfillment process, from the moment a customer places an order, receiving it and/or returning it when needed. We are adding several new vendors to our hardware lineup, and as we incubate and grow our logistics model with them, we are looking for a program manager that can help us design and execute our logistics processes.

What you'll do

We are looking for a program manager to join our Logistics team to help us incubate, define and manage the end to end supply chain for our third party hardware business. You'll interact with vendors/partners directly, and mutually drive efforts to define processes, create roadmaps and execute our day to day operations with our hardware vendors. The role is responsible for the definition of new integrations and functionality, improving operations, driving incident resolution procedures, and using metrics to track and improve performance. The role will require close coordination with product and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Accounting, Finance, Tax among others, with Terminal leadership and with external partners' executives.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day relationship with hardware vendors, including performance metrics
• Define and manage the end to end logistics (including order management) flow for hardware customers
• Define and manage the end to end reverse logistics process for new hardware partners
• Collaborate with partners like Product and Eng to define roadmaps of Logistics automation, improve our products and processes
• Manage the completion of milestones and delivery of large-scale cross-functional initiatives, including roadmaps for automation of processes like ordering and reverse logistics
• Prepare and monitor key user support indicators and reports, including delivery on time and cost
• Refine tools, strategize and organize processes and education to increase the quality of the user experience; identify possible flaws or failures to standards and successfully collaborate with multiple Stripe teams to execute thorough remediation strategy and action plans.

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

• Have 3+ years of experience in supply chain, operational, vendor management, logistics, or project management roles.
• Enjoy a fast-paced work environment and crafting rapid and strategic fixes to high intensity problems.
• Obsessively ensure that users' rights are preserved with clear, objective, conclusive and timely responses.
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills with strong empathy for solving user problems.
• Data driven decision making is your happy place.
• Are comfortable navigating through ambiguity, and have a keen eye for detail and a high bar for quality.
• Have a strong sense on how to scale great user support experience and can design and continuously improve operational processes.
• Have an ability to execute and deliver complex operational projects involving multiple stakeholders.