Program Manager, Deal Operations

Greensboro NC News; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is looking for a Program Manager, Deal Operations to drive global deal lifecycle transformation in a remote US-based role. You will partner across finance, sales, legal, and product to deliver scalable policy changes that accelerate revenue.

You will own CPQ governance, coordinate UAT for new features, and establish best practices for evaluating CPQ requests. Strong communication and leadership are essential in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in program management or related field.
• Experience with global enterprise deal lifecycle programs.
• Strong analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
• Proficient with Excel and Google Sheets.
• Experience with Salesforce, CPQ, and CLM tools.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deal lifecycle transformation programs across the GTM motion.
• Own CPQ governance and coordinate user acceptance testing for new features.
• Establish scalable best practices for evaluating CPQ requests.
• Build cross-functional relationships across Stripe at all levels.
• Identify deal lifecycle improvements spanning strategy, process and tech.
• Make executive-level recommendations and drive decisions when needed.

Skills

Global program management

Deal lifecycle expertise

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Excel / Google Sheets

Tools

Salesforce

CPQ

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools

Job description

# Program Manager, Deal OperationsStripeUS-Remote Pay not disclosed Posted 1w agoFull-TimeRemoteSource: greenhouse:stripe · External Apply## About this jobWho we areAbout StripeStripe 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 teamGlobal Business Services’ (GBS) Business Practices team establishes and manages policies and processes for the GTM motion, including deal policy, approval and revenue contracting processes, and other deal related operations (e.g. misbilling, deal support models, etc). The team's reach is widespread across Stripe, not exclusive to one sales segment or geographical region; GBS drives change across go-to-market, positively impacting Stripe users, and cross-functional teams. GBS’s priorities are set through the direction of Stripe leadership and executive vision, partnership with sales and cross-functional organizations. This role sits within Global Business Practices’ Business Practices team, responsible for establishing, managing, and improving policies and processes to improve deal quality and velocity for Stripe.What you’ll doOur Program Managers are focused on solving GTM’s deal lifecycle challenges to create scalable and efficient deal policies and processes in support of commercial activities. We are looking for a self-starter who has demonstrated success dealing with ambiguous global-scale programs, with multi-layered stakeholder management and significant cross-functional team engagement. The ideal candidate will: (1) have deal policy and process background working at a hypergrowth technology/GTM org, (2) have superior communication skills to work across senior stakeholders across different functions, and (3) thrive when solving complex problems with limited oversight & incomplete data. ResponsibilitiesBe accountable for building and driving large-scale deal lifecycle transformation program changes end-to-end, and be directly responsible for marshaling the cross-functional support and resources needed to accomplish your goalsOwn Business Practices’ CPQ governance across the deal lifecycle by coordinating UAT for new features, ensuring all GA products are available in the CPQ, and establishing scalable best practices for evaluating and prioritizing new CPQ requests.Manage directly (or coordinate) the ‘full-stack’ of change management activities across stakeholder engagement and creating champions, messaging/communication planning, support and enablementDevelop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across Stripe across levels and functionsWork cross-functionally to proactively identify deal lifecycle improvement opportunities for the GTM teams spanning strategy, people, policy, process, and/or technologySeamlessly prioritize among various projects and synthesize data to guide/support strategy and decisionMake exec level recommendations and drive decisions, where necessaryWho you areWe'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 requirementsA strong track record of delivering global, complex enterprise deal lifecycle/commercial transformation programs with multiple constituents in a changing, ambiguous environment end-to-endExperience with deal management processes, deal process related root cause analysis, and commercial agreements7+ years of experience in program management, business operations, management consulting or a related disciplineWorks well under pressure, with a high degree of adaptability and flexibility in a fast paced, rapidly changing environmentThe ability to diagnose, simplify and structure problems and solutions while having command of “the details”Enthusiastic “roll up your sleeves” mentality Excellent analytical, presentation, and communication experience, influencing across all levels from front lines to executive stakeholders. You set a high-bar in terms of communication effectiveness.Comfort with Excel and/or Google Sheet for analyzing large datasetsPrior experience with Salesforce, CPQ, Deal Approval, Contract Lifecycle Management toolsPreferred qualificationsComfort operating with incomplete data and adapting / re-prioritizing activities as business needs changeDeep problem solving and analysis experience (solving business problems - commercial, operational, financial) in a sales-oriented environmentA growth mindset and innate curiosity where every interaction is an opportunity to learn and improve (yourself, and those around you)You demonstrate leadership qualities throughout your work – taking ownership of challenges, selflessly supporting your colleagues, and setting the standard for quality in your deliverablesPrior experience with payments and/or SaaS