Senior Product Strategy & Performance Operations Lead

EngineersOfAI; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a senior product strategist-operator to join the Strategic Business Performance (SBP) team. You will own the metrics that matter, drive cross-functional initiatives, and translate strategic theses into actionable in-year plans.

You will produce leadership-ready analyses and work to align external market dynamics with Stripe's internal execution. The role requires deep analytical rigor, the ability to manage ambiguity, and a track record of improving business outcomes through

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in product/data analytics within product organizations or strategic business performance teams at high-growth tech companies.
• Experience in Product Strategy, Product Management, or GM-style roles where you owned a P&L or a specific business outcome.
• Deeply curious about business models and data, probing into signals, trends and usage patterns to uncover insights.
• Proven track record of directly driving business growth through analytical insights and execution.
• Apply AI to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency, knowing when and how to use the right AI tools.
• Strong product sense and understanding of how software products are built and scaled.
• Experience navigating ambiguous, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the Signals: define and maintain metrics that matter for in-year performance and create a morning-read that drives action.
• Lead surge projects to diagnose and unblock critical goals at risk and push trajectory changes.
• Bridge Product & Strategy: translate long-horizon theses into in-year operational reality and decompose opportunities.
• Synthesize for Leadership: prepare CEO/COO-level materials translating signals into actionable diagnoses.
• Pressure-test assumptions with Corporate Strategy and Product teams to align external forces with internal execution.

Skills

Product analytics

Data analytics

P&L ownership

AI in decision-making

Product strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Stripe is seeking a senior product strategist-operator to join the Strategic Business Performance (SBP) team. You will own the metrics that matter, drive cross-functional initiatives, and translate strategic theses into actionable in-year plans.

You will produce leadership-ready analyses and work to align external market dynamics with Stripe's internal execution. The role requires deep analytical rigor, the ability to manage ambiguity, and a track record of improving business outcomes through