Startup Products Strategy & Operations, Product Strategy

Stripe; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe, Inc. is seeking a Strategy & Operations partner for its Startup Products team to shape the strategic direction for Atlas and related startup offerings.

You will synthesize user insights, market context, and product knowledge to craft roadmaps and executable plans in collaboration with product, engineering, design, marketing, and partnerships. You will build business cases, run 0-1 explorations, and translate market dynamics into prioritized opportunities, guiding multiple teams toward

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategy and operations, product strategy, product management, management consulting, or another analytical and cross-functional role at a technology company.

Responsibilities

• Develop product and business strategy for Atlas and other startup products by structuring ambiguous questions, synthesizing evidence, and making clear recommendations.
• Turn strategy into execution by defining goals, workstreams, decision points, and operating cadences, and by helping cross-functional teams resolve tradeoffs and unblock progress.
• Build a deep understanding of founders through direct conversations, qualitative research, product data, and support conversations.
• Translate founder needs, market developments, and competitive dynamics into product opportunities, roadmap recommendations, and prioritization frameworks.
• Partner with product, engineering, and design to unblock the development of new products and features from early problem definition through scope, launch, and iteration.
• Develop business cases and opportunity assessments for new bets, including market sizing.
• Lead targeted strategic projects, including 0-1 explorations, product or market deep dives, and initiatives that span multiple teams.
• Communicate recommendations, decisions, progress, and results clearly to team and Stripe leadership, and build alignment through influence rather than authority.

Skills

Strategy & Operations

Product strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

Job description

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the worlds 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 is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the worlds 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 Startup Products team builds Stripe Atlas and other products that help founders start and run a company, from anywhere in the world. We believe that startups are one of the most effective ways to solve the world's problems, and we want to give founders a running start — and keep them running. We help founders form their company, raise capital, execute critical legal agreements, access the internet's best tools, and automate operations while feeling ambitious, smart, and assured. Our goal is to create more startups that get to product-market fit, fast.

Our team is composed of high-agency, high-ownership product thinkers, who genuinely care about helping founders and making it easier to start and run a startup. Every person on the team is responsible for making our product the best it can be, and for ensuring our roadmap contains the highest impact ships for founders.

What you’ll do

As a Strategy & Operations partner on the Startup Products team, you’ll help determine where we should play and what we should build for founders. You’ll combine user insight, market context, product judgment, and rigorous analysis to develop strategy, shape product roadmaps, and turn our highest-potential ideas into clear, executable plans. You’ll work closely with product, engineering, design, marketing, partnerships, and other teams across Stripe to develop your recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop product and business strategy for Atlas and other startup products by structuring ambiguous questions, synthesizing evidence, and making clear recommendations.
• Turn strategy into execution by defining goals, workstreams, decision points, and operating cadences, and by helping cross-functional teams resolve tradeoffs and unblock progress.
• Build a deep understanding of founders through direct conversations, qualitative research, product data, and support conversations.
• Translate founder needs, market developments, and competitive dynamics into product opportunities, roadmap recommendations, and prioritization frameworks.
• Partner with product, engineering, and design to unblock the development of new products and features from early problem definition through scope, launch, and iteration.
• Develop business cases and opportunity assessments for new bets, including market sizing.
• Lead targeted strategic projects, including 0-1 explorations, product or market deep dives, and initiatives that span multiple teams.
• Communicate recommendations, decisions, progress, and results clearly to team and Stripe leadership, and build alignment through influence rather than authority.

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

• 5+ years of experience in strategy and operations, product strategy, product management, management consulting, or another analytical and cross-functional role at a technology company.
• Experience partnering closely with product, engineering, and design to shape product decisions and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong product sense and user empathy, with the ability to identify important customer problems and translate them into product or business opportunities.
• Excellent structured problem-solving skills and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous, open-ended questions.
• Ability to combine qualitative and quantitative evidence, challenge assumptions, and turn complex findings into practical recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
• High agency, sound judgment, and a willingness to move between strategy and hands‑on execution as the work requires.
• Enthusiasm for helping founders start and grow their businesses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with startups, founders, company formation, fintech, or products serving small and early-stage businesses.
• Experience conducting or applying user research, shaping product roadmaps, or bringing new products from 0-1.
• Experience using AI tools to simplify and speed up your work.

Hybrid work at Stripe

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in‑person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Working remotely at Stripe

A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on‑sites, meet‑ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $159,100 - $238,700. 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 location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.

We look forward to hearing from you.

At Stripe, we’re looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. 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.

The application window will remain open for 100 days after the Job Post is published. However, this opportunity will remain open based on the needs of the business, which may cause the application window to close before or after the 100-day mark.