Strategy & Operations, Risk

Stripe; San Francisco, Seattle (CA, WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a senior product strategist-operator to support the Risk team. You will define and manage risk metrics, drive interventions, and translate strategy into concrete, actionable plans.

The role requires deep analytical chops and the ability to align multiple stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Finance, and Operations. You will partner with Risk leaders to improve decision-making and operational execution, ensuring durable, responsible

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in product strategy, business operations, data analytics, product management, or strategic business performance roles.
• Experience with P&L ownership or delivering specific business outcomes.
• Deep curiosity about business models and data to uncover insights.
• Proven track record of driving growth through analytics and execution.
• Experience applying AI to improve decision-making and efficiency.
• Strong product sense and understanding of how software is built and scaled.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous, cross-functional problems with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in fintech or complex financial systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own metrics and a morning read for Risk’s in-year performance across outcomes, health, and user experience.
• Lead deep-dive interventions to diagnose and resolve at-risk goals.
• Translate long-horizon risk/business theses into in-year priorities and plans.
• Synthesize leadership materials with clear options and actions.
• Pressure-test plans with Risk, Strategy, Product, and Finance to reflect market dynamics.

Skills

Product strategy

Data analytics

Cross-functional leadership

AI in decision making

Software product sense

Stakeholder management

SQL/Python/R

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Who we areAbout the company

the company is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use the company 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 company is looking for a senior product strategist-operator to support the Risk team. Risk is central to the company’s ability to grow safely: the team protects the company and our users while enabling durable, responsible growth. In this role, you will have a front-row seat to high-stakes business and product decisions and a direct hand in helping the team identify emerging risks, prioritize the right interventions, and deliver measurable outcomes. If you are a technical strategist who moves quickly, brings clarity to ambiguity, and stays with difficult problems through resolution, we’d love to hear from you.

You will partner closely with Risk leaders and cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Finance, Operations, and Strategy. You will create strategic clarity around Risk’s performance, connect business and product signals, pressure-test plans, and mobilize teams when results are off track. The role combines rigorous analysis with hands-on execution: you will not only identify where the company should act, but also help drive the work required to change the trajectory.

We are looking for someone who can connect risk signals, data, financial performance, user impact, and product and business strategy. You can find the signal in the noise, form a clear point of view, and either address the problem directly or convene the right people to solve it quickly.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will work across Risk and the company’s technical and user-facing teams to improve decision-making, strengthen execution, and help the company manage risk while serving users well.

Responsibilities

• Own the signal: Define and maintain the metrics that matter for Risk’s in-year performance, spanning risk outcomes, business impact, operational health, and user experience. Build a disciplined “morning read”—a curated, high-signal view that surfaces emerging issues and drives timely action beyond standard dashboarding.

• Lead deep-dive interventions: Run focused “surge” efforts to diagnose and unblock critical goals at risk. Move from symptom to root cause, align teams on the response, and stay engaged until the trajectory has measurably improved.

• Bridge Risk, Product, and Strategy: Translate long-horizon company and risk theses into in-year priorities and operating plans. Decompose ambiguous opportunities and threats that cut across Product, Risk, Operations, and go-to-market teams into structured workstreams with clear owners and outcomes.

• Synthesize for leadership: Anticipate the questions senior leaders will ask and prepare clear, decision-oriented materials that turn complex and unstructured risk signals into diagnoses, options, and recommended actions.

• Pressure-test assumptions: Work closely with Risk, Corporate Strategy, Product, and Finance to test whether plans reflect external market dynamics, changing risk patterns, user needs, and the company’s execution capacity. Identify gaps early and help teams adapt.

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

• 12+ years of experience in product strategy, business operations, data analytics, product management, or strategic business performance roles, ideally in high-growth technology companies

• Experience in product strategy, product management, or GM-style roles with direct ownership of a P&L or a specific business outcome

• Deeply curious about business models and data, probing into signals, understanding trends and customer usage patterns to uncover novel insights

• A proven track record of directly driving business growth through analytical insights and execution

• Demonstrated ability to apply AI to improve decision-making and operational efficiency, with sound judgment about when and how to use AI tools without sacrificing rigor or quality

• Strong product sense and the ability to understand the technical mechanics of how software products are built and scaled

• Experience navigating ambiguous, cross-functional problems and leading high-stakes interventions with senior stakeholders

• Prior experience with fintech products or complex financial systems is a plus, but not required

• Experience facilitating senior leadership and stakeholder discussions that lead to clear decisions and action on business performance

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in risk, payments, financial services, or fintech

• Ability to build trust and partner with senior leaders and CXOs

• Technical proficiency in SQL / Python / R and data analysis; ability to self-serve and perform independent deep-dives into complex datasets

• Experience developing creative solutions and influencing the roadmaps of cross-functional teams

• Ability to anticipate how product launches, policy changes, and go-to-market activity affect risk outcomes, user experience, and support operations