Collections Program Manager

Stripe Stripe · Fintech · United States · 8526 Product Experience Operations

Stripe is seeking a Collections Program Manager to own and evolve programs for recovering overdue loans while maintaining a positive user experience. This role involves hands-on casework, program strategy, cross-functional collaboration, and operational scaling to improve recovery rates, customer experience, and compliance within a financial infrastructure platform. The ideal candidate has strong program management, analytical, and communication skills, with experience in fintech and compliance-sensitive environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Casework & Process Expertise: Own complex and escalated collections cases end-to-end, building firsthand understanding of customer pain points, process gaps, and regulatory nuances to inform program decisions.
  2. Program Strategy & Execution: Design, launch, and manage collections programs aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and customer experience goals.
  3. Scaling & Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and scale collections operations—reducing manual effort while improving efficiency and consistency as volume grows.
  4. Compliance & Quality Assurance: Ensure regulatory and policy compliance across all collections activities. Build and maintain QA frameworks—including audits and calibration—to uphold quality standards.
  5. Data & Performance Management: Monitor program performance through analytics, identify trends and areas for improvement, and develop data-driven strategies to optimize outcomes.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of program management experience, with a focus on operational process design, implementation, and scaling.
  • Willingness and ability to perform hands-on casework alongside program responsibilities.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive decisions and measure impact.
  • Proven experience delivering cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Excellent communication skills—comfortable conveying complex or sensitive topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities.

Nice to have

  • Experience in financial services or fintech, particularly in collections or lending operations.
  • Familiarity with automation tools and techniques, including a working knowledge of SQL.
  • Experience in change management—taking initiatives from conception through scaled execution.
  • Background in a compliance-sensitive environment with knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks.
  • Experience designing or managing QA programs, including audit methodologies, scoring calibration, and quality feedback loops.

What the JD emphasized

  • regulatory nuances
  • regulatory requirements
  • regulatory frameworks
  • compliance
  • policy compliance
  • compliance-sensitive environment