Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe 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 team
As Stripe’s user base and global footprint grows dramatically, we have distinctly unique support problems resulting from both our type of scale and the type of businesses we partner with. The Product Support Operations (PSO) team plays a key role in efficiently solving our users’ issues. As part of our PSO team, you will be a critical driver in delivering exceptional user experiences. This role goes beyond basic troubleshooting—it's about using your technical expertise, analytical mindset, and project management skills to strategically improve our support systems, processes, and product quality. We strive to deliver frictionless experiences for all of our users, whether they are an Independent Business, Startup, SMB, or Enterprise and our mission is to provide all Stripe Users with the best support experience possible.
What you’ll do
In this role, you will be managing up to 6 Operations Associates and act as their primary point of contact for performance management, coaching and planning. The Associates under your management are responsible for resolving our users’ most challenging and impactful issues, providing exceptional user experience, and contributing to the overall user satisfaction.
To be a fit, you will have a coaching mindset, proven ability to communicate at different levels, a track record of driving operational performance, possess a deep expertise in customer service, and a passion for inspiring a team to deliver an incredible user experience.
Responsibilities
- Guide your team in troubleshooting and solving external user issues
- Ongoing management of the operational performance of your team to deliver KPIs
- Help scale our operations and improve user experience by identifying process improvements
- Manage capacity and scheduling, dividing and assigning work between team members
- Ensure your team has all the skills and resources needed to be successful in their role
- Set clear goals and expectations for individual and team performance
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement to refine team processes and procedures
- Support recruitment and hiring initiatives
- Coach and mentor individuals to meet career goals via structured career development conversations
- Provide continuous performance feedback and facilitate periodic formal performance reviews
- Drive and own initiatives that make the team a warm and welcoming place to work
- Keep the team engaged and motivated towards their work
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
- Experience coaching/leading Customer Service teams and managing performance
- Experience mentoring others and are able to constructively provide feedback to others
- Proven ability to be a subject matter expert in Product Support operations
- Ability to work cross functionally to deliver best results and promote partnership
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Exemplary planning and time management skills
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in delivering weekly and monthly business metrics and reporting
- Experience in new process launch and continuous improvement