Product Support Operations Manager at Stripe
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
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 teamThe Product Support team directly supports our largest and fastest growing users, partnering with them to grow their business
We actively seek and capitalize on opportunities to meet and exceed their service expectations, working to impress the trendsetters and remove obstacles from their path
The team is there when users need us but also there proactively - before they even realize they need support.What you’ll doStripe is looking for a Product Support Manager who will lead a high performing team of product specialists to deliver exceptional user experiences
This team goes beyond basic troubleshooting—it's about developing a team of technical expertise with analytical mindset and project management skills to strategically improve our support systems, processes, and product quality. The Manager will play a key role to cultivate the happiness of their teams through clear goal setting, feedback mechanism, mentoring, and advocacy within the organization. ResponsibilitiesGuide the organization to design and deliver scalable user support by partnering effectively with cross functional stakeholders across Product, Engineering and broader teams such Go-To-market, Risk etc as neededSet clear goals and directions, and provide regular feedback on team members’ performanceEnsure team members are happy, effective, and growing in their career and new work experiencesDrive strong operational delivery and process improvement helping to mitigate risk while balancing operational efficiency and user impactMaintain metrics and analysis of team performance, and provide regular reporting on team performance in the form of written analysis and performance reportsBe data-driven in your analysis of performance, and in your decision makingTransmit and foster our values, serving as a beacon of Stripe’s user-centric philosophy and culture of transparency, empathy, inclusion, and empowermentHelp build the organization through management projects such as recruiting, training, writing team policies, defining team processes, or other organizational improvementsWho you areWe'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 requirementsAt least 5+ years of direct people management experience; including front line specialists and supported them to career growth and transitions Experience leading operational teams such as product support teams (preferably in high-growth technology companies)Experience in strategizing and driving large scale operational process improvements and program management workSolid experience in stakeholder management, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive progress for the teamStrong analytical sense and track-record of making data driven decisionsSkill and credibility doing the core work of a user facing team with a high bar for quality and a willingness to lead by example and get into the details of front-line work if requiredExcellent written and verbal communication skillsPreferred requirementsPrior experience with SQL, Tableau and APIsComfort with some technical troubleshootingFamiliarity with FinTech industry and productsPassion for learning new functions and features of technical products
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 teamThe Product Support team directly supports our largest and fastest growing users, partnering with them to grow their business
We actively seek and capitalize on opportunities to meet and exceed their service expectations, working to impress the trendsetters and remove obstacles from their path
The team is there when users need us but also there proactively - before they even realize they need support.What you’ll doStripe is looking for a Product Support Manager who will lead a high performing team of product specialists to deliver exceptional user experiences
This team goes beyond basic troubleshooting—it's about developing a team of technical expertise with analytical mindset and project management skills to strategically improve our support systems, processes, and product quality. The Manager will play a key role to cultivate the happiness of their teams through clear goal setting, feedback mechanism, mentoring, and advocacy within the organization. ResponsibilitiesGuide the organization to design and deliver scalable user support by partnering effectively with cross functional stakeholders across Product, Engineering and broader teams such Go-To-market, Risk etc as neededSet clear goals and directions, and provide regular feedback on team members’ performanceEnsure team members are happy, effective, and growing in their career and new work experiencesDrive strong operational delivery and process improvement helping to mitigate risk while balancing operational efficiency and user impactMaintain metrics and analysis of team performance, and provide regular reporting on team performance in the form of written analysis and performance reportsBe data-driven in your analysis of performance, and in your decision makingTransmit and foster our values, serving as a beacon of Stripe’s user-centric philosophy and culture of transparency, empathy, inclusion, and empowermentHelp build the organization through management projects such as recruiting, training, writing team policies, defining team processes, or other organizational improvementsWho you areWe'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 requirementsAt least 5+ years of direct people management experience; including front line specialists and supported them to career growth and transitions Experience leading operational teams such as product support teams (preferably in high-growth technology companies)Experience in strategizing and driving large scale operational process improvements and program management workSolid experience in stakeholder management, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive progress for the teamStrong analytical sense and track-record of making data driven decisionsSkill and credibility doing the core work of a user facing team with a high bar for quality and a willingness to lead by example and get into the details of front-line work if requiredExcellent written and verbal communication skillsPreferred requirementsPrior experience with SQL, Tableau and APIsComfort with some technical troubleshootingFamiliarity with FinTech industry and productsPassion for learning new functions and features of technical products