Independently lead large scale, cross-functional commercial or GBS launch readiness programs that have Stripe-wide impact
Manage and lead a highly complex program which requires considerable resources and high levels of complex functional and technical integration and knowledge
Support the commercial program deal motion, partnering with Deal Pricing and/or Deal Strategy Strategists, sellers, and internal stakeholders to solution custom commercial approaches
Work cross-functionally with sales teams, sales leaders, services/support teams, product teams, and cross-functional teams to develop, launch, and scale the commercial program
Identify, surface, and action systemic, broad issues and gaps, proposing holistic solutions to address root causes
Navigate, and propose creative solutions, through complex programmatic problems at scale across Go-To-Market and Stripe
Partner with cross-functional teams such as Legal, Finance, Accounting, Service Teams, Product Teams, etc to resolve and remove internal blockers
Provide coaching for other Commercial Solutions team members, identifying areas to upskill across the function
Act as liaison within Sales, Deal Pricing and Deal Strategy Strategists, and other stakeholders for custom elements
Facilitate meetings, working sessions, and exercises that assist the leadership team in optimizing effectiveness amongst themselves and across the organization
Advocate on behalf of a position and quickly gain cross-functional alignment on the position
Quickly build credibility and trust with internal stakeholders
Provide strong leadership, communication, and persuasion skills
Lead projects to solve existing commercialization issues
Requirements
BA/BS degree in Business, Technology, Finance, or Economics
7+ years of experience in program management/commercial strategy/economics/deal management/pricing with experience owning program strategy or business operations
5+ years of direct commercial pricing model program management skills/knowledge/experience/deal management, and/or oversight
Experience driving cross-team mechanism development end to end (ideation, planning, execution, launch, post-launch support)
Experience working in ambiguous, quickly scaling environments, comfortable with high-agency
Experience engaging with senior executives on high priority initiatives, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
Be able to articulate and understand business strategy at the C-Suite level to gain credibility and advise organizations on how best to achieve their business goals through the use of commercial programs
Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, negotiation, and project management skills
Establish credibility and maintain working relationships with internal stakeholders involved with commercial constructs (Legal, Finance, Accounting, etc.)
Experience presenting data and metrics to senior leadership to report on metrics
Strong ability to advocate for a position even in the face of pushback
Preferred: Direct product launch oversight and experience
Preferred: Payments industry experience
Preferred: MBA degree in Business, Technology, Finance, or Economics