The opportunity
Stripe is looking for a senior product strategist-operator to support the Risk team. Risk is central to Stripe’s ability to grow safely: the team protects Stripe and our users while enabling durable, responsible growth.
What you'll do
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 Stripe’s execution capacity. Identify gaps early and help teams adapt.
What they're looking for
- + 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