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Full-Time

Global Sales Strategy and Operations Lead

Posted on 6/21/2024

Stripe

Stripe

5,001-10,000 employees

Online payment processing solutions provider

Fintech
Financial Services

Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Sales
Communications
Salesforce
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 16+ years experience with 14+ relevant experience in Sales Operations supporting a mid-to-large scale multi-geographical sales organization
  • Demonstrated ability to define, refine, and implement sales processes, procedures, and policies
  • Experience using Salesforce.com, Tableau, Anaplan, and DWH, including data integrations and implementations
  • Experience leading the development of segmentation models and GTM strategies
  • Proven success leading and managing Annual Planning (territories, quota, headcount)
  • Experience developing and implementing metrics to effectively measure and monitor sales performance and productivity improvements
  • Deep experience in prioritization of deliverable and tasks
  • Strong problem solving and collaboration skills, a motivated self-starter that is proactive and action-oriented
  • Sound business judgment, a proven ability to influence others, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record of taking ownership, leading data-driven analyses, and influencing results
  • Experience rapidly growing an organization and attracting, hiring, and maintaining top talent
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of presenting to senior leaders
  • The ability to operate successfully in a lean, fast-paced organization, and to create a vision and organization that can scale quickly
Responsibilities
  • Be a strategic business partner to the Regional business providing perspective and help the Region achieving its business objectives
  • Manage and support global forecasting, pipeline analysis, annual planning, and sales cadence
  • Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and external vendors to solve problems, implement new reporting and planning solutions, create operational efficiencies, and deliver successfully against high organizational standards
  • Be a strong leader, and draw upon solid analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills to effectively manage the global sales cadence
  • Have experience developing dashboards and operational metrics in a constantly evolving sales organization and defining systems and processes to support the rapid growth of Stripe
  • Revenue metrics development, cadence management, organizational process design, productivity measurements, operational activity reporting, and global alignment of metrics
  • Reporting: Ensure accurate reporting across the organization, including existing and future headcount, revenue, pipeline, and other metrics as required
  • Analytics: Execute vision to develop and manage a worldwide dashboard, encompassing key metrics to be reviewed with senior leaders of Stripe
  • ROI: Provide a ROI metric assessment of all projects completed by this organization, providing feedback on each major initiative completed
  • Assist key stakeholders in assessing headcount current and future needs
  • Lead efforts to standardize and/or evaluate ad-hoc processes around organizational cadence
  • Drive efficiencies which lead to tangible ROI on projects completed
  • Drive the strategic discussions on YoY or in-year GTM changes and provide recommendations aligned
  • Manage a small team of S&O Business partners to support the Solution Architects global leadership team

Stripe provides online payment processing solutions for internet businesses through a suite of payment APIs. These APIs enable businesses to accept and process payments easily over the internet. Stripe serves a diverse clientele, including small startups and large enterprises, across various sectors such as e-commerce, subscription services, and marketplaces. The company focuses on simplifying and securing online payments, charging fees based on transaction volumes. Its offerings include payment acceptance, billing management, fraud prevention tools, and financing options, among others. Unlike many competitors, Stripe emphasizes a technology-first approach, making it easier for businesses to manage transactions and payments globally. The goal of Stripe is to empower businesses of all sizes to handle their payment needs efficiently and securely.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$9.3B

Headquarters

South San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

15%

2 year growth

11%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Stripe's recent partnerships, such as with Coinbase, highlight its commitment to innovation and expanding its reach in the rapidly growing crypto market.
  • The company's robust financial health, evidenced by exceeding $1 trillion in total payment volume in 2023, indicates strong growth potential and stability.
  • Stripe's selection by major companies like Adastria Group to power new marketplaces showcases its reputation and reliability in the fintech sector.

What critics are saying

  • The competitive fintech landscape, with giants like PayPal and Square, poses a constant threat to Stripe's market share.
  • Stripe's reluctance to go public may limit its access to capital markets, potentially affecting its ability to scale and innovate.

What makes Stripe unique

  • Stripe's extensive suite of APIs offers unparalleled flexibility and ease of integration for businesses of all sizes, setting it apart from competitors with more rigid solutions.
  • The company's focus on a wide range of services, from fraud prevention to business financing, provides a comprehensive ecosystem that few competitors can match.
  • Stripe's ability to handle global payouts and support for the creator economy distinguishes it from other payment processors that may not offer such extensive international capabilities.

Benefits

Inclusive coverage - We provide a thoughtful and balanced set of benefits that allow Stripes to be their best selves and do great work. Whether that means offering comprehensive mental, physical, and medical health plans, supporting Stripes’ financial futures, providing fertility benefits and parental leave, or making sure Stripes have access to healthy food at the office, our robust programs put Stripes and their families first.

Growth by way of learning - We are voracious learners and teachers. Our Education team delivers an onboarding and product training curriculum for all new Stripes, and hosts expert-led courses on things like project management fundamentals and macroeconomics. Beyond the formal program, Stripes are constantly sharing knowledge with each other through conversation, documentation, reading groups, and informal talks.

A principled approach to food - The food program holds a special place in Stripe’s history and future. These Stripes come to our kitchen from a breadth of backgrounds and experiences, and focus on one proposition—respect. This is apparent not only in the local ingredients they work with or in the gracious, teamwork-driven buffet lines, but also in their approach to growing a global team through sustainable food practices and minimal waste.

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