Specialist Solutions Architect, Payments

7+ years of experience working in payments, fintech, industry

Knowledge of ISO payment standards

Working knowledge of designing payment flows and architectures for large enterprises

Experience with the different payment methods globally, including BNPLs, Wallets, etc.

Understanding of the impact of optimizing payment experiences for checkout conversion for merchants and ability to consult on the best design options for accepting payments

Knowledge of integration of the payment hubs with core banking systems, fraud and risk systems, sanctions screening, and money movement rails

You will collaborate closely with sales and pre-sales teams to drive pipeline and revenue targets, while also educating the product and engineering teams on market trends and strongly influencing the product roadmap. You will develop deep relationships with senior customer business leaders and grow Stripe’s solution offerings with new and existing customers. As a subject matter expert, you will scale the broader organization by creating reusable assets and coaching teams on complex, high-value opportunities. You will also run customer workshops and take lead on key opportunities.

The team is looking for a Payments and Money Movement industry specialist with a proven track record of designing and deploying financial architectures for B2B and B2C Enterprises that deliver on key business outcomes. You will engage with Stripe’s customers as a thought leader in the Payments space to lead them through financial infrastructure transformations and maximize for things like authorization rates, simplicity, conversion rates, while reducing risk and fraud rates.

You will extend your experience and expertise to customers to understand their existing architecture and lead them to redesign with Stripe and Stripe’s Optimized Checkout Suite and Link solutions, in order to achieve their business objectives. Your solutions and reference architectures will help customers strategically partner with Stripe to drive better conversion, higher revenue, and successful transformations. Your efforts as a Payments Specialist SA will have a direct impact on driving strategic scalable engagements with the world’s most complex and innovative Enterprises.

The person in this role will lead customer teams to visualize, strategize, prioritize, implement, and measure impact and growth with Stripe solutions

Partner with customers to co-develop a strategy to embed our Payments capabilities and experiences throughout their platform for online and in-person payments, primarily focused on our Optimized Checkout Suite and Link solutions

Specialist Solutions Architects (SSA) are domain experts aligned to specific Stripe solutions and customer buying centers. We have in-depth knowledge of specific solution offerings and understanding of customer’s challenges. We advise the broader pre-sales team on complex opportunities, support pipeline development and revenue attainment, serve as an advisor on go-to-market sales plays, and provide critical insights to our product and engineering teams.

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.