Manager, Payments Performance (SEA and Greater China)

Stripe
Singapore
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with regional payments expertise and cross-functional leadership experience will find this management role in SEA and Greater China ideal, given the emphasis on team scaling and collaboration with global and local stakeholders.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with regional payments expertise and cross-functional leadership experience
    — “covering the SEA and Greater China region
  • Individuals with a track record of leading teams in high-ambiguity environments
    — “the ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment

Things to consider

  • This role requires a high level of Mandarin proficiency for direct customer engagement
    — “Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Mandarin
  • The position demands significant collaboration with both sales and product teams across functions
    — “Work cross-functionally within Stripe to provide expertise on major strategic initiatives

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in leading teams and driving customer success in regional markets
    — “Build and lead a team of Payment Performance Strategists across the SEA and Greater China region
  • Emphasize your ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable business insights
    — “Clear and personable communicator of technical concepts, both orally and in writing, to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Demonstrate your capability to influence product and R&D teams through consultative engagement
    — “Improve the quality of Stripe’s payments products through consultation with product and R&D teams
  • Showcase your experience in fraud management and local payment methods for regional relevance
    — “Comprehensive knowledge of card network regulations, industry best practices for fraud management and local payment methods
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • team building
  • user engagement
  • product development
Typical background
managementpayments performance

Skills & requirements

Required

Team LeadershipPayments PerformanceConsultative ApproachCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

AI Knowledge

Stack & domain

Payments PerformanceCard Network CostsFraud ManagementCross-border FlowsAI ToolsSQLDashboard BuildingModelingReportingCollaborationThought LeadershipProject ManagementPaymentsFinance

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

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 team

The Global Payments Performance team’s mission is to help Stripe and its users reduce costs, optimize conversion, reduce fraud, and effectively respond to changes in the payments landscape. The Global Payments Performance team serves a critical role both in demonstrating thought leadership on challenging payment topics, and also partnering with our high-potential customers to set them up for long term success. We want a partnership with Stripe to be a competitive advantage for our customers, large and small, by providing them with best-in-class technology in concert with insightful and specific advice on how to harness this technology to achieve their business goals.  

The  Global Payments Performance team is responsible for leading data-driven discussions with existing and prospective customers on optimization strategies across a variety of areas including, card network costs, acceptance, fraud, and cross-border flows to start. 

What you’ll do

We are seeking a Manager to lead a team of high-performing Payments Performance Strategists who work closely with our Sales teams, deploying their knowledge to differentiate Stripe and win deals, and partner with Customer Success to ensure that customers are successful on Stripe. This position will cover the SEA and Greater China region. 

Responsibilities

Build and lead a team of Payment Performance Strategists across the SEA and Greater China region

Develop the long-term vision and strategy for a growing team, and scale day-to-day operations

Coach, mentor, and guide the team in developing its regional narrative and consultative approach

Develop relationships with regional and global leadership to ensure that the team is optimally placed to deliver value for Stripe and its users

Work cross-functionally within Stripe to provide expertise on major strategic initiatives

Engage directly with the leadership teams of our most strategic users as an executive sponsor or through Stripe’s executive briefings

Improve the quality of Stripe’s payments products through consultation with product and R&D teams

Increase user acquisition and user retention through direct user engagement, scaled workshops, and trainings

Accelerate the adoption of payments software and services products by advising on product development, assisting with GTM strategy, conducting trainings, and joining calls; and

Elevate Stripe’s reputation within the payments community by engaging with users, analysts and payments consultants.

Who you are

We’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 requirements

Strong management skills for planning and executing complex cross-functional projects

10+ years of experience, with 3-5 years of people management experience, in Business Analytics, Business Operations, Finance & Strategy, Technical Account Management or Payment Strategy at a leading technology or payments company, or top Management Consulting firm 

Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Mandarin as the work will primarily involve interacting with customers from the SEA and Greater China region 

A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners. 

The ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment.

A proven ability to be a self-starter capable of driving business re

Energy, enthusiasm, and passion for making customers successful

Ability to operate and execute in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment

Clear and personable communicator of technical concepts, both orally and in writing, to both technical and non-technical audiences

Proven ability to operate in a collaborative cross-functional team environment, providing thought leadership to help drive consensus and reach key decisions

Strong analytical and project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

Comprehensive knowledge of card network regulations, industry best practices for fraud management and local payment methods

Experience with AI tools, SQL, dashboard building, modeling, or reporting

Experience presenting data driven analyses to senior business leaders

Source: Stripe careers

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