Head of Money Management, Finance & Strategy

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

The Finance & Strategy team is a key thought partner to Stripe’s product leaders. We bring financial rigor, strategic clarity, and analytical depth to the decisions that shape Stripe’s product portfolio and long-term growth strategy.

What it asks for · 7

• 12+ years of relevant experience in product finance, strategic finance or FP&A, preferably at a high growth payments, fintech, marketplace/platform, or enterprise SaaS business
• Deep experience in revenue-oriented financial modeling (e.g. pricing analysis, unit economics, volume/take-rate forecasting, deal economics) with the ability to architect complex, integrated models
• A proven track record of partnering with senior product or business leaders, translating complex financial data into clear and compelling narratives, and influencing strategic decisions through financial analysis and insights
• Demonstrated success building and leading high-performing finance teams (including hiring, developing, and retaining top talent) while serving as a hands-on player-coach
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and an ability to create structure and clarity
• Working knowledge of SQL and comfort working with large, complex datasets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing materials for and presenting to senior leaders

Also a plus

• Experience in or exposure to Money Movement and Embedded Finance products (e.g. Payouts, Treasury, Capital, Issuing)
• Experience working closely with different Finance functions (e.g. Accounting, Tax, Treasury, IR)
• Familiarity with leveraging AI/ML tools to enhance and automate financial analysis. Experience working with Python, Anaplan, Tableau, or equivalent tools is a plus
• Experience in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment

What the job covers

• Own revenue forecasting and performance management across Money Management, including volume trends and unit economics. Develop and maintain integrated financial models that reflect underlying product drivers.
• Establish and maintain key business metrics and KPIs to measure performance of new and existing products. Present performance in business forums, highlighting drivers, risks and actionable insights.
• Drive strategy and decision-making by bringing rigorous financial analysis and product and industry expertise to help product leaders evaluate tradeoffs and shape strategic roadmaps.
• Lead the quarterly forecast and annual strategic financial planning process. Develop long range financial models with scenario analysis and actionable recommendations on growth, monetization and where to prioritize investments.
• Serve as a key contributor to key business reviews and leadership forums, translating complex product economics into clear insights for executive audiences.
• Build, lead and develop a high performing team of finance & strategy partners. Align and scale the team to support product growth.
• Drive process improvement and analytics scalability, partnering cross-functionally to evolve data infrastructure, reporting and analytics. Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to enable the team to operate at the leading edge of financial analysis.

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Words the posting leans on

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• experience7×
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• strategic7×
• insights6×
• business5×
• complex5×
• economics5×
• financial analysis5×
• growth5×
• money management5×
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