Partner Solutions Architect - Commerce Partners

Job Overview

As a Partner Solutions Architect - Commerce Partners at Stripe, you will provide technical guidance to Stripe's partners. You will serve as a critical technical liaison to Stripe's Partner Development Managers, creating comprehensive technical business plans that identify, incubate, and bring to market service and solution offerings built on or with Stripe.

Responsibilities

• Work with priority Salesforce, Adobe partners, including GSIs, to build out their Stripe capabilities and solutions to grow their business and drive non-linear growth in Stripe's business.
• Develop and execute enablement plans.
• Be at the forefront of technical discussions & solution deep-dives with partners on the value Stripe can provide to their clients.
• Engage with CTO’s, engineering & other technical leads at key partners to share technology roadmaps, demonstrate the latest innovations, and define a solution strategy to expand the partnership revenue.
• Communicate success internally through QBRs, etc.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and assistance during the partners sales process to ensure mutual success in joint opportunities.
• Educate the Stripe GTM selling teams, notably our Solutions Architecture teams, on key Salesforce solutions and capabilities.
• Advocate for key partners within specific sales regions and identify areas for sales partnership.
• Collaborate on technical content (sample code, demos, etc.) to show partners how to implement specific use cases or best practices.
• Provide Partner-focused guidance on Stripe’s product through feedback.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a similar customer-facing engineering role such as solution consultant, solutions architect, sales engineer, etc.
• 7+ years of deep experience in Commerce space, Order-to-cash processes and ecosystem (like Salesforce, Adobe commerce offerings)
• Executive engagement skills and presence, with an ability to establish strong relationships with key decision makers and build credibility at all levels.
• Effective group-facilitation skills and confidence in proposing and leading customer meetings to gain strategic footing and pursue opportunities.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle and API architecture.
• Outstanding spoken and written communication skills, presentation skills, and confidence in explaining complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to learn Stripe solutions such as Payments, Billing, Connect, and more.
• Ability to understand how a wide variety of applications such as ERP, CRM, Billing, Tax and legacy systems interact with each other in an enterprise technology ecosystem.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities while working with multiple strategic opportunities and customers.
• Experience within the Salesforce technology stack & ecosystem.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a customer facing, domain expert in a software company; presenting, and architecting solutions for enterprise customers.
• Experience with integrating Stripe or other RESTful APIs into web applications.
• Experience in systems design, building and deploying complex applications.
• Prior experience in driving global enterprise technical sales for top-tier enterprise application companies.
• Experience in helping customers adopt and consume software in a cloud model.
• Passionate about learning and actively seeks out knowledge.
• Ability to work independently and confidently to develop a path forward with customers under ambiguous circumstances.
• Strategic and creative thinker who can proactively identify challenges and maintain a positive approach when facing difficult obstacles.