Solutions Architect, Commercial, UK/I

Job Overview

As a Solutions Architect with Stripe's Commercial team, you will work with technical and business leaders to evangelize Stripe's solutions in the market. You will build relationships with decision-makers, think strategically about business needs, and propose Stripe solutions to solve complex challenges.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with C-level executives and technical decision-makers
• Provide business and technical thought leadership
• Architect business models to drive new monetization opportunities and growth
• Drive thought leadership and build executive relationships with key stakeholders
• Work to deeply understand customer business objectives and apply Stripe's solutions
• Secure technical wins for Stripe's products
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver impactful briefings
• Work closely with professional services and partners to accelerate activations
• Collaborate with partners to help Stripe scale and reach its Total Addressable Market
• Approximately 25% travel is anticipated

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a similar customer-facing engineering role
• Experience working for mid-market/enterprise-class software companies
• Demonstrated ability to become a trusted advisor to senior executives
• External customer-facing experience
• Payment expertise (preferred but not required)
• Previous experience in web architecture, enterprise architecture, or defining and optimizing financial business processes
• Deep understanding or background in writing code in at least 2 of Stripe's primary deployment languages
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Ability to understand how various technologies and systems interact
• Executive engagement skills and presence
• Strong organizational/time management skills
• Strong collaboration skills
• Experience solving open-ended business problems with technology and creative thinking
• Ability to travel per business needs