# Strategic Programs Lead, New Markets

**Company:** [Stripe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stripe)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, stakeholder alignment, Risk Management, operational readiness, AI Tools, international expansion
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Lead end-to-end program management for Stripe's new market launches across Americas and EMEA. Drive operational readiness, cross-functional alignment between Risk, Product, Eng and GTM teams, and build frameworks in a high-ambiguity 0-to-1 environment. Requires 8+ years managing complex programs with strong communication and AI fluency.

## Job Description

## New Markets Program Management
- Own end-to-end program management for new markets across Stripe's roadmap, focusing on Americas and EMEA region.
- Drive operational readiness across workstreams, tracking milestones, surfacing risks, and unblocking dependencies.
- Navigate high ambiguity in a 0→1 space, figuring out the right approach independently.
- Build repeatable frameworks, playbooks, and reporting standards to support a growing portfolio of markets.

## Cross-Functional Leadership
- Represent the team in senior-level conversations across Stripe with high judgment and accountability.
- Provide critical coordination across Risk teams (Ops, Product, Eng, Strategy, and others) to ensure alignment and execution.
- Partner closely with stakeholders to maintain momentum across a fast-moving roadmap.
- Facilitate alignment across teams with competing priorities, resolve ambiguity, and ensure clear ownership at every stage of execution.

## Operations
- Identify operational impact, gap assessment, and other operational considerations to launch in new markets.
- Ensure operational readiness across a complex portfolio of programs, including forecasting, monitoring, and last-mile execution.
- Maintain high operational rigor and execution discipline.

## Minimum Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in a high-performance environment, managing complex, cross-functional programs or initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to operate in ambiguity and build from 0→1 with a track record of figuring out the right approach on problems where no playbook exists.
- Strong program management skills to track and drive multi-workstream initiatives, surface risks early, and keep stakeholders aligned.
- Strong cross-functional leadership experience aligning Product, Eng, GTM, and Operations teams toward shared goals.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including writing sharp 1-pagers and presenting credibly to senior audiences.
- AI fluency — actively use AI tools to accelerate work and can articulate how and where they are applied.
- Experience working across global teams and time zones, with flexibility to join calls outside standard US business hours.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on international expansion, market entry, regulatory, or licensing programs.
- Prior experience at a technology company; fintech or payments experience is a plus.
- East Coast or Central Time candidates preferred, or candidates willing to flex EMEA and APAC timezones.

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