Solutions Architect, Platforms, UK

About the Position

Solutions Architect, Platforms, UK

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About the Company

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 Solutions Architecture Team partners with our users to realize their full potential through the adoption of prescriptive solutions that drive their growth and success. We influence revenue growth across Stripe’s product portfolio, and collaborate with sales, support, product management, and Stripe’s executive team to provide the best experience to our most valued customers.

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Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the Platform account team with deep involvement in defining the customer strategy; identify and close new complex opportunities, and accelerate solution adoption.
• Understand and align with the customer’s product and business roadmap and uncover opportunities for Stripe to accelerate their progress on that roadmap.
• Drive thought leadership and be a trusted advisor for key business and technical stakeholders including CIO, CTO, COO, CRO, CDO, Head of Product Engineering, and Head of Payments.
• Work to deeply understand the customer’s business objectives, and then design and apply Stripe’s solutions to their challenges.
• Conduct business analysis and background research on customers, industries, and competitors with a view to support growth for the user's business.
• Expand Stripe’s footprint within existing accounts to new global markets and business units by introducing new capabilities and local payment methods.
• Approximately 25% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way with users and collaborate internally.

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Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a similar customer-facing engineering role such as solution consultant, solutions architect, sales engineer, for a global software enterprise.
• Experience in the payments, billing, invoicing, issuing, banking, or Fintech space.
• 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 architectures.
• A background in writing code in any of Stripe’s primary deployment languages (Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, etc.) is a plus.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in consulting.
• Experience at a growth-stage internet or software company.

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We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $120,000 - $180,000 per year (USD)
• Full-time position
• On-site work location in London, United Kingdom

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About the Company

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. We aim to increase the GDP of the internet by providing tools that help companies accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.