HR Business Partner

Who we are

About the team

One of the key drivers to our success is a committed and rigorous emphasis on our people. We believe that our competitive advantage lies in our talent and that we can build a sustainable advantage by attracting, enabling and cultivating the world’s most exceptional people to do the very best work of their careers. 

Stripe is looking for an experienced People Partner to drive that effort across our People organization. This includes enabling leaders and managers to build successful teams, aligning business strategy with our people strategy, creating an environment where Stripes of all backgrounds can thrive, and leveraging research and insights to develop best practices and programs to promote meaningful career experiences at Stripe.

What you’ll do

As a People Partner for the People Team, you’ll play a direct role in shaping and editing the career experiences for Stripes. You’ll partner with the People Leadership Team and managers to develop and deliver on our people strategy, advance our operating model as “One People Team” and enable leaders to build high impact, healthy teams to deliver outstanding results to our users. 

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the People Leadership Team and the People organization through continued growth and evolution 
• Act as a strategic consultant to leaders, partnering to guide and enable them in aligning their business and people strategies to optimize user and Stripe experience
• Collaborate, develop and drive programs cross functionally to advance the People Strategy for Stripe
• Leverage data, insights and craft to inform design and decisions on strategy, structure and programs and promote org health and productivity
• Advise and coach leaders and managers on org design, change management interventions and other key organizational initiatives focused on optimizing for efficiency, seamless cross-functional collaboration, and decentralized decision-making
• Support leaders as they execute on global talent and organizational planning, identifying and investing in critical talent and intentionally planning for future business needs and ambitious goals
• Promote a culture guided by our Operating Principles, that continuously elevates the caliber and kindness of Stripes and better ways of working together

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 15+ years of experience as an HR business partner, preferably with a mix of experience in fast-growing technology companies and more established organizations
• Experience partnering and influencing senior leaders to help drive and align their people strategy and increase business results
• Strong analytical and project management skills, proven ability to design clear processes, and a very detail-oriented yet flexible approach to problem solving
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proven ability to partner and influence across diverse groups and experience levels

Preferred qualifications

• A strategist and scaler, who can connect the dots between where we’re going and how we need to nudge the organization to get there
• A partner and connector who builds trusted relationships with managers and leaders by providing deep insights and helping them see around corners
• A business partner who deeply understands Stripe’s strategy and aligns it with the organization’s structures, processes, initiatives and processes 
• A collaborator, who gets energy from working with leaders to create the best possible teams and organizational structures
• A strategic thinker whose decisions are informed by data, experience, and Stripe’s operating principles
• A coach who loves building and developing high-impact teams