Who we are
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
Situated within the larger Finance and Workplace organization, the Environments team is responsible for designing and delivering beautiful, welcoming and highly functional spaces for our users globally and for ensuring that Stripe's real estate portfolio evolves to stay aligned with our mission and the needs of our users. The team consists of three main pillars with skilled experts focused on interior design, space planning and capital project delivery.
What you’ll do
As the leader of the Environments Project Management team, you will primarily be responsible for managing a team of highly talented Workplace PMs charged with delivering a wide range of office fit out projects globally. You'll collaborate with the broader Workplace team and cross functional partners to ensure the team is successfully incorporating Stripe's design guidelines, operational standards, and real estate strategy along the way.
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for managing a globally distributed team of capital project managers focused on delivering a diverse pipeline of projects in line with Stripe’s growth plans.
- From smaller “day 2” refreshes to full-on ground up buildings, you will ensure the project team is scoping and staffing projects so they’re consistently delivered at a high level, on time and within budget.
- Work closely with your Workplace colleagues, cross functional partners, and the leadership team to ensure that we’re delivering beautiful, inclusive and welcoming environments that reflect Stripe's Workplace philosophies and our operating principles.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure the right stakeholders are engaged for each project: Finance & Strategy, IT/AV, Security, Design, Workplace Operations, etc.
- Be responsible for defining and rolling out project management standards and methodologies, providing support and guidance to the team of PMs in the form of tools, documentation and training.
- Manage resource allocation across projects and provide periodic oversight and reporting on project performance, ensuring alignment with strategic goals,
- Ensure that all of our office designs have operational integrity and function at their core, while ensuring that elements of whimsy, craft and beauty are seamlessly integrated into the user experience.
- Collaborate with your colleagues across the Workplace team on our global strategies for real estate and the overall workplace experience; sharing industry knowledge, best practices and lessons learned to ensure that Stripe's business plans and growth are supported and enabled.
- Determine needs for local, national, and global vendor partnerships including but not limited to: External PM, Design, GC, etc.
- Work with our internal Procurement team to streamline and create efficiencies in vendor management processes.
- Develop tools and compile resources for effective Capex estimates by region and project type, incorporating Stripe’s design guidelines.
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
- Exceptional project/program management, planning, decision making, negotiating, communication, and change management skills.
- 5+ years of experience leading a team in delivering a variety of workplace design and build projects in a fast-paced tech company, across multiple international markets.
- Significant hands on design and c