Engineering Program Manager, Internal Systems

Stripe

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About The Position

As an Engineering Program Manager on Stripe’s Internal Systems team, you’ll help deliver systems and process improvements for internal users. The team builds platform and product solutions that support Sellers and Finance Engineering, with a focus on frictionless experiences that help users work efficiently and accurately. You’ll partner with Engineering, Product, and business teams to translate agreed priorities into program plans, coordinate dependencies, and drive delivery from planning through launch. You’ll own defined programs across multiple teams, resolve ambiguity with partners, manage risks, and measure results.

Requirements

• 3+ years of program management experience.
• Experience delivering cross-functional software or systems programs from planning through launch.
• Ability to turn complex information into clear plans, identify risks and dependencies, and recommend practical next steps.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communicating progress, decisions, and blockers to technical and business audiences.
• Ability to work independently within an agreed scope, collaborate across teams and time zones, and seek support when needed.
• Experience improving processes across multiple teams or functions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with go-to-market or finance systems.
• Experience partnering with engineering teams on internal software, systems integrations, or platform improvements.
• Familiarity with software development processes and managing dependencies between systems.
• Experience supporting launches, adoption, or process changes for internal users.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering, Product, and business teams to understand user needs and define program scope, milestones, owners, and success criteria.
• Own delivery of defined cross-functional programs from planning through launch, tracking dependencies, decisions, risks, and progress.
• Work with engineering partners to understand technical dependencies and tradeoffs, identify delivery risks, and agree on mitigation plans.
• Write clear program plans, proposals, decision records, and updates tailored to the audience.
• Build alignment across teams, resolve delivery issues with partners, and escalate blockers when needed.
• Use data and stakeholder feedback to measure outcomes and recommend improvements.
• Improve planning, tracking, and launch processes based on team needs and lessons learned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed