Finance & Strategy Partner, Central Engineering

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 The Infrastructure Finance and Strategy team is an integral thought partner to Stripe's engineering leadership. We bring understanding and predictability to Stripe's R&D investments and operating expenses. We work cross-functionally across many surfaces at Stripe and help ensure the durability of our long-term financial performance. What you'll do We're looking for a Finance and Strategy Partner to join our growing team. You'll help us with the forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for AI investments, including token spend, engineering headcount, and management tools. You'll collaborate with data science, engineering, and finance teams to deliver improvements in our integrated financial systems and metrics, and help drive our strategies for productivity improvement and cost efficiency. Responsibilities • Leverage your financial background to support and influence key strategic and business decisions • Be your business teams' financial partner for analysis and evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives (e.g. foundational investments or business model shifts) • Design and provide analytical rigor to measure efficiency and ROI of investments in headcount and non-headcount expenses • Drive reporting, process, and discipline for finance routines to shape and influence decision-making (e.g. budget, forecast, monthly reviews, long-range plans) • Build and own models for in-depth analyses, as well as ensure their quality, timelin