---
title: 'Project Manager, Total Rewards at Stripe'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/project-manager-total-rewards-stripe-chicago-awcvky2wha27'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-10-18'
---

# Project Manager, Total Rewards at Stripe

- **Company:** Stripe
- **Location:** Chicago, IL / Atlanta, GA
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://stripe.com/jobs/search?gh_jid=8077547

## Job description

## 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 Total Rewards Strategy & Enablement (TR S&E) team translates people strategy into business impact, building the infrastructure, programs, and systems that make Total Rewards work at scale. We're a small, high-leverage team that bridges strategy and execution, partnering with People leadership and cross-functional teams across Finance, Legal, and the business to turn ambiguous problems into durable programs.

## What you’ll do

Stripe's Total Rewards programs span compensation, benefits, equity, internal mobility/immigration, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), each with cross-functional dependencies, regulatory stakes, and direct impact on the Stripes they affect. Delivering these programs well takes a Project Manager who develops real subject matter depth, engages with pillar leads as a strategic partner, and brings structure to decisions that aren't always clear-cut.

We're hiring a Project Manager to own high-priority Total Rewards projects and programs end to end. You'll work closely with our Benefits, Compensation, Equity, Talent Mobility, and M&A pillars, building expertise in how these programs work and what it takes to land them well. Some programs have established playbooks you'll sharpen; others are less defined and will need you to help shape the approach before you execute it. Across all of them, you'll identify dependencies early, proactively surface and mitigate risks, and keep complex, multi-stakeholder work moving toward clear outcomes. This is a high-leverage individual contributor role for someone who brings both rigor and judgment to every project they own.

## Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end project management for high-profile cyclical and transformational Total Rewards projects, from intake and scoping through go-live and handoff to program owners
- Advise and embed with project teams across the Total Rewards and People portfolio, raising the quality bar and building PM capability across the extended team, not just doing the work yourself
- Build subject matter expertise across Benefits, Compensation, Equity, Talent Mobility, and M&A — becoming a reliable strategic thought partner to pillar teams on program decisions, not just a tracker of status
- Build, automate, and continuously improve the infrastructure that makes program management repeatable and scalable: intake frameworks, project plan templates, SOPs, playbooks, and handoff checklists for common program types
- Leverage AI tools in your daily work and the team's workflows, using them to accelerate synthesis, drafting, stakeholder communications, and documentation, and actively identifying new opportunities to work faster and better
- Drive cross-functional alignment across People and key partner functions (Legal, Finance, Corporate Technology, and others), creating shared visibility into priorities, dependencies, and blockers
- Tackle complex, ambiguous program questions with rigor and independence, owning work from problem definition through final recommendation — including defining the approach, monitoring progress, identifying risks early, and putting mitigation in place before issues land
- Surface patterns and gaps across the program portfolio, translating observations into structured analysis and recommendations for People leadership

## 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

- 7+ years of People project, program, or operations management experience, including at least 3 years driving multi-stakeholder, cross-functional programs end to end, ideally at a scaling or global company
- A track record of building from scratch: you've created processes, playbooks, or program infrastructure where none existed before, not just improved what was already in place
- Excellent written communication: you can produce an executive update, a stakeholder decision memo, and a practitioner playbook with equal fluency
- Strong stakeholder management across senior cross-functional partners: you drive results with a balance of urgency and thoughtfulness, and know when to push, when to align, and when to escalate
- AI expertise: you default to AI tools for synthesis, drafting, analysis, and communications, and you proactively design workflows that help the team move faster and operate at scale.
- Analytical fluency: you can work with data to build a credible narrative, identify patterns across a program portfolio, and make recommendations grounded in evidence
- A users-first mindset: you obsess over the Stripe employee experience and the operator experience, not just the project/program artifacts

## Preferred qualifications

- Familiarity with change management frameworks (such as Prosci ADKAR) and judgment about when to apply structured change management vs. lighter-touch approaches
- Experience building and deploying enablement materials or training resources for cross-functional teams
- Experience in Total Rewards, People Operations, or an adjacent HR domain
- Familiarity with PM and collaboration tools (Asana, Jira, or similar)
- Familiarity with Total Rewards or HR systems (such as Workday, equity administration platforms, or benefits administration tools)
- PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, or comparable structured-program training

## About Stripe

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Financial services / payments infrastructure
- Target customers: B2B – from startups to global enterprises (e.g., Le Monde, trucking companies)
- Mission: “Increase the GDP of the internet” by making online commerce easier and more accessible

## Products & Services
- **Stripe Payments**: Accept and optimise payments globally – online and in person; supports 135+ currencies and payment methods [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/)
- **Stripe Billing**: Manage subscriptions, invoices, and recurring revenue; over 200 million active subscriptions managed [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/)
- **Stripe Connect**: Embed payments into platforms and marketplaces
- **Stripe Atlas**: Incorporate a company, get everything needed to fundraise and start selling
- **Stripe Terminal**: In-person payments with customisable card readers
- **Stripe Issuing**: Create and manage a card issuing programme
- **Stripe Climate**: Automatically contribute a fraction of revenue to carbon removal

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: $1.9 trillion in payments volume processed in 2025 [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in provided sources
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Infrastructure underpins more than 1% of global GDP [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe)
  - Over 8,000 employees across 25+ offices worldwide [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs)
  - 99.999% historical uptime for Stripe services [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/)
  - Deploys 10,000+ times per day while maintaining five 9s of reliability [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe)
  - 135+ currencies and payment methods supported [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Reliability**: Processes massive transaction volumes with 99.999% uptime – a level of trust few competitors match.
- **Developer‑First Experience**: Obsessive focus on API design, documentation, and ease of integration; “start with a blank screen, work until a product is ready, polish until exceptional” [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe).
- **Global Reach**: Supports 135+ currencies and payment methods, with local offices in 25+ cities to serve regional needs.
- **Network Effects**: The more businesses use Stripe, the more data and infrastructure advantages accrue, making it harder to switch.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & Agentic Commerce**: Building economic infrastructure for AI, including monetisation through agentic commerce [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/).
- **Crypto & Stablecoins**: Enabling borderless money movement with stablecoins and crypto [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/).
- **Platform Expansion**: Continuing to add financial tools (billing, issuing, terminal, climate) that work individually or together.
- **Globalisation**: Deepening presence in markets like Japan, India, and Latin America.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Intense and kind” – high expectations paired with a supportive, transparent environment. Weekly all‑hands with senior leaders; decisions based on idea quality, not seniority [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe).
- **Growth & Ownership**: “Promotions are tied to demonstrated impact, not tenure.” Employees get substantial responsibility early, often working outside their domain [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs).
- **Work Model**: Hybrid/remote‑friendly – two main HQs (San Francisco & Dublin) plus 25+ offices, and many Stripes work from home or coworking spaces [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs).
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, mental health, financial advisory, family planning, and parental leave. Education team provides onboarding and ongoing expert‑led courses [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/en-gi/jobs/benefits).
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employee‑created resource groups (Stripe Communities), accommodations for disabilities, and a commitment to equal opportunity [stripe.com](https://stripe.com/jobs).

## Sources
1. [stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe](https://stripe.com/jobs/life-at-stripe)
2. [stripe.com/jobs](https://stripe.com/jobs)
3. [stripe.com/](https://stripe.com/)
4. [stripe.com/jobs/search](https://stripe.com/jobs/search)
5. [stripe.com/en-gi/jobs/benefits](https://stripe.com/en-gi/jobs/benefits)

## Other roles at Stripe

- [Project Manager, Total Rewards](https://feeny.ai/job/project-manager-total-rewards-stripe-chicago-nv7gy762wmgf) — Chicago, IL / Atlanta, GA
- [Indirect Tax Advisory Consultant](https://feeny.ai/job/indirect-tax-advisory-consultant-stripe-seattle-p1zmp05cqdsv) — Seattle, WA / San Francisco, CA / New York, NY
- [Solutions Engineer, AI Build Team](https://feeny.ai/job/solutions-engineer-ai-build-team-stripe-us-sf-us-nyc-wp7pbr4ke7wy) — Us-Sf Us-Nyc, United States
- [Account Executive, Product - Link: Bank Payments & Open Banking](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-product-link-bank-payments-open-banking-stripe-san-francisco-af52nwnz7sg0) — San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA / Chicago, IL / New York, NY
- [Account Executive, Funded Startups DACH](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-funded-startups-dach-stripe-berlin-bq8ccw8cxwqk) — Berlin, Germany
- [Account Executive - Startup SaaS Platforms, Scaled UK Hunter](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-startup-saas-platforms-scaled-uk-hunter-stripe-dublin-4ke7stdt93ax) — Dublin, Ireland
- [Account Executive, Enterprise Grower (Benelux)](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-enterprise-grower-benelux-stripe-amsterdam-4mawh6x6791k) — Amsterdam, Netherlands
- [Team Lead, Managed Support](https://feeny.ai/job/team-lead-managed-support-stripe-mexico-city-8jg991gzagwk) — Mexico City, Mexico
- [Account Executive, SMB Commercial, Grower](https://feeny.ai/job/account-executive-smb-commercial-grower-stripe-dublin-74jj6eqd9ryn) — Dublin, Ireland
- [Partner Development Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/partner-development-manager-stripe-london-fxqqpmqr20dq) — London, United Kingdom