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# Senior Manager, Sales Development at Stripe

- **Company:** Stripe
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Posted:** 2026-10-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://stripe.com/jobs/search?gh_jid=8198330

## 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

As a Senior SD Manager, you will drive Stripe’s future growth engine by leading a team of SDRs supporting our Startup and Velocity Users. You will be working with the Stripe’s Sales teams to build Sales people and pipeline for the business. As a Senior SD Manager, you’ll lead and coach a group of high-performing Managers and SDRs, helping them deliver on ambitious targets, as well as roll up your sleeves to work directly with the team. We are looking for a self-starter who has demonstrated what it means to take an AI-supported approach to sales, success dealing with ambiguity, operating in a high-growth environment, working with cross-functional partners to lead charge change management initiatives.  As a cross-functional leader, you will also work closely with cross-functional partners on an evolving AI-supported sales development model that accelerates the impact that we have for our Users. Ideal candidates will have management experience scaling a technology Sales Development team and superior communication skills.

We take an AI-forward yet people focused approach to Sales Development, and are looking for someone who enjoys building – who will actively participate in the development of sales processes, the articulation of Stripe’s value proposition, and the creation of key tools and assets to measure success. Stripe is not a typical company, and this is not a typical sales development function. If you’re hungry, smart, persistent, and a great teammate, we want to hear from you!

## What you’ll do

## Responsibilities

This role requires a blend of long-range strategic vision and high-leverage execution

You Will:

- Help craft and execute an AI-powered strategic vision for our Startup, SMB, Commercial segments that includes both inbound and outbound workflows.
- Influence and execute an interactive approach to AI-powered, human in the loop workflows that evolve over time.
- Manage a growing team including 5 Managers and 50+ SDRS, reporting to the Head of AMER.
- Be accountable for Sales Development qualified pipeline and business outcomes, owning the volume and quality of work.
- Drive a high sense of accountability, setting a consistent operating cadence that delivers high impact results using data and strong operational rigor.
- Develop and mentor managers who in turn build healthy, high-performing teams, while ensuring succession plans and resources are in place.
- Act as a trusted partner to regional segment leadership, consistently bringing market knowledge, insights, and credibility that shape future growth strategies.
- Deliver accurate and reliable forecasting, proactively identifying trends, risks, and opportunities while driving cross-functional changes to sustain multi-quarter growth.
- Champion operational excellence, ensuring Salesforce hygiene, data integrity, and innovative metrics that optimize business performance and enable scale.
- Build and deepen cross-functional partnerships with Marketing, Sales Ops, Enablement, and Product Marketing to influence and execute regional campaigns and strategies.
- Play an active role in attracting and retaining top talent, while coaching and mentoring managers and SDRs to develop consultative, solution-oriented skills.
- Inspire career growth for team members by identifying transformational development opportunities and preparing future leaders for broader impact.
- Lead with innovation, curiosity, and discipline, piloting new processes, tools, and playbooks that refine how SDR teams forecast, execute, and deliver business outcomes.

We’re Looking for Someone Who Has:

- 7+ years of experience leading high-performance Sales Development, Inside Sales, or lead qualification teams, including second line leadership, with a proven record of consistently exceeding targets.
- Demonstrated success designing and scaling organizations in high-growth, ambiguous environments, ideally within technology or SaaS.
- A passion for building AI-enabled processes and cultures, with curiosity to pilot new technologies that enhance SDR productivity and pipeline generation.
- Proven ability to hire, coach, and develop managers and SDRs into future leaders, fostering a culture of growth and performance.
- Exceptional cross-functional influence, with a track record of driving alignment and results across Sales, Marketing, Product, and Operations.
- Expertise in operational excellence, including Salesforce discipline, data integrity, accurate forecasting, and performance metrics.
- A strong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to inform decisions, optimize processes, and track impact.
- A passion for building AI-enabled processes and cultures, with curiosity to pilot new technologies that enhance SDR productivity and pipeline generation.
- Proven ability to hire, coach, and develop managers and SDRs into future leaders, fostering a culture of growth and performance.
- Genuine passion for innovation, start-ups, and technology, with a bias toward experimentation and continuous improvement.

## 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)

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