State and Local Policy Manager

Summary

Join Stripe's Public Policy team and support State and Local Public Policy by collaborating with cross-functional groups to identify and address key issues. Foster state and local political relationships, hire and manage consultants, and coordinate Stripe's political giving at the state and local level. Build a strategic network of Stripe users for coordinated advocacy. This role requires 5-8 years of public policy experience, including state legislative and regulatory issues, along with strong political connections in a key Stripe market and demonstrated experience advocating across multiple states. Regular travel (40%-50%) is required. A startup mentality, strong communication and strategic thinking skills are essential. Preferred qualifications include industry knowledge of payments, tech, and financial services.

Requirements

• 5-8 years experience working in public policy, including with state legislative & regulatory issues in a public sector or private sector position
• Availability for regular travel (40%-50%)
• Strong political connections in a key Stripe market (e.g., CA, WA)
• A combination of political savvy and the ability to go deep into complex policy issues, especially in financial services and payments regulation
• Demonstrated experience advocating across many states in front of legislators, regulators, attorneys general, and governors, including their respective political and policy associations
• Demonstrated experience in coalition building, trade association coordination, and managing state consultants
• A “start up mentality”: a willingness to roll up your sleeves, iterate, challenge the status quo, take chances and learn
• Humility and commitment to teamwork
• Strong communication (both written and verbal) skills
• Strong strategic thinking, creativity, and able to  juggle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment

Responsibilities

• Support State and Local Public Policy, which involves bringing together cross-functional groups within the company to spot issues and understand the impact to Stripe, building a strategy to address Stripe’s key issues at the state level, and working with trade associations and coalitions to advance policy issues important to Stripe and our users
• Foster state and local political relationships
• Hire and manage consultants
• Coordinate Stripe political giving at the state and local level
• Build a strategic network of Stripe users to engage in coordinated advocacy at the state and local level

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry knowledge or passion for payments, tech, and financial services
• The ideal candidate is an outstanding communicator, a creative problem-solver and works exceptionally well with Legal, Regulatory, Comms and other functions, and across various geographies