Hiring: Manager, Solutions Architecture - Platforms (Chicago) Company: Stripe Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 07:40:54 Target Skills & Keywords : SaaS, Segment, Stripe, User Experience About the job Experience: •3+ years of pre-sales leadership experience •10+ years’ experience within a technical sales / consulting / implementation/ GTM function Required Skills: •Business and technical thought leader able to partner and drive the strategy and execution plan for the segment, working with cross functional partners •Recruit, hire, lead, retain and coach a world class pre sales team. Be an advocate for the solution architecture team within the organization •Align with a leader for your segment to understand trends and share insights for Stripe’s leadership and product teams •Nurture and be the role-model of a positive outlook, can-do attitude and growth mindset, while leading and keeping the SAs motivated in a fast paced and ever changing environment •Define and drive success for your team by empowering them to nurture and grow existing business through upsells and cross sell motions •Partner closely with Sales, Marketing and Technical Teams (Professional Services, Partners, Product, Development, etc) to develop joint go-to-market initiatives that drive positive user experience and outcomes while driving revenue retention and growth •Executive engagement skills and presence, with an ability to establish strong relationships with key decision makers and build credibility at all levels •Serve as an executive champion and lead EBCs with key customers Qualifications: •You must have at least 3+ years of pre-sales leadership experience •A track record of building and leading world-class solution architecture/ engineering teams ideally in a SaaS or usage-based businesses •Energy, enthusiasm, and passion for making customers successful •Previous technical sales experience with APIs and/or payments industry experience •Strong executive presence and ability to foster deep relationships with our users •Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience required •Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time to engage with customers and collaborate with internal teams •Bonus - Experience working with SaaS Platform business models Compensation: •$231,500 - $347,300 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!