Program Manager, Event Design

Position: Staff Program Manager, Event Design Who we areStripe 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 teamBrand Studio lays the foundations that help Stripe accelerate. We do this by creating, evolving, and maintaining Stripe's high-quality, versatile, and forward-looking brand design systems, experiences, and advertising campaigns. We sweat the details. We make it seem effortless.What you will doYou will be responsible for leading brand design operations and creative production across all of Stripe's internal and external events, in close partnership with the Experiential Creative Director. This role is a hybrid mix of program management, project management, and creative production depending on the project phase. During certain periods you will be focused on the 10,000 foot view of the program, and at other times you will be working side-by-side with the Design team overseeing execution of every design detail before an event.ResponsibilitiesLead experiential program management across roadmap development, budget oversight, project scoping, timelines, resourcing, partner relationships, cross-functional communication, and scalable approaches that create clear paths forwardManage a high volume of simultaneous projects, ranging from small to large scalePartner closely with the Experiential Creative Director to further scale and evolve event design at Stripe; optimize processes to streamline how work is donePartner closely with the Corporate Events team to ensure smooth execution and integration of event brand design across all surfacesEnsure smooth collaboration with leadership, creatives, cross-functional partners, and vendorsOwn project management through documentation, tooling, trackers, standing meetings, org-wide updates, and SlackSource, onboard, and oversee external creative agenciesConnect silos, socialize changes, anticipate risks, and provide actionable solutions for escalation to Brand Studio leadershipNavigate challenges and blockers with ease; proactive in finding solutions, and always looking ahead for the teamUphold and advocate for design quality with cross-functional teams and vendors to exceed engagement and registration goalsInspire and sustain a culture of excellence by collaborating with creatives in best practices and processesWho you areStaff Program Managers within Brand Studio at Stripe demonstrate passion for great design and have strong design sense. They are experts in diving deep into details, expanding, evolving, defining, and documenting flexible systems and processes that achieve bar-raising quality and consistency at scale.The ideal candidate excels at keeping the work on track while maintaining (and raising) the bar on craft. They offer options and tradeoffs, crisply articulate decisions, iterate quickly, and collaborate seamlessly with senior leadership, marketers, creatives, and agency partners. Most importantly, they are meticulous when it comes to details.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.Requirements10+ years of experience in similar roles and industriesThink users first - understand their needs, find interesting and unique solutions, and strive to consistently…