How much experience is required?

At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Legal Operations Team Lead role.

What seniority level is this role?

Stripe targets lead candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Legal Operations Team Lead role at Stripe.

Legal Operations Team Lead at Stripe

Joblaze summary

The Legal Operations Team Lead at Stripe is responsible for managing a team of associates, focusing on performance metrics and mentoring to ensure they meet set goals. This role requires strong leadership skills, operational expertise, and the ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement while managing team dynamics. Ideal candidates will have over three years of experience in operations management, with a background in customer service and a knack for data-driven decision-making. Stripe's emphasis on operational excellence and user experience makes this position crucial as the company scales.

Joblaze insights

Listed 12 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Stripe's career page.
Stripe has 684 other open roles including GTM Strategy & Operations Analyst, Product Manager, Connect, Head of Private Equity and Advisory Partnerships.

Quick facts

How much experience is required?: At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Legal Operations Team Lead role.
What seniority level is this role?: Stripe targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Legal Operations Team Lead role at Stripe.

From the original posting

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 Stripe’s user base and global footprint grows dramatically, we have distinctly unique support problems resulting from both our type of scale and the type of businesses we partner with. The Stripe Delivery Center (SDC) strategy will provide operational leverage and expand Stripe’s portfolio of operational capabilities to support the scaled needs for external users and internal Stripe teams. We strive to deliver frictionless experiences for all of our users, whether they are an Independent Business, Startup, SMB, or Enterprise and our mission is to provide all Stripe Users with the best support experience possible.

What you’ll do

You will manage a team of Associates. You will act in a player-coach capacity and are accountable for supporting associates in delivering against target set goals and mentoring in subject matter expertise.

Responsibilities

Ongoing management of the operational performance of your team to deliver KPIs
Manage capacity and scheduling, dividing and assigning work between team members
Ensuring your team has all the skills and resources needed to be successful in their role
Setting clear goals and expectations for individual and team performance
Foster a culture of continuous improvement to refine team processes and procedures
Support recruitment and hiring initiatives
Coach and mentor individuals for career progression via structured career development conversations
Provide continuous performance feedback and facilitate periodic formal performance reviews
Drive and own initiatives that make the team a warm and welcoming place to work
Implement process improvements that enhance team productivity, reduce manual effort, and improve user experience

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

3+ years experience leading operations teams
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Exemplary planning and time management skills
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with multiple, cross-functional stakeholders to achieve results
Previous experience mentoring others and are able to constructively provide feedback to others
Ability to motivate the team and keep them engaged in an otherwise structured process
Proven ability to be subject matter experts in the relevant line of business
Previous experience in a team lead or people management role
Prior experience in customer service or internal/external user-facing operations

Preferred qualifications

Uses data to set priorities, track progress, and spot trends before they become problems. Comfortable building or maintaining dashboards and interpreting operational metrics
Brings numbers into conversations naturally and grounding decisions in evidence and making tradeoffs visible, not just reporting what the data says