Operations Associate, TaxJar

Job Description

Who we areAbout StripeStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse 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 everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.About the teamStripe was built with simplicity in mind. 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. Today, Stripe handles over a million support cases per year and processes millions of internal transactions. Were going to achieve excellence by thinking of support in a novel, solution-oriented way, and viewing operations as an integral enabler of all of Stripes growth.Stripe has unique operational problems resulting from both our type of scale and the type of businesses we partner with as a result of growing the GDP of the Internet. Stripes leverage understanding of our products, the financial industry and money movement, and our processes to support both internal and external users. Doing so requires us to invest significant resources into building this experience ourselves.What youll doStripe is launching Stripe Delivery Centers - a brand new global team to design, implement and grow Stripes operations for the next decade. We are looking for dynamic and curious people that have a passion for solving global user issues, building operations, drive process improvement and want to play a front-line role in building this new operational capability for Stripe and accelerating Stripes growth. If you like challenging, scaled problems and are an amazing teammate, we want to hear from you!Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and solve external user issues
• Analyze our processes and instigate changes to help scale our operations and improve user experience
• Work closely with other Stripe teams to improve our product offerings and messaging around new products and features
• Gain unique insights into how thousands of businesses on Stripe scale and operate
• Have an opportunity to learn how Stripe operates from ground up and make a real impact on the future of the organization
• Be a part of building a brand new team and operational culture for Stripe
• Partner with global operations specialists or business process owners to run a critical workflow

Who you areWere 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

• You have a user first mindset and are energized by the challenge of solving difficult problems
• You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbally
• You excel in analytical thinking and problem solving
• You might have prior experience in customer service or internal/external user facing operations
• You enjoy learning about technical products and processes, you are an organized, self-starter with passion for finding solutions to our users challenges
• You have a process-oriented mindset and ability to get things done
• You enjoy working in an in-office environment with strong cross team collaboration and support
• You are able to prioritize and enjoy working in a quick-moving environment
• You are humble and have a proven track record for working well across teams and with external partners
• Youre willing to periodically work a weekend day for which you will receive a weekday off; the SDC operates during daytime hours with shifts from the morning through early evening

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience or knowledge in user support
• Prior experience working on projects or process improvement initiatives

In-office expectationsOffice-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50 PERCENT of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80 PERCENT in-office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100 PERCENT from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.Pay and benefitsStripe does not yet include pay ranges in job postings in every country. Stripe strongly values pay transparency and is working toward pay transparency globally.We look forward to hearing from youAt Stripe, were looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. Youre encouraged to apply even if your experience doesnt precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand outand set you apartespecially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and arent afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.Locations - Bangalore

Keyskills :
user focused solutions analytical problem solving excellent communicationprocess improvement initiatives organizational skillslearning attendance communication skills