Stripe is hiring a Specialist Solutions Architect, Crypto & Stablecoins in 1150 Solutions Architecture — US-NY. The overview below is synthesized from the employer posting on stripe.com: factual requirements and scope are preserved, but prose is rewritten with editorial context. Verify details and apply via the employer link.
Who we are
About Stripe
Company context from the listing:
At Stripe, you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach. Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses.
About the team
Company context from the listing:
The Solutions Architecture Team partners with our users to realize their full potential through the adoption of prescriptive solutions that drive their growth and success.
Specialist Solutions Architects (SSA) are domain experts aligned to specific Stripe products. We have in-depth knowledge of specific solution offerings and understanding of customers' challenges.
What you'll do
Day-to-day scope for the Specialist Solutions Architect, Crypto & Stablecoins as described in the posting:
As a Specialist Solution Architect for Crypto and Stablecoins, you'll lead in-depth product discussions with our top users and prospects and execute against our go-to-market strategy for Stripe's crypto and stablecoin products, including Bridge and Privy. You'll collaborate closely with sales and pre-sales teams to drive pipeline and revenue targets, while also educating the product and engineering teams on market trends in digital assets and influencing the product roadmap for Stripe's crypto i
Responsibilities
Day-to-day scope for the Specialist Solutions Architect, Crypto & Stablecoins as described in the posting:
- Act as a subject matter expert on Stripe's crypto and stablecoin products, including Bridge and Privy, to accelerate opportunities globally
- Demonstrate a deep understanding and working knowledge of digital asset infrastructure, stablecoin protocols, blockchain networks, and crypto payment solutions
- Understand the regulatory landscape and compliance requirements for crypto and stablecoin implementations across different jurisdictions
- Define, share, and learn best practices and reusable assets with the broader GTM organization to enhance the quality and efficiency of the team
- Create reference architectures to uplevel the team and refine reference solutions based on product enhancements and feedback from customers
- Partner closely with the crypto product sales team and be an active part of the opportunity team for Stripe's largest crypto customers to lead strategy and own key customer relationships
- Partner closely with the crypto, Bridge, and Privy product teams to get early exposure to new products and features
- Serve as a "Voice of the Customer" internally to drive product and feature request prioritization
- Identify and summarize product, industry, and implementation trends in the crypto ecosystem, and provide actionable insights to product stakeholders and sales to influence Stripe's crypto product roadmap
- Act as an escalation point to drive our most complex technical issues to resolution with Stripe's engineering team
- Support customers and Stripe teammates on account or deal strategy related to crypto and stablecoin implementations
- Understand the sales process for crypto products and provide the Sales team with tools and training to qualify potential leads
- Stay current on competitive analysis and market differentiation in the digital asset space
- Support marketing events including executive briefings, conferences, user groups, and trade shows focused on crypto and blockchain technology
- Drive thought leadership and be a trusted advisor for key business and technical stakeholders including CTOs, CFOs, Heads of Digital Assets, and Treasury teams
Who you are
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
The listing frames the Specialist Solutions Architect, Crypto & Stablecoins at Stripe as a hands-on product role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- 7+ years of technical sales or solutions engineering experience, ideally within fintech, crypto, or blockchain companies
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with cryptocurrency, stablecoins, or blockchain technology implementations
- Deep understanding of stablecoin protocols, DeFi ecosystems, and crypto payment infrastructure
- Experience with blockchain APIs and integrating digital asset solutions into traditional financial systems
- Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks governing digital assets (MiCA, US regulatory landscape, etc.)
- Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, comfortable explaining complex crypto concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A passion for learning and researching current and emerging crypto products to develop innovative solutions
- A proven ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with business partners
- Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
Preferred qualifications
Experience and skills the team lists as required:
- Strong knowledge of software engineering and architecture patterns, with the ability to understand how blockchain technologies and traditional systems interact
- Experience enabling and scaling a GTM team in the crypto or fintech space
- Experience with traditional payment systems and how they integrate with crypto infrastructure
- Background in treasury management, corporate finance, or digital asset custody solutions
- Experience in systems design, with a background building and deploying complex crypto applications
- Understanding of cross-border payments and international money movement regulations