Marketing Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois

INTRODUCTION

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

The Marketing Operations team is responsible for the systems, processes, and data infrastructure that power Stripe's global marketing engine. We partner closely with Growth, Demand Generation, Regional Marketing, Lifecycle, Sales Development, and Marketing Technology teams to ensure campaigns are executed with precision, prospect data is accurate and actionable, and our marketing technology stack operates at scale. We're systems thinkers and operational leaders focused on improving the workflows, tooling, data quality, and processes that enable marketing and sales teams to move faster and more effectively. Our work spans campaign operations, marketing automation, prospect data management, and cross-functional program delivery.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

We're looking for a Marketing Operations Program Manager, Sold Funnel who sits at the intersection of technology, data, and program management. The role requires someone who deeply understands and balances the needs of internal stakeholders and prospective customers with the capacity to deliver with urgency. You'll serve as a process owner and driver of key sales development workstreams, partnering with marketing, sales development, and internal product and engineering. You'll deliver scalable solutions that improve sales development efficiency and grow qualified opportunities and pipeline.

Responsibilities

- Create and lead programs to transform sales development with AI SDRs
- Lead requirements, selection, contracting, implementation, and adoption of third-party software, and drive new custom features in the implementation of third-party software
- Own end-to-end program delivery for initiatives, maintain program communications, address recurring sales development operational challenges, define objectives and success metrics, and build repeatable processes that scale
- Partner with product and engineering teams to scope business requirements, coordinate discovery, and translate operational needs into product requirements for internal tooling
- Coordinate review cycles, pilots, and feedback collection during program execution, summarize required changes, identify launch-blocking issues, and escalate risks as needed
- Drive ongoing operations improvements through process innovation, automation, and the adoption of AI-powered tools to increase productivity and transform workflows
- Maintain scalable documentation and support coordination with local and global teams and cross-functional partners across time zones
- Partner with sales development managers and analysts to define metrics, create dashboards, and implement regular dashboard reviews to ensure adoption and impact of initiatives

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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.

• 6+ years of experience in B2B marketing, sales, or revenue operations or a related program management role in a high-growth technology environment
• 3+ years of experience working day-to-day with CRM platforms, lead management, and Sales Development tools like Gong, Salesloft, Outreach, Orum, Dialpad, Vidyard, Qualified, and Clay
• 3+ years of experience in end-to-end program management of cross-functional marketing, sales, and engineering initiatives
• Experience building AI agents, including examples of agents you deployed and ways you use AI daily beyond chat
• 3+ years of experience doing your own analysis using queries, dashboards, and AI, and partnering with analysts and data scientists for more complex analytics needs
• 3+ years of experience defining your own scope and goals and collaborating with a distributed, global team to deliver on them
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex operational concepts to diverse stakeholders across marketing, sales, and engineering

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of experience with Salesforce, including lead management, campaign attribution, and marketing-to-sales data flows
- Experience implementing AI tools to improve marketing operations workflows and productivity
- Experience working with global teams on a day-to-day basis
- Experience in the financial services, payments, or B2B software industries

LOCATION

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Working remotely at Stripe

A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.

PAY AND BENEFITS

The annual US base salary range for this role is $132,000 - $198,000. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.

Hybrid work at Stripe

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Working remotely at Stripe

A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.