Forward Deployed Integration Engineer, Professional Services

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. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Engagement Manager at Stripe, you will drive Stripe's future growth engine by leading enterprise-level, strategic users through our integration, implementation and adoption stages that will lead them to become long-term Stripe users and advocates of our products and solutions. Stripe Professional Services provides a rapid path to success and ongoing value for our users. Our Engagement Managers utilize Stripe's proven Implementation Methodology coupled with their project leadership expertise, to guide and enable users and partners to successfully integrate Stripe's solutions rapidly while delivering immediate impact and measurable value. RESPONSIBILITIES * Own all facets of the relationship with the user — Our Engagement Managers provide overall vision and direction throughout the program/project lifecycle for Stripe's most complex user engagements. They are the single point of contact for the Stripe internal organization and for the user program/project management counterparts as it relates to the in-flight implementation to help lead and drive collaboration, knowledge sharing, issue resolution and decision-making. * Accelerate time to value — Rigorous program/project management and quality assurance practices lead to implementation efficiencies that generate cost savings and speed of business outcomes. Engagement Managers are seasoned leaders who build high-performing project teams, accelerate time to value, and drive rapid and effective program decision-making by proactively managing the integration of Stripe's products into the user's application/technical architecture, test and change management strategies and transformation timelines. * Deliver Program / Project Management expertise & innovation — Engagement Managers deliver program/project management expertise based on experience, continuous learning, and in-depth knowledge of Stripe's products and implementation best practices. They drive innovation and adoption of deployment practices, provide product adoption insights and help users achieve the maximum value from their Stripe investment. In addition to this, they play a pivotal role in the continuous improvement and enablement of the Stripe Implementation Methodology and its associated tools, templates and processes. * Manage scope, time, cost and quality — The Engagement Manager provides well-established program/project governance to manage requirements in line with the agreed scope and business objectives. This is made possible through effective balance of time, cost, and quality via proactive program planning focused on business outcomes. * Mitigate and Manage risk — Engagement Managers are responsible for providing proactive risk assessment, prevention and mitigation plans and the efficient identification, tracking, and resolution of issues and decisions using established tools and templates with internal and user stakeholders. Engagement Managers are the primary interface between the user and Stripe's Product and Engineering teams to drive implementation alignment to the forward roadmap and future capabilities. * Provide Program / Project Governance — Leading into and throughout the Implementation Program and associated projects, the Engagement Manager will work in concert with the user's assigned Program / Project Manager to instantiate and execute on the agreed Program / Project Governance model and related Stakeholder Management and Communications plan. * Close out the project — Upon project completion, Engagement Managers ensure a smooth transition of the implemented Stripe capabilities into operation for the user. This includes complete knowledge transfer and the handover to Stripe Support. * Engage as part of a thriving internal Engagement Management Community — Our Engagement Managers actively participate in a global community of practitioners to continually evolve and improve the way in which Stripe leads and supports our users through high impact and complex implementations of Stripe's payment infrastructure. 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 * 7+ years of experience working with enterprise-level strategic users on complex technology or business transformation programs with a track record of top performance or a related field * Ability to understand complex business requirements and craft tailored solutions * Ability to quickly learn and explain technical concepts to Stripe's largest users in a way which they will understand. Some may be deeply technical. Others may be more business focused, so you'll need to talk to users in a language they can understand * Proven program management skills and experience * Strong critical thinking skills, including the ability to identify suboptimal processes and drive more efficient ways of working * Ability to recognize repeated user-facing issues and build scalable solutions * Superior verbal and written communication skills * Ability to operate independently in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment * Demonstrated ability to engage with and lead executive stakeholders and key decision makers on the user side to drive towards an agreed outcome * Experience in working with or in complex enterprise organizational and decision making structures * An ability to work collaboratively with and influence Stripe's Product and Engineering teams to advocate for our users and continuously shape the forward roadmap of Stripe's applications * Apply structured problem-solving and stakeholder management frameworks — drawing on experience from complex, multi-workstream client engagements to drive program clarity, alignment and outcomes PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * This role is well-suited for professionals with a background in management consulting, technology advisory, or professional services, who are looking to bring their client engagement expertise to a high-growth technology environment. * Industry certifications to ensure project success. Typical certifications include: * Certified ScrumMaster * PMP or PRINCE2 Certification * Prior experience in the payments industry * A familiarity with the integration and testing of APIs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABOUT PARLOA Parloa’s mission is to make every customer conversation feel effortless for both customers and the companies serving them. As agentic AI accelerates, Parloans are shaping the foundation of a new era in customer experience, one where customer support is no longer transactions, but meaningful exchanges. It is not just a vision; Parloa has powered over ONE BILLION interactions between global enterprise brands and their customers, with companies like Booking.com, HealthEquity, Allianz, SAP, BarmeniaGothaer, and TUI already deploying Parloa at scale. ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead high complexity deployments of our Agentic AI / conversational AI platform for enterprise customers. In this role, you’ll own the end-to-end delivery lifecycle from scoping and planning through go-live and hypercare, working in a pod model alongside a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) and an Agent Architect (AA). You will be the primary owner of timeline, scope, risk, governance, and stakeholder communication, ensuring that customers successfully transition to an Agentic OS layer for their enterprise communications. AREAS OF OWNERSHIP: Project Ownership & Delivery * Own end-to-end delivery for assigned Agentic AI customer projects (scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality). * Run the pod (TPM + FDE + Agent Architect) as a single accountable delivery unit. * Select and apply appropriate delivery methodology (Waterfall, Agile, or Hybrid) based on customer context and risk profile. * Drive project planning: work breakdown, dependencies, critical path, and resource allocations across internal and partner teams. * Maintain up-to-date project plan, RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and change log. Customer & Stakeholder Management * Serve as primary delivery contact for customer project sponsors, IT, and business stakeholders. * Facilitate recurring governance: status calls, steering committees, UAT readouts, and go-live reviews. * Translate technical complexity into clear business impacts for executive stakeholders. * Manage scope and change requests, ensuring commercial and delivery impacts are understood and agreed.  Cross-Functional & Pod Coordination * Coordinate with Forward Deployed Engineers on integration readiness, environment setup, performance, and production stability. * Coordinate with Agent Architects on discovery, agent design, prompt/context strategy, and conversational tuning. * Collaborate with Sales, Solution Engineering, Product, and Support to ensure a seamless customer journey from sales handoff through BAU operations. * Where partners are involved (SI/GSI/BPO), manage co-delivery responsibilities, expectations, and escalation paths. Methodology & Process Discipline * Plan and facilitate sprints, retros, and sprint reviews for Agile/hybrid projects; lead stage-gate reviews for Waterfall projects. * Enforce documentation standards (Charter, Design Docs, Runbooks, Handover Docs). * Ensure risk and compliance requirements (security reviews, data governance, regulatory constraints) are captured and incorporated into the plan. Metrics & Reporting * Define and track deployment KPIs, such as: * Time to Blueprint, Time to First Agent in UAT, Time to Go-Live * Milestone On-Time Rate * Defect and incident trends during QA/UAT and Hypercare * Report delivery status, risk posture, and mitigation plans to internal and external stakeholders. * Contribute data to capacity and utilization models to inform planning and staffing. WHO YOU ARE: * +3 years of experience in technical project management, program management, or delivery management for SaaS or enterprise software. * Hands-on experience delivering solutions involving at least one of: * Contact Center / CCaaS, UCaaS, conversational AI, IVA/IVR, or related CX platforms. * Demonstrated ability to work across technical and business stakeholders (IT, Security, Operations, Business Owners). * Solid understanding of software delivery methodologies (Agile/Scrum, Hybrid, and Waterfall) and when to apply each. * Strong skills in project planning tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Monday, MS Project, Smartsheet) and collaboration tools (e.g., Confluence, Notion, Miro). * Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills. * Proven track record managing multiple concurrent projects with global, distributed teams. * Fluency in English & German is required NICE TO HAVE: * Experience delivering AI/ML, NLP, LLM-based, or Agentic AI solutions. * Background in professional services or consulting working with enterprise clients. * Familiarity with APIs, webhooks, event-driven architectures, cloud infra (AWS/Azure/GCP). * Certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, CSM/CSPO, SAFe, or equivalent. * Experience with partner co-delivery (SI, GSI, BPO, or ISV ecosystems). OUR RECRUITING PROCESS: Talent Acquisition → Hiring Manager → Technical Interview(s) → Bar Raiser   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parloa is committed to upholding the highest data protection standards for our clients' and employees' data. All our employees are instrumental in ensuring the utmost care, GDPR, and ISO compliance, including ISO 27001, in handling sensitive information. Parloa is an e-verify employer in the USA. Please click here to learn more. * We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability status, socioeconomic background and other characteristics.