Head of Finance Operations
Core
Strategic and operational leadership of Stripe's Bangalore Finance Operations (BFin) hub, managing 60-100+ staff across AP, T&E, Payroll, MonOps, and Controllership to scale financial services 10x.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Finance Operations (Builder & Operator)
Builds
Scalable financial infrastructure, service catalogues, and operating cadences for Stripe's APAC/EMEA regions
Domain
Financial Services / Shared Services / GCC
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
People leadership (managing managers), operational strategy, process improvement (Lean/Six Sigma), risk & controls stewardship, stakeholder influence, talent density management, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
AI/automation adoption, public-company-ready financial infrastructure design, GCC/SDC environment experience
Technologies
Lean, Six Sigma, AI/automation tools
Responsibilities
Lead and grow the Bangalore FinOps organisation (4-6 team leads, 60-100+ staff); Translate global strategy into Bangalore execution (SOKRs, operating plans); Drive operational excellence (metrics, continuous improvement, automation); Build scalable infrastructure (org design, SLAs, data quality); Steward risk and controllership (internal controls, compliance); Influence stakeholders at scale (global partners, HR, Legal, Engineering)