KeyStep
Design Manager, Experiential
Stripe
US
Full-time
about 11 hours ago
Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enter…
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
Brand Studio lays the foundations that help Stripe accelerate. We do this by creating, evolving, and maintaining Stripe's high-quality, versatile, and forward-looking brand design systems, experiences, and advertising campaigns. We sweat the details. We make it seem effortless. The Experiential team is responsible for bringing Stripe's brand to life in the real world—from flagship events and industry conferences to internal summits and curated partner experiences. This is a team that operates at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and production.
What you'll do
As Design Manager of the Experiential team, you will lead a team of talented designers and set the creative direction for all of Stripe's event and experience design. You are an inspiring leader and a sharp creative director—someone who can zoom out to define a cohesive creative vision, and zoom in to give precise, actionable feedback. You partner closely with event marketers, brand leaders, producers, and executive stakeholders to ensure every Stripe experience is cohesive, intentional, and unmistakably on-brand. You care deeply about your team's craft, their growth, and the culture they work within.
Lead, manage, and grow a team of brand and experiential designers—setting clear expectations, fostering a culture of craft, and creating an environment where designers do their best work
Own the creative direction for Stripe's experiential design output: event design systems, digital and environmental graphics, keynote design concepting, and brand activations
Partner with the Experiential Creative Director and Brand Studio leadership to define the strategic creative vision for how Stripe shows up in the world
Champion creative quality—establish and maintain a high bar across all deliverables, from concept through execution
Build and evolve Stripe's experiential design system: scalable standards, templates, and creative frameworks that work globally across teams and events
Oversee relationships with external agencies, contractors, production studios, and vendor partners—aligning on creative direction and ensuring quality delivery
Collaborate cross-functionally with corporate events and product marketing, product design, brand design, and executive communications teams
Recruit, hire, and onboard design talent to build out the team as the function grows
Develop direct reports through regular 1:1s, structured feedback, career development conversations, and thoughtful performance calibration
Represent the Experiential design function in leadership forums and cross-functional planning processes
10+ years of relevant design experience, including 3+ years managing and growing a team of designers
Proven track record of creative direction for high-profile brand design and experiences, and events at a global scale
Strong people leadership skills—you have developed design talent, navigated performance challenges, and built healthy, high-output teams
Deep understanding of experiential design: environmental graphics, stage and scenic design, digital/physical brand integration, wayfinding, and event identity systems
Ability to design and art direct across a wide range of surface areas (digital, physical, motion, communication) and tooling (Figma, Keynote, Adobe Creative Cloud, and AI tools)
Strong executive presence—you can present and defend creative decisions to senior leaders with confidence and cla
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)
Stripe's culture is characterized by high standards, urgency, and a fast-paced environment, with a strong emphasis on user focus and meticulous craft. The company fosters deep, multifunctional collaboration and a writing-first approach to knowledge sharing. While employees generally appreciate the leadership and team quality, some reviews indicate challenges related to work-life balance due to the demanding nature of the work.
Perks
Salary range: £84,400 – £126,600 (Stripe Official Job Posting, May 2026)
Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enter…