No, acquihires require the consent of management. Stripe makes it clear this is primarily for software engineers, not &quot;managers&quot;.*<p>This is for &quot;group defectors&quot; i.e. engineering coworkers who are unhappy at their current company, complain about it together, and can coordinate their migration. This (potentially) gives them a way to move together as a team.<p>*(Granted, some startups are 100% engineers, but they could make much more money via an acquihire than this route.)