Partner Development Manager, Global Networks
Chicago, ILAtlanta, GARemote12+ YOE
Summary
Leads critical U.S. network partnerships at Stripe, managing partner health, strategy, deal negotiation, and cross-functional execution to drive joint initiatives and revenue impact. Requires 12+ years in partnerships/business development and 3+ years in payments.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Manage one of Stripe’s most critical U.S. Network partnerships, with a focus on driving the execution of joint initiatives and launching new offerings to benefit Stripe users
- Leverage industry knowledge to craft thoughtful long-term partnership and product strategies, and execute deals and initiatives that support Stripe’s strategy
- Use data to drive strategy and decisions
- Coordinate with internal cross-functional stakeholders (including risk, compliance, product, engineering, treasury and global partner managers) to drive creation and execution of partner strategy
- Develop, manage and report on strategic plans, key negotiation/expansion opportunities and overall partner health with a multi-year vision in mind
- Juggle and reconcile competing priorities to drive creative solutions and commitment to a shared goal across multiple stakeholders
- Coordinate and prioritize a large amount of activities and initiatives that compete for scarce resources to drive best outcomes for our users and Stripe
Minimum Requirements
- 12+ years in partnerships, business development, or similar fields
- 3+ years deep in the payments world—you need to understand how card networks operate
- Experience negotiating significant commercial deals
- Comfortable in a product-focused environment with lots of dependencies
- Great communication skills, especially being able to influence C-level colleagues
- Experience running big, complex, cross-functional projects
Skills
Partnership ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPaymentsCard NetworksDeal NegotiationCross-Functional CoordinationStrategic PlanningData AnalysisCommercial ContractsC-Level Communication