Partner Development Manager, Strategic Partnerships

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In the posting’s own words

We're looking for a senior member to join our team to develop new partnerships with our largest users and strategic partners, and drive critical initiatives that will be foundational for Stripe. A successful candidate will have significant experience delivering complex deal work, creating and driving strategy, working with cross-functional teams to launch new initiatives, and initiating first-of-a-kind partnerships. We're looking for someone who exhibits a strong sense of ownership, performs at a senior level, drives to have an impact, and has an entrepreneurial spirit.

What it asks for · 7

• At least 10 years of partnerships experience with 5+ years of business development experience, establishing partnerships with financial institutions, fintech, payment method, or equivalent strategic, complex partners
• Strong agency, can handle ambiguity in a fast-moving organization, and thrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibility
• Strong communication skills, in both verbal and written form, and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders across a wide variety of functions
• Technical acumen, an ability to understand Stripe’s product portfolio and strategy and use this understanding to define requirements with partners and evaluate new partnership opportunities
• 5+ years experience defining and executing partnership strategies to build innovative product experiences
• 5+ years experience negotiating commercial deals with top financial and technology institutions, including scaling such deals across multiple partners
• Interest in and intellectual curiosity about payments, economic infrastructure, and Stripe’s partners

Also a plus

• Payments experience

What the job covers

• Evaluate and develop the business case to support Stripe’s product and engineering investment in new strategic partnerships across verticals (e.g. AI, Platforms, Payment Methods)
• Manage strategic planning, negotiation and new partnership development
• Ensure highly structured, methodical deal management rooted in milestones, KPIs, and alignment with partners on opportunities of mutual interest
• Navigate the largest partners, in partnership with product, operations, marketing and sales, to execute deals supporting Stripe’s strategy
• Develop and grow Stripe’s relationships with partners, including their senior executives and leadership
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Go-to-Market Partnerships, Product Marketing, Operations) to design and implement strategies and processes that will enable us to scale our partnerships and increase our velocity as a team

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