Partner Development Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Stripe•5h ago
CanadaRemoteFull-timeSenior Level10+ yrs exp
Top focus
Hr Business Partner
- 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
- accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet
- 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
- The Strategic Partnerships team develops and manages relationships with large partners that enable Stripe's product strategy and deliver new capabilities to Stripe users. Our team executes on high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across new products, geographic expansion, user advocacy
- policy. These partnerships have a significant impact on Stripe and the products used by millions of our users.
- We're looking for a senior member to join our team to develop new partnerships with our largest users and strategic partners
- 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
- 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
- has an entrepreneurial spirit.
- What you’ll do
- Responsibilities
- 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
- Who you are
- We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
- Minimum requirements
- 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
- Preferred requirements
- Payments experience
Required skills
partnershipsbusiness developmentnegotiationstrategic planningfinancial institutionsfintechpayment methodsproduct strategy