Partner Development Manager, Strategic and AI Partnerships

Stripe; Canada; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology platform is seeking a Strategic & AI Partnerships Lead to drive growth through partnerships in AI and commerce. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience in partnership management, strong negotiation skills, and a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams. This role is pivotal in collaborating with AI and technology partners, ensuring strategic alignment and execution of high-impact initiatives.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, corporate development or related field.
• Experience working in a product-centric environment with significant internal and external dependencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and AI partnership initiatives across agentic commerce.
• Manage multiple internal and external executive stakeholders with differing priorities.
• Ensure methodical partner and deal management rooted in milestone management.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Business development

Negotiation skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving

Job description

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

The Global Partnerships team develops and manages relationships with our most critical technology and ecosystem partners. The team executes on high-impact, cross-functional initiatives with these partners across new products, geographic expansion, user advocacy, and policy. These partnerships have a significant impact on Stripe and the products used by millions of our users.

What you’ll do

We’re seeking a highly strategic and execution-oriented leader to drive our next wave of growth at the intersection of AI, commerce, and strategic partnerships. As the Strategic & AI Partnerships Lead, you will own and expand our most critical relationships across agentic commerce and other high-impact strategic accounts.

You will work closely with leading AI companies and major technology partners to develop and execute joint initiatives that unlock new product opportunities, accelerate adoption, and strengthen our position as the preferred innovation partner in the ecosystem. This role requires deep partnership management experience, strong business acumen, deal experience and the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior executives both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and AI partnership initiatives across agentic commerce and key strategic accounts
• Leverage industry knowledge to craft thoughtful partnership and product strategies, and execute deals and initiatives that support Stripe’s AI strategy
• Gather inputs from and coordinate with internal cross-functional stakeholders to drive creation and execution of partner strategy
• Ensure best-in-class, methodical partner and deal management rooted in milestone management, KPI's and alignment on opportunities of mutual interest
• Identify partner stakeholders who will champion Stripe, educate them about Stripe's value proposition, and build alignment between Stripe and our Partner's executive teams
• Manage Strategic planning and deal negotiation/expansion with our key strategic partner(s)
• Manage multiple internal and external executive stakeholders with a varying priorities and drive creative solutions and commitment to a shared goal

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

Minimum requirements

• 12+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, corporate development or related field
• Broad and deep experience executing industry-wide partnership strategies to build innovative product experiences and go to market models
• Experience negotiating first-of-kind commercial deals with complex enterprises
• Experience working in a product-centric environment with significant internal and external dependencies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders internally and externally across a wide variety of functions
• High agency, can handle ambiguity in a fast-moving organization, and thrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibility
• Experience related to payments, AI or commerce is a meaningful plus