Global Partner Activation Lead

Worldpay Pty Limited (SPS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldpay is seeking a Partner Activation Manager to join our Platforms team in the UK, helping shape the future of global commerce by delivering seamless partner activations from contract to first live merchant.

You will coordinate across Sales, Solutions/Technical Integration, Risk, Legal and Operations, manage timelines, and handle KYC/KYB, API testing and certification to set up for long-term revenue.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder onboarding, implementation or activation processes.
• Ability to manage several concurrent activations under time pressure.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience using CRM or project tracking tools (Salesforce, Jira, Hubspot) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end partner activations from contract execution through technical integration and go-live.
• Build and maintain activation plans with milestones, dependencies and risks.
• Serve as primary contact for newly signed partners during onboarding and set clear expectations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to sequence activities and unblock blockers.
• Oversee onboarding requirements including KYC/KYB, documentation, API testing and certification.
• Track activation metrics and report to leadership on timelines and performance.
• Identify friction points and drive improvements in the activation journey.
• Ensure smooth handover from activation to account management after go-live.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

Tools

Salesforce

Jira

Hubspot

Job description

Worldpay is seeking a Partner Activation Manager to join our Platforms team in the UK, helping shape the future of global commerce by delivering seamless partner activations from contract to first live merchant.

You will coordinate across Sales, Solutions/Technical Integration, Risk, Legal and Operations, manage timelines, and handle KYC/KYB, API testing and certification to set up for long-term revenue.