Karachi, Pakistan
We are seeking a proactive and results-driven Manager –Alliances to join our dynamic team. The role involves developing and managing strategic partnerships, strengthening our brand presence, and driving business growth across bank card discount programs and digital discount platforms. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading alliance initiatives, managing key stakeholders, identifying new partnership opportunities, and delivering measurable business results.
KeyResponsibilities
- Developand manage strategic merchant and partner alliances.
- Identify,negotiate, and onboard new merchants and brands based on clientrequirements and business objectives.
- Manageend-to-end merchant onboarding, including agreements, commercial terms, QRdeployment, staff training, and campaign activation.
- Planand manage bank card discount and promotional campaigns from launchthrough execution.
- Buildand maintain strong relationships with merchants, banking partners,clients, and other key stakeholders.
- Coordinatewith internal teams to ensure seamless execution of campaigns and partnershipinitiatives.
- Overseeredemption processes, merchant queries, and operational issues, ensuringtimely resolution.
- Conductmerchant meetings, market visits, and regular follow-ups to strengthenpartnerships and identify new opportunities.
- Monitorcampaign performance, merchant engagement, redemption trends, and partnersatisfaction.
- Preparepartnership proposals, commercial offers, business cases, and allianceagreements.
- Ensureproper placement of marketing materials and effective campaign communicationacross merchant outlets.
- Supportreconciliation, reporting, performance tracking, and timely resolution ofpartnership-related issues.
- Identifyopportunities to expand the merchant network and enhance the valuedelivered to clients and partners.
- Lead andcoordinate alliance activities, providing guidance to team members whereapplicable and ensuring timely delivery of partnership objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’sdegree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
- 4–5years of relevant experience in Alliances, Partnerships, MerchantAcquisition, Business Development, Banking, FinTech, Payments, Loyalty, orrelated industries.
- Strongunderstanding of merchant alliances, bank card discount programs,promotional campaigns, and redemption processes.
- Excellentcommunication, negotiation, relationship management, and stakeholdermanagement skills.
- Strongcommercial acumen with the ability to negotiate and structure mutuallybeneficial partnerships.
- Proficiencyin MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Strongorganizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Abilityto manage multiple priorities, work cross-functionally, operate underpressure, and meet deadlines.
- Willingnessto travel for merchant, client, and partner meetings.
Health & Life Insurance
Provident Fund
Bi Annual Bonus
Flexible Working Shift
Exposure to diverse tech and digital projects
Direct exposure to business development and leadership teams
Creative, people-first culture with strong learning and growth opportunities.