Startup & Investor Partnerships Lead, Greater China

STRIPE PAYMENTS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial infrastructure company in Singapore is seeking a Startup & Investor Partnerships Lead to drive market strategy within startup communities. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of experience in business development, excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin, and be adept at building strategic relationships. This role requires both strategic vision and execution capability, while mentoring startups and collaborating with internal teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in business development/sales or program/product management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English & Mandarin.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Drive overall Stripe GCN market strategy for startups.
• Build engagement plans for venture capital firms.
• Mentor startups on technology and business aspects.

Skills

Business development

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Relationship management

Technical knowledge of payments

Job description

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, 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

As a Startup & Investor Partnerships Lead within Stripe, you will own the exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy to build market awareness and broad use of Stripe’s payments and financial infrastructure platform within startup communities and businesses of all sizes.

What you’ll do

Your responsibilities will include identifying appropriate startup and investor channels to partner with across Greater China, driving the necessary business and technical relationships with these stakeholders and their portfolio companies to establish new business opportunities, and to work closely with the Stripe APAC sales team on day-to-day interactions with the portfolio companies in order to build a long‑term channel. You’ll also work closely with other cross‑functional teams on activities that tie in to the startup community.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Startup & Investor Partnerships team in helping to drive overall Stripe GCN market strategy for startups
• Build engagement plans for top venture capital firms that have infrastructure needs, and drive consistent engagement with their portfolio companies through consultative strategic planning and collaboration
• Build strategic relationships with founders of portfolio companies to ensure high quality relationship management, a point of escalation for top startups and ensure their success on Stripe
• Execute strategic business development plans in partnership with key internal stakeholders (e.g. sales, marketing, legal, support, etc.)
• Mentor startups on their overall technology and business aspects, and establish credibility within the startup and investor community
• Represent Stripe in the startup ecosystem and take up speaking opportunities in startup events and platforms
• Take a data‑driven view of your work to measure success and forecast accurately

Who you are

The ideal candidate will possess both a business background that enables them to drive an engagement and interact at the CxO/ founder level, as well as being technically savvy to highlight the advantages of Stripe. He/she should also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling partner programs, and work cross‑functionally to create outsized business impact. The ability to both design strategy and drive execution is a must.

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

• 7+ years of business development/sales or program/product management or startup/investor experience within the technology industry
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in both English & Mandarin is required for this role, as it involves working primarily with companies from the Greater China region
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
• Ability to learn quickly, be creative and take initiative
• Reliable, self‑reliant, adaptable, decisive, and professional

Preferred requirements

• Hands‑on experience and domain knowledge across the Private Equity, Venture Capital, Accelerator, Incubator, and Startup ecosystems
• Well networked in startup communities across Greater China region

In‑office expectations
Office‑assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in‑office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in‑office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in‑person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.