Communities Partner Development Manager, SaaS Platforms

Stripe; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company bonus / commissions

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe is seeking a seasoned Partner Development Manager for the AMER Alliances & Channels team. You will cultivate and grow Stripe’s Platform partnerships across AMER, engaging regional sales and cross-functional teams to drive joint go-to-market efforts.

You will manage partnerships, optimize programs, and lead initiatives that expand revenue and partner engagement while communicating progress to stakeholders with clear diagnostic insights.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in partnerships or sales within high-tech or financial services organizations.
• Successful track record of directly managing Platform or ISV partnerships.
• Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets, negotiate high-value deals with C-level audiences.
• Knowledge of payment or financial-services technology, industry trends, and the competitive landscape.
• Bachelor’s degree and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and manage a portfolio of Platforms across AMER.
• Work with cross-functional technical teams to ensure these partners integrate properly with Stripe for go-to-market efforts.
• Optimize partner performance through partner plans and business reviews.
• Identify opportunities to expand revenue and deploy joint sales approaches with top partners and regional sales teams.
• Work with program, marketing, and sales teams to execute partner programs, events, sales engagement, and build playbooks and collateral that help partners sell effectively.
• Report to key stakeholders on a regular cadence, using a diagnostic approach and clear communication.

Skills

Partnerships

Sales

Platform partnerships

ISV partnerships

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

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.

Who we are

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 Worldwide Alliances and Channels team is responsible for developing and managing a global community of partners that helps ambitious businesses with industry-leading payments and financial infrastructure solutions and services. These partnerships help Stripe unlock market opportunities and accelerate user growth across segments, from startups to enterprise companies.

What you’ll do

We are looking for an enthusiastic Partner Development Manager to join the AMER Alliances & Channels team. As a Partner Development Manager, you will cultivate and develop Stripe’s Platform partnerships across AMER.

This role combines partner relationship management revenue generation. You’ll work daily with regional sales teams. This highly cross-functional role also includes executing Stripe’s global partner programs, partner marketing, partner enablement and partner co-selling initiatives across the region, driving partner participation and engagement.

As the successful candidate, you will have experience in sales or partner management in the high-tech or payments industry, preferably with experience working with Platform or independent software vendor (ISV) partnerships. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to think strategically and apply diagnostic thinking about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to build and convey compelling value propositions, and work cross-organizationally. An understanding of the economics of the payments space and the e-commerce ecosystem would be a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and manage a portfolio of Platforms across AMER
• Work with cross-functional technical teams to ensure these partners integrate properly with Stripe for go-to-market efforts
• Optimize partner performance through partner plans and business reviews
• Identify opportunities to expand revenue and deploy joint sales approaches with top partners and regional sales teams
• Work with program, marketing, and sales teams to execute partner programs, events, sales engagement, and build playbooks and collateral that help partners sell effectively
• Report to key stakeholders on a regular cadence, using a diagnostic approach and clear communication

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

• 8 or more years of experience in partnerships or sales within high-tech or financial services organizations
• Successful track record of directly managing Platform or ISV partnerships
• Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets, negotiate high-value deals with C-level audiences, and influence outcomes
• Knowledge of payment or financial-services technology, industry trends, and the competitive landscape
• Bachelor’s degree and willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the financial services or payments industry
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration skills in ambiguous environments
• Highly organized self-starter with strong multitasking skills, who can take ownership, influence others, and be efficient in ambiguous situations

Hybrid work at Stripe

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

Working remotely at Stripe

A remote location is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, onsite, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently live or plan to live.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $139,000 - $208,600. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

• equity
• company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• medical, dental, and vision benefits
• wellness stipends

We look forward to hearing from you.

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.

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