Enterprise Partnerships Manager

7-Eleven, Inc; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking an experienced Enterprise Partnership Manager in the Irving, TX area to drive strategic relationships with enterprise merchants, platforms, and partners.

You will own the full lifecycle from prospecting to onboarding and growth, coordinating across Legal, Finance, Product, and Operations to deliver scalable commercial programs. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in partnerships, strong negotiation skills, and a track record in referrals, joint GTM plans, and partner

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build strategic relationships with enterprise merchants, technology platforms, channel providers, or other large partners.
• Strong commercial judgment, including opportunity qualification, business-case development, partner economics, negotiation, and contract execution support.
• Experience creating referral programs, channel motions, joint go-to-market plans, or partner enablement programs.
• Working knowledge of digital commerce, marketplaces, loyalty, retail media, merchant technology, fulfillment, delivery, or adjacent ecosystems.
• Strong program-management discipline with the ability to manage milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and stakeholder accountability.
• Analytical orientation with the ability to develop forecasts, scorecards, performance insights, and clear recommendations.
• Executive‑ready written and verbal communication, presentation, relationship‑management, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and operate effectively through ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex cross‑functional dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a pipeline of enterprise merchants, channel providers, commerce platforms, technology partners, and adjacent ecosystem partners.
• Source opportunities through outreach, relationships, referrals, and internal networks; assess strategic fit and economics.
• Design and launch scalable referral programs that connect partners with 7-Eleven capabilities.
• Create joint go-to-market plans, partner enablement materials, incentive structures, and lead-sharing processes.
• Lead discovery, business-case development, diligence, proposals, and commercial negotiations.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Product, Technology, Operations, Marketing, Merchandising, and Analytics to define terms and launch commitments.
• Own onboarding and launch, including integration dependencies and operating readiness.
• Serve as the post-launch relationship lead with governance, reviews, and growth plans.
• Maintain accurate forecasts, opportunity docs, ownership maps, and executive updates.

Job description

7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to 'activate awesome' and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.

The Enterprise Partnership Manager builds and scales strategic relationships that connect 7-Eleven with enterprise merchants, commerce platforms, channel providers, and other ecosystem partners. The role identifies new sources of demand and creates referral programs, joint go-to-market motions, and other commercial pathways that unlock growth across 7-Eleven’s digital initiatives. This manager owns the partnership lifecycle end to end, from prospecting and qualification through business-case development, deal negotiation, onboarding, launch, and ongoing account growth. The role works across internal teams and external partners to convert complex opportunities into executable programs with clear economics, ownership, milestones, and performance measures.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Enterprise Partner Development: Build and manage a qualified pipeline of enterprise merchants, channel providers, commerce platforms, technology partners, and adjacent ecosystem partners that can expand demand or create strategic value for 7-Eleven.
• Prospecting and Qualification: Source opportunities through targeted outreach, industry relationships, referrals, internal networks, and partner ecosystems; assess strategic fit, customer value, economics, technical requirements, operating feasibility, and speed to impact.
• Referral Programs: Design and launch scalable referral programs that connect enterprise partners, merchants, channel providers, and relevant 7‑Eleven capabilities.
• Go-to-Market Execution: Create joint go-to-market plans, partner enablement materials, incentive structures, lead-sharing processes, and campaigns that generate qualified opportunities.
• Commercial Development: Lead discovery, opportunity shaping, business‑case development, diligence, proposal creation, and commercial negotiations.
• Cross‑Functional Deal Leadership: Partner with Legal, Finance, Product, Technology, Operations, Marketing, Merchandising, and Analytics to define terms, operating requirements, integration needs, and launch commitments.
• Onboarding and Launch: Own the transition from signed agreement to execution, including onboarding plans, integration dependencies, operating readiness, partner enablement, and launch governance.
• Account Management and Growth: Serve as the primary post-launch business relationship lead; establish governance routines, performance reviews, joint growth plans, and expansion opportunities across 7‑Eleven.
• Performance Management: Establish scorecards covering pipeline progression, referral activity, conversion, launch readiness, revenue or volume contribution, partner economics, and account health.
• Operating Discipline and Communication: Maintain accurate forecasts, opportunity documentation, ownership maps, executive updates, and repeatable playbooks for sourcing, negotiating, launching, and growing partnerships.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION: Bachelors/4 Yr Degree

YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: 5+ years

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Proven ability to build strategic relationships with enterprise merchants, technology platforms, channel providers, or other large partners.
• Strong commercial judgment, including opportunity qualification, business-case development, partner economics, negotiation, and contract execution support.
• Experience creating referral programs, channel motions, joint go-to-market plans, or partner enablement programs.
• Working knowledge of digital commerce, marketplaces, loyalty, retail media, merchant technology, fulfillment, delivery, or adjacent ecosystems.
• Strong program-management discipline with the ability to manage milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and stakeholder accountability.
• Analytical orientation with the ability to develop forecasts, scorecards, performance insights, and clear recommendations.
• Executive‑ready written and verbal communication, presentation, relationship‑management, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and operate effectively through ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex cross‑functional dependencies.

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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the individuals assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change the duties and responsibilities of this job to meet business and organizational needs, as necessary.

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7‑Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long‑term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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