Global Financial Partnerships Manager

Rain; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited vacation

Flexible working

Health, dental and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Equity option plan

Rain Cards access

Health and wellness benefits

Team summits

Job summary

Rain is hiring a Financial Partnerships Manager to expand our strategic financial ecosystem partnerships globally. You will own the strategy and execution behind external relationships with banks, payment processors, and liquidity providers, driving Rain’s growth and resilience.

The role requires 5+ years in partnerships/fintech, strong relationship skills, and a deep understanding of modern financial infrastructure and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, financial services, fintech, payments, banking, crypto, or financial infrastructure.
• Deep familiarity with modern financial ecosystems, including banking, payments, stablecoins, treasury operations, settlement infrastructure, compliance systems, and money movement.
• Demonstrated success building and managing strategic partnerships with financial institutions, infrastructure providers, fintechs, or technology platforms.
• Experience negotiating and managing complex commercial relationships involving legal, compliance, operational, technical, and executive stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of stablecoins, cross-border payments, financial infrastructure, and the evolving intersection of traditional finance and digital assets.
• Experience leading large cross-functional initiatives that require alignment across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Clear, disciplined communicator capable of translating complex technical and regulatory concepts into actionable business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Execute Rain’s financial partnership strategy to support product expansion, geographic growth, and infrastructure resilience.
• Build and deepen relationships across financial institutions, fintech infrastructure providers, and strategic ecosystem partners.
• Identify, evaluate, and secure new partnerships that unlock product capabilities, regulatory coverage, market access, improved economics, or operational efficiencies.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives with partners from initial evaluation through implementation, launch, and ongoing optimization.
• Serve as the internal owner and quarterback for launching Rain’s strategic partner relationships.
• Identify partnership risks, operational bottlenecks, and ecosystem dependencies while driving mitigation plans and contingency strategies.
• Help shape product and expansion strategies by bringing market intelligence, partner feedback, and ecosystem insights into internal planning processes.
• Position Rain as a preferred long-term partner within the global financial infrastructure ecosystem.

Job description

Rain is hiring a Financial Partnerships Manager to expand our strategic financial ecosystem partnerships globally. You will own the strategy and execution behind external relationships with banks, payment processors, and liquidity providers, driving Rain’s growth and resilience.

The role requires 5+ years in partnerships/fintech, strong relationship skills, and a deep understanding of modern financial infrastructure and regulatory considerations.