Senior Partnerships Manager - Global Sponsor Banks

Form3 (via Otta); United States; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work in US

Part-time option

Descripción de la vacante

Form3 is hiring an experienced Partnership Manager to shape our global sponsor bank enablement strategy and manage relationships with banks and payment infrastructure providers. You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering to translate complex requirements into scalable platform capabilities, guiding market-entry playbooks and onboarding frameworks.

The role is 100% remote in the US, with potential for part-time arrangements.

Formación

• Experience building and managing strategic partnerships with banks, financial institutions or payment providers.
• Ability to translate complex payment infrastructure into practical product directions.
• Strong commercial judgement and go-to-market ability.

Responsabilidades

• Own and shape sponsor bank enablement strategy to support expansion across markets.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with sponsor banks and payment infrastructure providers.
• Develop scalable onboarding frameworks and market-entry playbooks for sponsor banks.
• Structure and commercialize network partnership opportunities balancing commercial and regulatory needs.
• Translate complex payment and regulatory requirements into clear product direction.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Architecture to influence platform capabilities.
• Analyze payment flows, liquidity and settlement needs to identify optimization opportunities.
• Support market assessments, business cases and commercial propositions for new markets.
• Establish KPIs to measure partnership success, market readiness and product adoption.

Conocimientos

Strategic partnership management

Relationship building

Fintech payments

Stakeholder management

Market expansion

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

100% Remote (US*)

THE ROLE

At Form3, we're building the future of payments. We're looking for an experienced Partnership Manager to shape our global sponsor bank enablement strategy, building the partnerships and operating models that will support our expansion into new markets.

Sitting within our Commercial function, you'll operate at a strategic level, developing relationships with major financial institutions and helping translate complex payment infrastructure requirements into scalable platform capabilities.

This is a commercially focused role with significant strategic ownership. You'll work closely with Product and Engineering and other business functions to ensure our sponsor bank partnerships support long-term growth, market expansion and customer needs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own and shape Form3's sponsor bank enablement strategy, supporting expansion across existing and new markets.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with sponsor banks, financial institutions and payment infrastructure providers.
• Develop scalable sponsor bank engagement models, onboarding frameworks and market-entry playbooks.
• Structure and commercialize network partnership opportunities, balancing commercial objectives with regulatory and operational requirements.
• Translate complex payment infrastructure, scheme and sponsor bank requirements into clear product recommendations.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Architecture to influence the development and prioritization of sponsor-bank-enabled platform capabilities.
• Analyze payment flows, clearing, settlement, liquidity and operational requirements to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support market assessments, business cases and commercial propositions for new-market opportunities.
• Establish meaningful KPIs to measure partnership success, market readiness and product adoption.
• Work collaboratively across Commercial, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations and Customer Success to support successful delivery.
• Experience developing and managing complex strategic partnerships with banks, financial institutions or payment providers, including structuring and commercializing network partnership arrangements.
• Experience collaborating with Product teams in Payments, Banking, Financial Market Infrastructure or FinTech, translating complex payment, operational and regulatory requirements into clear product direction.
• Strong commercial judgement, with experience supporting business cases, partnership models or go-to-market propositions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working across senior banking, commercial, technical and operational audiences.
• Understanding of domestic and international payment ecosystems, including clearing, settlement, sponsor bank operating models, liquidity management and payment scheme participation.
• Experience supporting market expansion, payment rail growth or sponsor bank propositions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience developing reusable sponsor bank onboarding frameworks or market-entry playbooks.
• Experience establishing KPIs or measuring the effectiveness and adoption of sponsor-bank-enabled capabilities.
• Knowledge of US payment infrastructure and sponsor banking arrangements. Strong UK/EU payments experience is also valued.

Stage 1: Screening Interview with Talent Team

Stage 2: Interview with Chief Revenue Officer

Stage 3: Case Study Presentation to Senior Leadership Team

Stage 4: Interview with Chief Product Officer

We always aim to stick to the above process; however, there may be occasions when an additional interview stage is needed for us to be sure we're hiring the right fit for the role.

This is a 100% remote position, and we're hiring in the following US states:

• Connecticut
• Florida
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina

All new joiners start their first day in our office to collect the equipment needed to work remotely. We'll also arrange for some of your team to come in to say hi, ensuring you're supported and have a positive first few days with Form3!

Form3 is a 100% remote, flexible business and is able to offer part-time working arrangements. We believe this enables our people to achieve amazing things with a healthy work-life balance.

For further information on what it's like to work here, and for more information on our full benefits package, visit our careers page.

If you have any other questions, we'd be happy to discuss these with you during the interview process.

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