Partner Development Manager, Link - Payments Partnerships

Stripe

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Work type
Remote
Location
Chicago, ILNew York, NYSeattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary
$199,400–$299,000 / yr
Posted
28 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $203k
This role $249k
$149k most similar roles pay here $315k

This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $168,500–$237,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $249k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses, providing payment processing, billing, fraud prevention, and banking-as-a-service APIs to businesses of all sizes globally. Industry: Payments Infrastructure & Financial Technology

Stripe currently has 173 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,400–$285,600 across 171 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Partner Development Manager, Link - Payments Partnerships

Partner Development Manager, Link - Payments Partnerships joins the Link Partnerships team to source, develop, and manage relationships within the payments ecosystem. This role focuses on building partnerships with card networks, card issuers, local payment methods, crypto providers, and stablecoin providers to expand Link’s acceptance and performance. The individual will own the strategy and execution of these partnerships, negotiate commercial agreements, drive technical integrations, and shape the product roadmap for agentic commerce. Key responsibilities include navigating scheme rules, tokenization frameworks, and authentication protocols while collaborating with internal Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Risk teams. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in business development or corporate development within payments infrastructure. They must demonstrate strong negotiation skills, technical acumen to define product requirements, and the ability to manage complex relationships with executive leadership to solve challenges in emerging commerce models.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute Link's payment partnership strategy across card networks, issuers, local payment methods, and crypto providers.
  • Negotiate and manage commercial agreements to expand acceptance footprints and improve transaction authorization rates.
  • Develop technical standards and liability frameworks for agent-initiated transactions in the agentic commerce space.
  • Coordinate with internal Product, Engineering, Risk, and Legal teams to shape the Link payments roadmap.
  • Identify and educate key partner stakeholders to build alignment between Stripe and their executive leadership.
  • Analyze new partnership opportunities and provide data-driven recommendations to internal decision makers.
  • Manage complex relationship activities by establishing clear processes and a vision for partner growth.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, corporate development, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience working with card networks, card issuers, digital wallets, or payments infrastructure providers.
  • 3+ years of experience negotiating and scaling commercial deals with partners.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence stakeholders at executive levels.
  • Technical acumen to understand product strategy and define requirements for scaling products through partnerships.
  • Experience developing partnership strategies and identifying, sourcing, and analyzing new opportunities in greenfield segments.
  • Ability to handle ambiguity and work autonomously in a fast-moving organization.

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