Strategic Partnerships Lead Jobs

About the Team We are a small and fast-moving partnerships team that shapes and executes OpenAI’s most strategic collaborations in India. We work at the intersection of product, growth, and market expansion to build impactful relationships that accelerate adoption and unlock new use cases for OpenAI’s technologies. The team partners closely with product, engineering, research, marketing, finance, legal, and operations to design and deliver partnerships that scale OpenAI’s presence and relevance across diverse markets. Our focus is on establishing long-term strategic partners and driving sustainable growth through integrated, high-impact product experiences across consumer and B2B offerings in the region. About the Role As India Product Partnerships Lead, you will lead and scale strategic partnerships primarily in India. You will be responsible for initiating, structuring, and growing partnerships that expand OpenAI’s distribution, deepen user engagement, and accelerate product adoption across the region. This role requires strong commercial judgment, regional market fluency, and the ability to work closely with product teams to translate strategic opportunities into scalable partnership models. You will operate at both strategic and execution levels — shaping partnership strategy while driving concrete outcomes that contribute to OpenAI’s growth. This role is based in Mumbai. You’ll be responsible for: Initiating and scaling strategic partnerships in India that drive user growth, distribution, and adoption for OpenAI’s consumer and B2B offerings. Establishing and managing long-term strategic partners in India, serving as the primary relationship owner and strategic lead. Identifying and executing market-specific growth opportunities such as bundled offerings, embedded distribution, platform integrations, and co-developed product experiences. Shaping joint product strategy with partners by aligning roadmaps, defining shared priorities, and unlocking new use cases tai

About the Team: We are a small and fast-moving partnerships team that shapes and executes OpenAI’s most important collaborations. Your mission is to identify, structure, and scale partnerships that expand how businesses adopt and benefit from OpenAI. You will work across priority sectors, including legal, professional services, information services, and other B2B categories, while maintaining the flexibility to pursue the highest-impact opportunities as the market evolves. About the Role: You are a senior business development and partnerships leader with strong judgment, high ownership, and a track record of originating and closing complex partnerships. You can move from market strategy and executive engagement through deal development, launch, and growth. You combine strategic thinking, commercial discipline, and hands-on execution, and you can create clarity and momentum across multiple internal and external stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: Develop a portfolio strategy for high-impact B2B partnerships. Identify and prioritize partners based on customer reach, differentiated data or workflows, distribution, strategic value, and growth potential. Originate, structure, negotiate, and launch complex product and commercial partnerships. Build joint value propositions and business plans spanning integration, distribution, go-to-market, and customer adoption. Lead executive relationships and establish durable cross-functional partnership governance. Coordinate product, engineering, sales, marketing, legal, finance, security, policy, and operations to deliver partnership outcomes. Translate partner and market insight into product strategy and new partnership models. Track adoption, pipeline, revenue impact, strategic milestones, and partner performance, and communicate progress and risks clearly. Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, enterprise technology, or platform ecosystems. Proven experience personally originatin

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. Plaid’s Partnerships team unlocks “one to many” relationships and product partnerships with technology platforms to allow more customers and consumers to benefit from Plaid’s solutions. This role will focus specifically on partnerships that unlock new markets and scale new use cases alongside our Credit Team. Our Credit Team is building the future of lending by making cash flow data as ubiquitous and trusted as traditional credit data. Our mission is to expand access to more affordable credit by empowering lenders with real-time financial data that improves risk assessment and decision-making at scale. In this role, you will lead partnerships that make it easier for lenders to adopt cash flow underwriting. The potential partner ecosystem is broad and includes the software platforms, capital providers, and other companies involved throughout the lending lifecycle. You will assess Plaid’s partnership needs, identify and prioritize strategic partners, develop creative commercial structures, and negotiate complex agreements. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders across product, engineering, legal, go-to-market, and other functions to build partnerships that create meaningful valu

Topgolf is rolling out a Partnership platform strategy across sponsorships, media, and licensing - delivering impact at scale to support continued expansion and entertainment opportunities for millions of fans. As we build toward this next chapter, the Regional Director, Partnerships will lead a regional sales team while carrying their own number - setting the standard as both a coach and a closer. This is a revenue-driving leadership role at the center of Topgolf's partnership business, with a dual mandate: building and owning both regional corporate sponsorships and the Swing Suites P&L as distinct local product lines. Because many regional buyers are interested in both sponsorship and experiential entertainment solutions, this role is intentionally designed to sell across both offerings. You'll identify the right brands, develop strategic partnerships, and close sponsorships and Swing Suites sales ranging from five to seven figures that help shape the future of Topgolf's commercial platform, while leading a team of direct reports selling across both revenue streams and staying personally accountable for closing deals. P&L and Business Ownership Own the full P&L for the regional partnerships business, including both corporate sponsorships and the Swing Suites product line - set targets, manage budget, and be accountable for hitting financial goals without escalation. Lead all financial forecasting, planning cycles, and revenue reporting for both revenue streams in direct partnership with Finance - ensuring targets are clearly defined, tracked, and communicated across the team. Develop and maintain a deep command of Topgolf’s Corporate Partnerships business model and Swing Suites product strategy - using that knowledge to make fast, informed decisions across both lines of business. Own all aspects of the regional partnerships business - strategy, budget, staffing, and execut

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for advanced AI workloads. The team builds next-generation AI-native silicon and systems, working closely with software, research, and manufacturing partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. Beyond delivering systems for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team develops the strategic partnerships needed to accelerate hardware innovation and scale. About the Role We’re seeking an experienced Hardware Strategic Sourcing & Manufacturing Partnerships Manager to lead strategic engagements with joint design manufacturers (JDMs), contract manufacturers (CMs), and original design manufacturers (ODMs) across OpenAI’s hardware ecosystem. Based in Singapore, you will own the complete manufacturing partner lifecycle: developing sourcing strategies, leading RFIs and RFPs, evaluating and selecting JDM, CM, and ODM partners, negotiating commercial agreements, onboarding suppliers, launching manufacturing programs, and managing long-term partnerships. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, legal, security, and program management teams to establish partnerships supporting AI-native silicon, rack-scale systems, and related infrastructure. Success requires strong commercial judgment, technical credibility, and hands-on operational execution. In this role, you will: Develop and execute partnership strategies across JDM, CM, and ODM engagement models, identifying the appropriate manufacturing approach based on product requirements, technical complexity, scale, speed, cost, and risk. Lead end-to-end RFI and RFP processes for prospective JDM, CM, and ODM partners, including defining requirements, conducting market outreach, managing competitive bids, coordinating stakeholder evaluations, and presenting selection recommendations. Evaluate manufacturing partners across technical capabilities, product design and engineer

About the Team OpenAI’s Strategic Finance organization provides financial insights and guidance to support the company’s long-term strategy and ambitious growth. We partner across Product, Partnerships, Engineering, and GTM to allocate resources to the highest-impact opportunities while protecting sustainable unit economics. The Applications Technology Strategic Finance team partners closely with Product to scale core offerings and bring new products to market. We lead revenue forecasting and performance management across the product portfolio, including economic margins, pricing, and partnership deal pricing and structuring. About the Role We are hiring on our Strategic Finance Partnerships team to drive strategic decision-making across OpenAI’s growth and media partnership portfolio, focused on our consumer business. This role will be a critical finance partner to Partnerships deal leads and Product owners, responsible for evaluating, pricing, and structuring partnerships, and translating partner opportunity into decision-ready economics and performance management. The role will be hands-on in deal evaluation, negotiation support, and portfolio oversight. You will shape how OpenAI approaches partnership unit economics, measurement and incrementality, and how partnership performance is incorporated into forecasts and planning. This role is based in San Francisco, CA, with a hybrid work model (3 days/week in-office). Relocation assistance is available. In this role, you will: Own financial evaluation for growth and media partnerships, including modeling revenue, margin, compute, and payback to support decision-making and negotiations. Develop clear economic frameworks and deal guardrails (pricing floors, rev-share structures, caps, minimum guarantees, performance-based terms) to protect long-term unit economics. Partner closely with Product and Partnerships to define and measure incrementality and ensure contract terms align with measurable outcomes. Lead partnershi

About the team The Partnerships team supports OpenAI’s mission by building and managing external relationships that expand product reach, accelerate adoption, strengthen strategic capabilities, and help the company scale responsibly. We partner across the organization to develop ecosystem strategy, create shared value, and support relationships that are critical to OpenAI’s growth. About the role We’re looking for a Partnerships Manager to lead high-impact relationships across technology, product, go-to-market, and operations. You’ll manage a portfolio of strategic external partners—including technology platforms, distribution channels, service providers, and other ecosystem partners—and work closely with internal teams to turn business needs into effective partnership strategies. This role combines relationship management, commercial judgment, and hands-on execution. You’ll help evaluate new partners, negotiate agreements, improve existing programs, and create the operating mechanisms needed to manage partnerships at scale. This role is based in San Francisco or New York in office 3 days a week. In this role, you will Own and deepen relationships with key strategic and ecosystem partners. Develop partnership strategies aligned with OpenAI’s product, go-to-market, and operational priorities. Source, evaluate, and onboard new partners and service providers. Lead commercial negotiations in partnership with Legal, Business Operations, Procurement, Security, and other stakeholders. Translate complex business requirements into clear partner selection criteria and operating plans. Establish performance metrics, governance processes, and regular business reviews for strategic relationships. Identify opportunities to improve economics, service quality, resilience, and scalability across the partner portfolio. Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Sales, Product, Engineering, Legal, Security, Marketing, Business Operations, and other partner-facing teams. Monitor

Datadog Principal Partner Manager - Technology Alliances As a Principal Partner Manager, Global Technology Alliances, you will grow high-priority ISV go-to-market (GTM) partnerships globally in close partnership with the Datadog Product team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving joint GTM initiatives, developing and executing GTM partner plans, and maximizing revenue opportunities through sales motions. This position requires a highly strategic and execution-focused leader with a deep understanding of the ISV ecosystem, cloud technologies, and GTM strategy. What You’ll Do: Own & scale strategic ISV GTM partnerships: lead Datadog’s GTM strategy with the ISV partners, managing key partner alliance and field relationships. Product team alignment: work closely with Datadog Product on their co-build / co-innovation priorities and then own driving revenue for net new solutions, helping them land successfully in the sales field. Build and drive the GTM plan. Work closely with Datadog Channels & Alliances team members globally to drive an effective global but local plan. Drive Revenue Growth: Identify and execute joint business opportunities, including Power of 3 campaigns with reseller/SI partners. Ensure Datadog fully leverages ISV GTM partner programs and GTM funding opportunities. Create new routes to market, including joint product listings on Cloud Marketplaces. Develop Sales Playbooks and messaging with internal Product and Marketing teams. Field & Partner Enablement: Train and support Datadog’s global Channels & Alliances and field sales teams on partnership benefits, co-sell motions, and offerings. Measure & Optimize: track partnership GTM performance using key metrics (pipeline, revenue, incentives), present to leadership regularly, and continuously refine strategy to maximize impact. Who You Are: Experienced in 10+ years of partner-facing business development, strategi

The Partnership and Alliances team is dedicated to accelerating Asana's growth and market reach through partnerships and fostering a thriving partner network. We build and nurture relationships with Technology Partners and Strategic Alliances to support Asana customers across geographies through our partners' specialized expertise, consulting and technical capabilities. Our team collaborates closely with internal cross-functional teams to align partner efforts with company objectives and ensure that partners are engaged through comprehensive enablement, program support and resources. We are seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to help drive our strategic business development initiatives with leading technology companies. In this role, you will own the global partnership strategy for an emerging ecosystem platform, driving partner growth, and third-party integrations that accelerate Asana AI adoption across all surfaces. This role requires deep fluency in AI/Gen AI platforms, developer ecosystems, as well as the ability to operate with high autonomy in a fast-moving, highly ambiguous environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including product, marketing, channel, sales, finance and legal teams at Asana. This role will join our Business Development team, reporting into the CPO organization. Critical to your success is generating measurable revenue impacts through strategic partnerships that foster new product capabilities, innovative sales playbooks, cohesive marketing campaigns, and retention strategies. This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements. What You’ll Achieve: Def

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 revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet. About the team The Global Partnerships team develops and manages the strategic relationships that enable Stripe’s payments, financial-services, and geographic-expansion ambitions. We work with local payment methods, financial institutions, card networks, banks, and other ecosystem partners to build the infrastructure, commercial models, and market access Stripe needs to serve users globally. What you’ll do We are hiring a Global Partnerships Lead based in Singapore to own Stripe’s Global Partnerships strategy and execution across Greater China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. As the regional Global Partnerships Lead, you will own Stripe’s most important in-market relationships across local payment methods, financial partners, card networks, banks, and expansion partners. You will set the partnership strategy for the region; identify, prioritize, and develop new opportunities; lead complex negotiations; and ensure partnerships deliver durable commercial, product, and expansion outcomes for Stripe and our users. This is a leadership role at the intersection of product strategy, market expansion, and commercial execution. You will serve as Stripe’s senior partnership representative for the region, build trusted executive relationships with ecosystem partners, and lead alignment across Product, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Treasury, and Operations. Responsibilities Act as Stripe’s Global Partnerships Lead for Greater China, Hong Kong, and Singapore , with end-to-end accountability for the regional partnership portfolio. Set and execute the regional strategy across local payment methods, financial partners, card networks, banks, and expansion par

Role Overview We are looking for a senior, externally-facing executive professional to build, scale, and manage jeweler partnerships for Paytm Gold, with a specific focus on enabling digital gold redemption at jewellery outlets. This role owns end-to-end jeweller relationships—from onboarding and commercial structuring to operational rollout and ongoing partner success. The role requires deep jewellery industry experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to work across legal, product, operations, and compliance teams to build scalable partnerships. Key Responsibilities • Own and manage strategic relationships with regional and national jewellery partners • Identify, onboard, and scale jeweller partners for Paytm Gold redemption • Act as the primary relationship owner for senior leadership at partner organisations • Drive end-to-end enablement of Paytm Gold redemption at jeweller outlets • Define redemption flows covering commercials, operations, settlements, reconciliation, and customer experience • Lead partnership discussions on commercials, incentives, revenue sharing, and operational SLAs • Work closely with legal and compliance teams to structure regulatorily sound partnership agreements • Act as the bridge between jewellers and internal teams including product, operations, finance, risk, and compliance • Manage escalations and resolve partner issues efficiently • Set up governance mechanisms for partner performance and periodic reviews • Build and own MIS dashboards tracking redemption volumes, partner-wise performance, and operational metrics • Track jewellery industry trends, competitor models, and regulatory developments and share insights with leadership Candidate Profile Experience • 10–16 years of experience (flexible for the right candidate) • Mandatory prior experience working with jewellers, jewellery retail chains, bullion firms, or gold trading businesses • Proven experience in partnerships, alliances, or business development roles

About the Team We are a small and fast-moving partnerships team that shapes and executes OpenAI’s most important collaborations. Your mission is to build and lead our business with independent software vendors, from native AI companies building in our programs to technology companies taking new products to market with OpenAI’s models and products. You will help partners build, launch, and grow differentiated products while working closely with our sales and product organizations. About the Role You are a senior partnerships leader with strong judgment, high ownership, and a track record of building consequential ISV relationships. You can establish durable executive partnerships, lead complex product and commercial negotiations, and move fluently from market strategy to integration, launch, adoption, and growth. You are highly commercial, technically fluent, and comfortable operating where there is no playbook. In this role, you will: Define OpenAI’s ISV partnership strategy, priorities, segmentation, and business goals. Recruit and manage a portfolio of high-impact software partners across horizontal and vertical applications. Structure and negotiate partnerships spanning product integration, model adoption, commercial terms, distribution, and joint go-to-market. Develop joint business plans and executive governance with strategic partners. Help partners move from initial build to launch, customer adoption, expansion, and scaled consumption. Create repeatable co-build, co-sell, co-market, and marketplace motions. Serve as the voice of ISVs internally, shaping product requirements, developer experience, economics, and partner programs. Track partner pipeline, launches, adoption, consumption, customer impact, and ecosystem growth. Establish the team structure and operating model needed to scale the ISV business. You might thrive in this role if you have: 12+ years of experience in technology partnerships, business development, platform ecosystems, or enterprise softw

Who we are 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. About the team The Global Alliances and Channels team owns the Go-To-Market (GTM) partnerships for Stripe including management consultants, payment advisors, systems integrators and technology partners. We drive the development of the partnerships including enablement and solution design along with the go-to-market strategy where we work with partners to source new opportunities for Stripe and ensure they are delivered and activated with world class quality. Additionally, we work to ensure our partners develop large, fast growing, profitable businesses on Stripe inclusive of payments, billing, fraud, stablecoins and agentic offerings. What you’ll do As the lead for Stripe relationship with Strategic payment advisors you will drive Stripe’s engagement with payment advisors who most critically influence opportunities relevant to Stripe. Payment advisors firms help large and medium businesses with all their needs related to payment, including monetizing payments through marketplaces and platforms, RFP execution, GTM, Cost optimization, new revenue modes and GTM strategies. Often an enterprises’ financial infrastructure is the cornerstone of these transformations and legacy players are being challenged on their innovation ability in a crowded and rapidly evolving space. Therefore, Stripe needs to continuously engage, educate and support this broad base of influencers to ensure they clearly understand the value and capabilities that Stripe bri

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. About Data & Technology Solutions WPP’s Data & Technology Solutions is the WPP’s unified global data products and technology team. We work with our agencies and clients to build data-driven solutions and technology product to power marketing transformation. WPP Open is our AI platform for marketing, it connects marketing professionals, data, tools and AI in a single place. WPP Open is the simplest, safest and fastest way to realize the benefits of scaled AI – delivering better-informed creative ideas faster, at scale and at lower cost. We’re endlessly curious and our team of thinkers, builders, creators and problem solvers are over 2,000 strong, across 20 markets around the world. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are seeking a strategic and commercially driven leader to define and execute WPP’s data partnership strategy within EMEA. This role will be critical in sourcing, integrating, and scaling data partnerships to support local market growth whi

Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. About the Role Justworks is looking for a Strategic Partnerships Program Manager to help turn our most important partnerships into scalable, successful growth opportunities. Sitting within Revenue Strategy, this individual contributor role will work closely with our Partnerships and Business Development teams to translate complex partnership opportunities into coordinated execution plans and measurable business outcomes. Bringing a partnership to life often requires many parts of the business to move together—from designing the customer journey and go-to-market motion to enabling product and technology capabilities, operational processes, financial models, marketing programs, and reporting. You will serve as the cross-functional quarterback for these initiatives, connecting the strategy and commercial intent of a partnership with the teams and capabilities required to successfully launch it. We’re looking for someone who combines strong strategic thinking and commercial instincts with exceptional project management and cross-functional leadership. You can take an ambiguous, complex opportunity, break it into a clear plan, anticipate what cou