Strategic Relationship Manager Jobs

We're transforming the grocery industry At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers. Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table. Instacart is a Flex First team There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work. Why this role is on the menu Instacart's Strategic Finance team partners across the business to drive disciplined growth and long-term value creation. Within this group, the Retailer pod supports our Retail Partnerships organization as we expand and deepen relationships with grocers and retailers across North America. In this role you will be the finance lead for retailer deal flow—setting financial strategy, shaping pricing philosophy, and driving portfolio-level decision-making across the full lifecycle of retailer partnerships. You will develop decision frameworks, build robust models, and advise senior leaders through high-stakes negotiations that shape Instacart’s revenue and margin profile. This is an individual contributor role to start, with a clear path to people management as the team grows. This person will report to the Director of Retailer Finan

About the Team The Strategic Futures team is a small, research- and writing-focused group exploring how advanced AI could reshape public policy, institutions, and society over the long term. We operate like an internal think tank: developing clear views of desirable long-range outcomes, examining the choices that could make those outcomes more likely, and producing ideas that help OpenAI and the broader public navigate profound technological change. The team is intentionally lean and highly collaborative. Our work draws from public policy, law, economics, political science, history, institutional design, technology, and other relevant disciplines. We partner closely with experts across OpenAI to connect long-range thinking with evolving AI capabilities, organizational priorities, and real-world policy questions. About the Role We are looking for a highly organized and strategic operator to serve as Chief of Staff and Program Manager for the Strategic Futures team. Working closely with the team’s leader, you will translate broad priorities into coordinated execution, establish the systems and operating rhythms that keep a small team performing at a high level, and ensure important work moves forward with clarity and consistency. This is a hands-on role combining chief-of-staff partnership, program management, strategic planning, cross-functional coordination, and communications. You will make it easier for the team to focus on high-quality research and writing by ensuring priorities are clear, decisions are documented, dependencies are visible, collaborators are engaged, and follow-through is reliable. You will also serve as a central connector between Strategic Futures and teams across OpenAI, helping the group build trusted relationships, navigate organizational complexity, and contribute effectively to broader company priorities. In this role, you will: Partner closely with the leader of Strategic Futures to translate the team’s strategic direction into clear prio

About Stripe Stripe builds financial tools and economic infrastructure for the internet. We’re helping ambitious startups and the world’s most successful companies build products, create new business models, and scale their efforts globally. In pursuit of this mission, the Global Partnerships team develops, executes, and manages partnerships and strategic initiatives that enable Stripe’s product and payments ecosystem. About the team The Strategic Payments Partnerships team develops and manages relationships with payment methods and ecosystem partners that enable Stripe’s product strategy and deliver new capabilities to Stripe users. The team executes high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across new products, geographic expansion, user advocacy, and policy. These partnerships materially affect Stripe and the products used by millions of Stripe users. What you’ll do We’re looking for a Partner Development Manager to own and grow priority payment method partnerships, with a focus on strategic wallets, buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers, and related payment partners. You will manage day-to-day partner relationships and distribution initiatives, lead defined commercial and product initiatives, and work across Stripe to increase payment method adoption and deliver better experiences for users. This role requires sound commercial judgment, a structured approach to execution, and the ability to bring together internal and external stakeholders with different priorities. You will develop deep expertise in your partners and the payment method ecosystem, using that context to identify opportunities, inform Stripe’s decisions, and execute initiatives that support Stripe’s product and business goals. You will: Manage one or more priority payment method partnerships, with a focus on driving joint initiatives and launching new offerings that benefit Stripe users. Manage go-to-market strategy and enablement for defined payment method partners, products, and/or geographies, cr

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As Vanta's Customer Success Manager, Strategic, you will serve as a trusted advisor to Vanta's largest and most complex customers—organizations with 10,000+ employees navigating sophisticated security and compliance landscapes. Unlike traditional CSM roles managing 20-30 accounts, you'll own a focused book of 5-10 strategic accounts, driving deep customer relationships, multi-quarter projects, and high-impact business outcomes. The Strategic CS team plays a defining role in proving Vanta can serve the enterprise at scale. You'll partner closely with Strategic Account Executives and Account Managers to execute land and expand strategies, manage complex implementations, and guide executive stakeholders through their GRC program maturity journeys. Your work will directly influence Vanta's upmarket growth, product roadmap, and strategic positioning in the market. What you’ll do as a Customer Success Manager, Strategic at Vanta: Serve as the primary trusted advisor for 5-10 of Vanta's most strategic customers, each with 10,000+ employees and highly complex organizational structures Lead enterprise-scale implementations, configurations, and optimizations of Vanta's Trust Management Platform across multi-business-unit, multi-geography organizations Build and maintain deep, multi-threaded executive relationships with CISOs, CIOs, Chief Compliance Officers, and other C-level stakeholders Partner closely with Strategic Account Executives and Account Managers to identify expansion opportunities, develop account growth strategies, and execute on land and expand motions Manage complex, multi-quarter projects that require coordination across

Senior Partner Program Manager - Strategic Initiatives Remote (US) or New York, New York, USA We're looking for an experienced Senior Partner Program Manager to design, launch, and scale strategic initiatives across Datadog's Channels & Alliances organization. In this role, you'll identify opportunities where targeted partner programs can accelerate business outcomes beyond Datadog's standard partner framework and lead those initiatives from concept to execution. This includes driving growth in a specific region, accelerating adoption of a new product, enabling a strategic collaboration with a partner, or creating a new referral or incentive motion. You'll be responsible for turning partner business opportunities into scalable programs. You'll work closely with partner leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate opportunities, align teams, execute, and continuously iterate based on performance. This is a highly visible role that requires strategic thinking, strong execution skills, and the ability to influence across a complex organization. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth cloud software company and help shape the future of Datadog's partner ecosystem. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture—the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do Identify opportunities to accelerate partner-driven growth through targeted programs and initiatives that complement Datadog's standard partner framework Design, launch, and scale custom partner programs that support strategic business priorities, including regional growth initiatives, new product adoption, partner incentives, referral motions, and strategic collaboration agreements Partner with stakeholders across Channels & Alliances, Sales, Deal Desk, Legal, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Product, and Enablement teams to bring p

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 Strategic Partnerships team develops and manages relationships with large partners that enable Stripe's product strategy and deliver new capabilities to Stripe users. Our team executes on high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across new products, geographic expansion, user advocacy, and policy. These partnerships have a significant impact on Stripe and the products used by millions of our users. We're looking for a senior member to join our team to develop new partnerships with our largest users and strategic partners, and drive critical initiatives that will be foundational for Stripe. A successful candidate will have significant experience delivering complex deal work, creating and driving strategy, working with cross-functional teams to launch new initiatives, and initiating first-of-a-kind partnerships. We're looking for someone who exhibits a strong sense of ownership, performs at a senior level, drives to have an impact, and has an entrepreneurial spirit. What you’ll do Responsibilities Evaluate and develop the business case to support Stripe’s product and engineering investment in new strategic partnerships across verticals (e.g. AI, Platforms, Payment Methods) Manage strategic planning, negotiation and new partnership development Ensure highly structured, methodical deal management rooted in milestones, KPIs, and alignment with partners on opportunities of mutual interest Navigate the largest partners, in partnership wi

Strategic Projects Lead, Managed Services Team: Client Services Prolific Prolific isn’t just enabling AI innovation – we’re redefining it. While foundational AI technologies are becoming commoditized, Prolific’s human data infrastructure provides the high-quality, diverse data required to train the next generation of AI models. Through our platform, we empower researchers and companies to access a global, ethically curated participant base, ensuring cutting-edge AI research and training grounded in inclusivity and precision. The Role As a Strategic projects lead focused on AI projects, you’ll play a key role in delivering some of Prolific’s most important and complex client programmes. You’ll own client engagements end to end, working directly with clients to understand what they’re trying to achieve and translating their requirements into successful human data programmes. You’ll bring together teams across Prolific to deliver the right solution, while owning the client relationship, project execution and overall success of the engagement. This is a hands-on role in a fast-moving area of AI. Projects can be complex and requirements can evolve quickly, so you’ll need to be comfortable working through ambiguity, getting into the detail when needed and making sound decisions to keep delivery moving. You’ll combine strong client management with an understanding of AI and human data workflows, helping us deliver excellent work for our clients while continuing to improve how we deliver AI projects at scale. What You’ll Be Doing Own the end-to-end delivery of complex AI projects, from understanding client requirements and shaping the delivery approach through to execution and completion. Act as the primary point of contact for your clients, building strong relationships and providing clear, consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle. Work with clients to translate complex or evolving requirements into clear project scopes, delivery plans,

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities. Tenstorrent builds AI and RISC-V compute hardware that requires best-in-class design tools and intellectual property to compete globally. The Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Engineering Infrastructure leads procurement strategy for the design ecosystem, owning vendor negotiations, IP licensing agreements, and tool sourcing that enable our worldwide engineering teams to innovate at speed. The role suits someone who takes ownership of complex, multidimensional deals, operates independently with minimal oversight, and commands credibility with vendor executives, internal stakeholders, and the C-suite. This role is hybrid or remote, based out of Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX or Toronto, ON. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting. Who You Are A strategic negotiator with 5+ years of experience sourcing complex technology (IP, design tools, or semiconductor components) in fast-paced environments Someone who builds trust-based vendor relationships and leverages them to unlock better terms, faster delivery, and innovative solutions A detail-oriented operator who thrives managing multiple concurrent deals while maintaining executive visibility and cross-func

We’re looking for an experienced sourcing leader to join the Datadog Procurement team and help grow the Strategic Sourcing group. Make an impact by partnering closely with senior technology and business leaders, owning our fastest-growing AI, neocloud, and inference spend end-to-end, and continuing to prove the value that Strategic Sourcing brings to the organization. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Own the AI spend category end-to-end, covering foundation-model and AI APIs, AI development and productivity tools, and AI-enabled SaaS (with neocloud and inference compute as an emerging area), while developing and executing category strategies aligned to business objectives Champion AI and automation adoption across the sourcing function by identifying tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT) and building repeatable workflows that make sourcing faster, smarter, and more scalable Lead high-value AI vendor negotiations spanning foundation-model and API agreements, AI development and productivity tools, and AI SaaS, structuring seat- and consumption-based pricing across net-new purchases and strategic renewals, and building neocloud and GPU-capacity capability as the category grows Partner with Engineering and Finance to turn architectural and consumption trade-offs into commercial business cases, forecasts, and savings targets Build pricing and consumption models and apply FinOps discipline to quantify buying scenarios and uncover savings across a fast-moving spend base Work alongside executive and senior technology leadership as a trusted advisor on AI and neocloud investment decisions, influencing strategy and commercial trade-offs at the leadership level Track category KPIs (savings, pipeline, cycle time), monitor AI market, vendor, and pricing trends,

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft Healthcare & Community Access is redefining how risk-bearing provider organizations, health plans, and community organizations think about transportation. We partner with healthcare organizations to solve real access challenges — connecting patients, employees, and communities to the care and resources they need. Our work is meaningful, fast-moving, and high-impact. We're looking for a driven, proactive, and curious Account Manager to join our Strategic Partnerships team. You'll manage and grow a portfolio of key healthcare partners, serve as a trusted advisor, and play a central role in expanding Lyft's footprint in one of the most important sectors we serve. Responsibilities: Own relationships across a portfolio of strategic healthcare partners and Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) partners, serving as their primary point of contact and trusted advisor Drive quarterly revenue goals by expanding existing partnerships and identifying new business opportunities within identified segments Partner with engineering and product teams to guide technical integrations, ensuring partners are set up for success and fully leveraging Lyft's API platform capabilities Develop a deep understanding of each partner's business, goals, and challenges — using data to uncover opportunities for growth and operational improvement Build expertise in healthcare transportation to anticipate partner needs and add strategic value beyond day-to-day account management Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across strategy, product, marketing, and legal to deliver for your partners Lead change management efforts and proactively identify ways to improve processes and drive efficiency Maintain accurate forecasts and pipeline management in Salesforce CRM Experience: 4+ years of experience in account management, b

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft Healthcare & Community Access is redefining how risk-bearing provider organizations, health plans, and community organizations think about transportation. We partner with healthcare organizations to solve real access challenges — connecting patients, employees, and communities to the care and resources they need. Our work is meaningful, fast-moving, and high-impact. We're looking for a driven, proactive, and curious Account Manager to join our Strategic Partnerships team. You'll manage and grow a portfolio of key healthcare partners, serve as a trusted advisor, and play a central role in expanding Lyft's footprint in one of the most important sectors we serve. Responsibilities: Own relationships across a portfolio of strategic healthcare partners and Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) partners, serving as their primary point of contact and trusted advisor Drive quarterly revenue goals by expanding existing partnerships and identifying new business opportunities within identified segments Partner with engineering and product teams to guide technical integrations, ensuring partners are set up for success and fully leveraging Lyft's API platform capabilities Develop a deep understanding of each partner's business, goals, and challenges — using data to uncover opportunities for growth and operational improvement Build expertise in healthcare transportation to anticipate partner needs and add strategic value beyond day-to-day account management Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across strategy, product, marketing, and legal to deliver for your partners Lead change management efforts and proactively identify ways to improve processes and drive efficiency Maintain accurate forecasts and pipeline management in Salesforce CRM Experience: 4+ years of experience in account management, b

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! Figma is looking for a Manager, Strategic Sales to join our dynamic team of creatives, engineers, marketing wizards, and brilliant business folks. You aren’t the typical sales leader, and we aren’t the typical product development company. At Figma, we think outside the box, lift constraints that block our imagination everyday, and we expect you to do the same. With this role you’ll get in at the ground floor in a fast growing sales org. You’ll consult with our existing customer base and potential customers in driving meaningful relationships that add value to the customer experience and revenue to our bottom line. Figma is growing and moving fast. Our next team member will have an agile, dynamic mindset, be comfortable embracing change, a true team-player, and love working with our growing footprint of Fortune 1000 customers. You won’t be alone! Figma has an incredible team and you’ll work closely with other groups including Support, Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, Customer Success, and Community. As Manager, Strategic Sales, you will lead a team of Account Executives responsible for continuing the growth of our Enterprise products. You will report directly to our VP of Enterprise and Strategic Sales, North America. This is a full time role. Open to remote within the U.S., with a preference for candidates based in one of our hubs. What you’ll do at Figma: Lead our Strategic Segment for North America Participate in customer and prospect meetings with our largest and most

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. Okta: The World’s Identity Company™ About Okta & The TAM Team Okta is the leader in Identity management and The World’s Identity Company™. Our mission is to build a more secure world by providing a neutral, powerful, and extensible platform that puts identity at the heart of the modern tech stack—securing customers, employees, partners, and AI agents. Two-thirds of the Fortune 100 trust Okta to power their identity journeys. The Technical Account Management (TAM) team is a global group of Okta product experts dedicated to driving long-term customer success. As a Senior TAM within our Strategic Workforce Identity segment, you will serve as the premier technical advisor and advocate for some of our largest enterprise customers (across Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, and more), helping them elevate their technical maturity and maximize their Okta investment. What You’ll Be Doing 1. Strategic Customer Partnership & Influence Trusted Advisor: Build deep, executive-level relationships, serving as the primary technical point of contact for customer identity owners and IT leadership (up to CxO). Strategic Roadmapping: Architect tailored technical success plans aligned with customer business objectives to drive platform adoption and secure Okta against competitive displacement. Adoption & Expansion: Guide customers in expanding their Okta footprint across critical Workforce solutions, continuously improving their overall security po

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Okta Sales Team Okta has a vision to free anyone to safely use any technology by providing a secure, highly available, enterprise-grade platform that secures billions of Workforce log-ins every year. As an Okta AE, you will drive territory growth through both net new logos and cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Okta Platform customers. With the support of your Okta ecosystem, your focus will be on consistent results and an unwavering commitment to our customers. The Enterprise Regional Sales Manager Opportunity The successful Okta Regional Sales Manager is a highly motivated, self-driven, and experienced Account Executive who is passionate about security and about driving protection against the biggest identity threats. Okta’s Enterprise Sales Team manages the sales process for medium-sized customers. The team organizes and conducts sales presentations, site visits and product demonstrations to prospects and represents Okta in a consistent, effective and professional manner to best develop and win new clients and current customers. *This role requires in-person onboarding and travel to our San Francisco, CA HQ or Chicago, IL office during the first week of employment. What You’ll Be Doing: Establish a vision and plan to guide your long-term approach to net new logo pipeline generation Consistently deliver revenue targets to support YoY territory growth Identify, develop and execute account strategies to genera

About Us SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja , the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. AI at SharkNinja At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in. We are seeking an energetic and results-oriented Media Manager, LATAM to join our expanding local and regional Media teams. As the Media Manager, LATAM, you will be key in developing, executing, and optimizing our media strategy across multiple channels with a specific focus on driving brand awareness and sales. You will collaborate closely with internal teams, manage relationships with media vendors and agencies, and ensure the successful execution of media campaigns that deliver measurable results. Responsibilities Le ading Day-to-Day Media Management Develop and implement multi-channel media strategies aligned with brand objectives and marketing goals for the French market. Work closely with internal stakeholders (Demand Gen, Category Marketing, Creative, IMC, FP&A) to define campaign media targets, set budgets, and ensure alignment with overa