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Partner Development Lead, Block Ecosystem Partnerships

United States, Bay Area 164300.00 - 297000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 26, 2026
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The Block Ecosystem Partnerships team leads product partnerships, business development and commercialization efforts for Afterpay, Cash App, and Square products. This specialized team sources and develops go-to-market strategy for product partners that enable and extend the reach of our commercial products across the payments and technology ecosystem. They build effective relationships with the largest players in the payments, finance, and technology industries, and drive critical results across the business.

Job Responsibility

  • Develop strategy: Create and implement an overarching plan and strategy for maximizing the effectiveness of a partnership
  • Build relationships: Establish strong rapport with partners at every level to influence prioritization, decision-making, and advance our goals
  • Design scalable programs: Build and project manage a partnership program that advances our goals as well as partner objectives at both local and global scale
  • Commercialize payment products: Lead commercialization of new products by refining and executing our growth partner distribution strategy
  • Maximize out-of-network reach: Drive integrations and efficiencies to reach the maximum number of consumers through partner platforms and ecosystems

Requirements

  • 8+ years of business development or partner management experience, preferably at an innovative payments company
  • A demonstrated track record of success managing commercial products and programs, ideally in payments or fintech
  • Proven ability to build C-suite relationships and navigate external organizations both to identify internal champions and to influence decision makers
  • Expert negotiator with a strong understanding of commercial contracts and complex negotiating dynamics
  • Ultimate cross-functional team player
  • Deep comfort operating in the ambiguity of an ever-evolving product that operates at scale globally
  • Genuine interest and savviness in product – especially working with multiple product and engineering teams for a single partner
  • Willingness to travel (primarily domestically but sometimes internationally) for both internal and external meetings
  • BS/BA required
  • MBA or Masters degree a plus

Nice to have

MBA or Masters degree a plus

What we offer

  • Remote work
  • medical insurance
  • flexible time off
  • retirement savings plans
  • modern family planning

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