Payments Partnership Manager Job at Adyen (Amsterdam)

Issuer Partnerships Manager

Adyen is looking for an Issuer Partnerships Manager in North America as we build...

Location

United States , San Francisco; New York; Chicago

Salary:

169000.00 - 220000.00 USD / Year

Adyen

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience in payments, acquiring, or card networks
Proven payments industry expertise and a deep understanding of issuer transaction behavior and risk setups
Experience developing and implementing performance monitoring programs, utilizing dashboards, alerts, and data analytics
Exceptional relationship management and negotiation skills
Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Job Responsibility

Build Strategic Relationships: Develop and maintain high-level relationships with key card-issuing banks and financial institutions
Drive Performance Optimization: Implement data-driven strategies to proactively monitor BIN/MID performance, identify trends, troubleshoot decline rates, and optimize transaction types
Resolve Operational Challenges: Act as a dedicated point of contact for day-to-day problem-solving
Advance Data & Innovation Partnerships: Lead discussions and initiatives for enhanced data sharing, issuer education, and joint cost-reduction efforts
Collaborate on Process & Tooling Automation: Work closely with internal teams to design, develop, and implement standardized, repeatable workflows, robust monitoring systems, and automated tools

What we offer

RSUs

Fulltime

Senior Partnerships Manager, Host Payouts

Airbnb is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Partnerships Manager, Host...

Location

United States

Salary:

200000.00 - 250000.00 USD / Year

Airbnb

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of experience in the payments or fintech industry
At least 8 years in strategic partnerships, business development, or enterprise account management
Demonstrated success in owning commercial negotiations and managing multi-million dollar partnerships
Proven ability to craft and execute partner strategies
Deep knowledge of global payment methods, financial products, and cross-border payout solutions
Understanding of payments cost structure (e.g., interchange, chargebacks, FX, treasury flow)
Experience in resolving partner conflicts or escalations, ideally across multiple markets or regulatory contexts
Strong storytelling and analytical skills
Success working in highly matrixed environments
A passion for creating inclusive, innovative environments that foster collaboration and high performance

Job Responsibility

Define and evolve our payout partner strategy
Identify the right partners in each market, structure new deals, and renegotiate existing relationships
Drive global deal execution for payouts
Own and cultivate high-impact relationships with financial institutions, payment processors, banks, and other key partners
Monitor partner performance rigorously
Lead strategic business reviews and act as the point of escalation
Assist in the ongoing scaling of Airbnb’s payout infrastructure
Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Treasury, Risk, Product, Engineering, and Global Operations
Stay ahead of industry and macroeconomic changes affecting international payments

What we offer

bonus
equity
benefits
Employee Travel Credits

Fulltime

Issuer Partnerships Manager

Adyen is looking for an Issuer Partnerships Manager in North America as we build...

Location

United States , New York

Salary:

169000.00 - 220000.00 USD / Year

Adyen

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience in payments, acquiring, or card networks
Proven payments industry expertise and a deep understanding of issuer transaction behavior and risk setups
Experience developing and implementing performance monitoring programs, utilizing dashboards, alerts, and data analytics to proactively identify trends, diagnose issues, and drive resolution, or other demonstrated experience with data science and analytics
Exceptional relationship management and negotiation skills, with a track record of building and maintaining high-level relationships with key issuing banks and navigating hierarchical structures to foster strategic partnerships
Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders across different functions and organizational levels
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Job Responsibility

Build Strategic Relationships: Develop and maintain high-level relationships with key card-issuing banks and financial institutions, moving beyond transactional interactions to strategic partnerships and exploring new joint opportunities and solutions
Drive Performance Optimization: Implement data-driven strategies to proactively monitor BIN/MID performance, identify trends, troubleshoot decline rates, and optimize transaction types to enhance authorization rates and reduce unnecessary declines
Resolve Operational Challenges: Act as a dedicated point of contact for day-to-day problem-solving, collaborating with account managers, issuers, and internal support teams to resolve issues efficiently and establish clear escalation paths
Advance Data & Innovation Partnerships: Lead discussions and initiatives for enhanced data sharing, issuer education, and joint cost-reduction efforts, contributing to innovation and the adoption of new standards and protocols within the payment ecosystem
Collaborate on Process & Tooling Automation: Work closely with internal teams, including Merchant Data Analytics and Merchant Observability, to design, develop, and implement standardized, repeatable workflows, robust monitoring systems, and automated tools

Fulltime

US Referral Partnership Manager

As our US Referral Partnership Manager, you will play a pivotal role in building...

Location

United States , Atlanta

Salary:

Not provided

Arrive

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Proven Experience: 5+ years in partnerships, business development, or strategic alliances, ideally with experience in B2B distribution partnerships
Background in payments, connected services, fleet management, or technology partnerships is highly valuable
Channel Expertise: Demonstrated success in acquiring, growing, and managing distribution partners across fleet ecosystem
Partner Enablement Skills: Experience activating channel partners to sell through—supporting their sales, cross-sell, and go-to-market efforts to maximize commercial impact
Global Perspective: The role is primarily focused on US growth, but success requires sensitivity to global dynamics and the ability to collaborate across regions
Innovative Mindset: Passion for technology and digital innovation, with a track record of turning new ideas into growth opportunities
Exceptional Communication: Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
Languages: Fluency in English required
additional European languages (e.g., Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, or French) are a plus

Job Responsibility

Growth & Acquisition: Identify, pursue, and secure new referral partners in trade associations, maintenance providers, upfitters, and other fleet related service providers
Partner Activation & Revenue Growth: Drive adoption by supporting partners’ sales and cross-sell efforts, equipping them with the tools, training, and co-marketing support they need to successfully take solutions to market
Value Creation: Cultivate strong, productive relationships with existing partners, driving initiatives that expand mutual value and customer impact
Operational Excellence: Establish scalable routines to define, monitor, and deliver SLAs and KPIs with partners
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams—product, legal, finance, sales, and marketing—to launch and scale partnership initiatives that align with strategic priorities
Enterprise Navigation: Manage long, multi-stakeholder partnership cycles, including procurement, product integration, and executive-level alignment
Market Insight: Track industry trends and competitive moves to anticipate opportunities and challenges in distribution channels

Senior Financial Partnerships Manager - Cards

Mercury is building a whole stack of financial tools for startups. The Financial...

Location

United States , San Francisco; New York; Portland

Salary:

162800.00 - 226100.00 USD / Year

Mercury

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years of relevant banking/payment operations experience
4+ years of card issuance experience, ideally as a strategic partnership manager
Strong partnership leader who enjoys growing partnerships and exploring new innovative ways of working together
Excellent communicator both internally and externally
Highly organized project manager
Ability to manage partnerships both tactically and strategically
Consistently exercise empathy
Strong product sense
Excellent negotiator and expertise in navigating strategic deals
Technically inclined or comfortable enough with technical concepts to interface between technical teams inside and outside of Mercury

Job Responsibility

Manage a portfolio of strategic financial and payments partnerships
Be the driving force behind building Mercury’s network of financial relationships
Sell the impact and value of being a partner to Mercury, while negotiating the best returns/outcomes for Mercury
Be the internal expert on the payments, card issuance, and B2B ecosystem and build our knowledge base on how this system works
Work closely with Legal and Finance to negotiate new contracts with our card issuance partners and help manage revenue
Manage new partner selection, ecosystem expansion, and product innovation
Unblock internal teams wherever possible and advocate for Mercury’s roadmap to drive efficiency for internal teams
Manage partnership strategy and executive engagement
Clearly communicate the compliance, regulatory, and technical products of Mercury accurately in order to liaison between product teams and win over external partners

What we offer

Base salary
Equity (stock options)
Benefits

Fulltime

Insurer Partnerships Manager

The Partnerships team holds responsibility for overseeing, managing, and advanci...

Location

United Kingdom , South Wales

Salary:

50000.00 - 55000.00 GBP / Year

Lawes Consulting Group

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Proficient in rapidly establishing rapport, forging trusted connections with stakeholders internally and externally across all levels
Brings a wealth of experience in partnership management within global MGA/Delegated Authority frameworks, whether as an intermediary or carrier, preferably within the realm of general insurance
Demonstrates expertise in owning and supervising delegated authority activities, including technical performance, claims management, underwriting, processing, governance, and reporting
Possesses sound knowledge of key risk management and general insurance principles
Skilled in negotiation and persuasion, able to make decisive decisions under pressure
Exhibits excellent verbal and written communication skills
Approaches problem-solving with pragmatism and rationality, paying meticulous attention to detail
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Possession of formal insurance qualifications (e.g., DipCI, CertCI) is highly desirable

Job Responsibility

Be recognised as the foremost representative of the company, and a certified senior manager overseeing their panel of carrier partners
Spearhead the formulation and implementation of strategies to allocate premiums among carriers
Ensure the ongoing satisfaction of each carrier with the technical, financial, and operational performance of their partnership
Lead regular steering and review meetings to secure buy-in and, when necessary, persuade carriers to support their endeavours in achieving their commercial goals
Ensure the maintenance of existing underwriting capacity and, whenever feasible, its expansion to support our clients’ corporate objectives
Supervise the timely renewal of Delegated Authority Agreements (DAA) contracts
Lead initiatives aimed at augmenting underwriting capacity to encompass new products or markets
Take ownership of and supervise all processes associated with onboarding new carriers
Exercise oversight and assume ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all activities under delegated authority, including carrier processing, underwriting and technical outcomes, claims management, document issuance, and complaint handling, are conducted in accordance with the terms of their DAA contracts
Lead or facilitate scheduled or ad-hoc audits of carriers

Fulltime

Senior Engineering Manager - Payments Team

You will lead the engineering team for Coursera's Payments platform, overseeing ...

Location

Salary:

Not provided

EdTech Jobs

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, OR equivalent practical experience (e.g. 3+ years as a hands-on software engineer building web applications or distributed systems)
5+ years in software product development or a related field, including prior experience leading engineering teams (2+ years in an engineering management role)
Strong software engineering foundation with experience in system design, data structures, and algorithms

Job Responsibility

Building the Team: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Data, Finance) to refine the team’s charter, ensure alignment with broader business goals, and support overall team health and growth
Mentoring: Act as a role model and coach for engineers. Conduct regular career development conversations, provide constructive feedback, and inspire engineers to achieve their best
Hiring: Identify key skill gaps and growth areas on the team. Drive the hiring pipeline by sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding talented engineers to build a well-rounded, high-performing team
Advising (Technical Leadership): Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineers as they design systems and tackle complex problems. Encourage sound architectural decisions and help team members grow into technical leaders in their product work
Product Enablement: In partnership with Product Management, curate a compelling vision for the payments platform including expanding our international payments strategy. Translate high-level product needs into an actionable engineering roadmap. Prioritize and drive key initiatives forward, run sprint planning and stand-ups, and ensure the team delivers with high quality on product and business goals in this critical area of the product
Platform Leadership: Balance building new features with managing tech debt to maintain a reliable, scalable platform. Evolve the payments platform for high leverage – architect systems and services that can accelerate multiple product initiatives across Coursera
Mediating: Foster an inclusive, collaborative team environment. Proactively address interpersonal issues and facilitate crucial conversations with empathy and fairness. Ensure every team member feels empowered, engaged, and comfortable sharing ideas and concerns

Fulltime

Product Manager – Cards / Payment Orchestration

Transak is a leading Web3 payments infrastructure provider used by top partners ...

Location

Salary:

Not provided

Transak

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of product management experience
at least 2+ years in payments, card acquiring, or PSP orchestration
hands-on experience with payment service providers (PSPs) or aggregators such as Checkout.com, Adyen, Stripe, Primer, or Worldpay
strong technical product skills, with familiarity in routing logic, APIs, 3DS, tokenization, retries, and fraud step-ups
proven track record of improving card approval rates, reducing chargebacks, or optimizing transaction costs
data-driven mindset
skilled at funnel analysis, experimentation, and performance monitoring
strong stakeholder management skills
ability to work across engineering, finance, risk, and partnerships
experience in high-growth fintech, payments, or Web3 preferred

Job Responsibility

Smart Orchestration: Design and optimize routing logic across multiple PSPs to maximize approval rates and minimize transaction costs with the help of AI
Retries & Fallbacks: Build robust retry and fallback mechanisms to reduce failed payments and increase conversion
A/B Testing & Experimentation: Run controlled experiments on routing strategies, PSP configurations, and card flows to continuously improve approval rates and costs
Risk & Fraud Collaboration: Work closely with the risk team to reduce false positives, lower chargebacks, and optimize fraud step-up flows while protecting throughput
Margin Optimization: Partner with finance and partnerships to monitor PSP fees, interchange costs, and optimize orchestration for both cost and reliability
Global Expansion: Support integrations with new acquirers and local PSPs to unlock new markets, balancing global scale with regional compliance
Analytics & Monitoring: Define and own KPIs such as authorization success rate, PSP uptime, false-positive rates, chargeback ratios, and margin per transaction. Build dashboards and alerts for proactive monitoring
Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with engineering, risk, fraud, finance, and partnerships teams to deliver best-in-class card payment orchestration
Regulatory Alignment: Ensure orchestration systems meet PCI DSS, 3DS, and regional card regulations across jurisdictions

What we offer

Competitive compensation + equity options
Be part of a global, mission-driven team building the future of Web3 payments

Fulltime

Payments Partnership Manager

Adyen

Location:
Netherlands , Amsterdam

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
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Job Posted:
January 06, 2026

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