Sofi
Strategic Partnerships Manager
United States. Posted a month ago
The role
You will expand and scale strategic partnerships across SoFi products and new verticals. You will own the end-to-end partnership process from initial concept through negotiation, launch, and ongoing relationship management.
What you will do
- Identify opportunities for new partnerships and expand existing relationships
- Develop strategic assessments of partnership opportunities
- Source, evaluate, negotiate, and execute complex partnerships
- Own the end-to-end partnership process
- Build recommendations and business cases for senior leadership
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams
- Create structure around complex or ambiguous initiatives
- Track partnership progress and performance
- Build strong relationships with partners
- Manage partner relationships and performance post-launch
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 6+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, corporate strategy, consulting, corporate development, or a related field
- Demonstrated success developing and executing partnerships
- Strong track record of managing complex, cross-functional initiatives
- Ability to identify opportunities and translate strategy into execution plans
- Strong business judgment
- Ability to manage competing priorities and align stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to build consensus and influence stakeholders
- Creative problem solver with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
Nice to have
- MBA
- Experience in financial services, fintech, payments, banking, lending, investing, or financial technology
- Experience negotiating and managing complex commercial agreements
- Experience working in a high-growth or early-stage environment
- Experience building new processes, teams, or operating models
- Experience mentoring or managing junior team members
About the company
SoFi is a next-generation financial services company and national bank using mobile-first technology. They aim to change how people interact with personal finance.