Partner Development Manager, Link - Payments Partnerships

the opportunity to define how payments work in an agentic world. Minimum requirements 10+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, corporate development, or related field 5+ years of experience in or working closely with card networks, card issuers, digital wallets, or payments infrastructure providers 3+ years of experience negotiating commercial deals with partners, including scaling such deals across multiple partners Strong communication skills, in both verbal and written form, and ability to influence stakeholders across a wide variety of functions, including at executive levels Technical acumen, especially an ability to understand product strategy and use this understanding to define requirements for scaling products through partnerships Experience developing partnership strategies and identifying, sourcing, and analyzing new partnership opportunities in greenfield segments Strong agency, can handle ambiguity in a fast-moving organization, and thrives on a high level of autonomy and responsibility Preferred qualifications Familiarity with card scheme rules, tokenization (network tokens, device tokens), authentication frameworks (3DS, SCA), and issuer-side authorization optimization Experience with emerging payment models such as agentic commerce, embedded payments, or programmable payment flows Experience building a new partnership category or vertical from zero—defining the strategy, establishing first partnerships, and scaling the program