Senior Partner Growth Manager

Affirm Affirm · Fintech · Canada, United States · Remote · Strategic Partnerships

This role focuses on managing and expanding existing payments partnerships for Affirm, a fintech company. The Senior Partner Growth Manager will be responsible for driving revenue growth, identifying new opportunities, executing go-to-market strategies, and collaborating with internal teams like Product and Sales. It's an individual contributor role with a focus on strategic partnerships and business development within the fintech sector.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and grow a named portfolio of existing payments partnerships, focusing on expanding business value, accelerating revenue, and driving merchant acquisition.
  2. Identify new opportunities within existing partner relationships that align with Affirm’s growth objectives.
  3. Execute go-to-market strategies tailored to each partnership, including cross-functional execution plans.
  4. Negotiate partnership amendments and renewals as needed to support evolving business objectives.
  5. Build trusted relationships within partner organizations, from working teams to mid-level leaders.

Skills

Required

  • 10 + years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or a similar growth-focused role, ideally in high-growth tech or fintech environments.
  • Strong commercial instincts with the ability to assess opportunities and drive deals from ideation to execution.
  • Understanding of go-to-market strategy development and cross-functional execution.
  • Excellent relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.
  • Highly self-motivated and results-driven, with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.
  • Experience navigating fast-paced, ambiguous environments with evolving priorities.

Nice to have

  • Experience in fintech, e-commerce, or financial services.
  • Prior experience working with or within high-impact partner ecosystems.

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven track record of delivering measurable growth through partnerships—not just managing relationships, but expanding them.