Senior Partner Growth Manager

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

This role focuses on managing and expanding existing payments partnerships within 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 cross-functionally to achieve business objectives. The role requires strong commercial instincts, negotiation skills, and experience in strategic partnerships, ideally in high-growth tech or fintech environments.

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

  • strategic partnerships
  • business development
  • growth-focused role
  • go-to-market strategy development
  • cross-functional execution
  • negotiation skills
  • relationship-building
  • communication skills
  • self-motivated
  • results-driven
  • sense of ownership
  • urgency

Nice to have

  • fintech
  • e-commerce
  • financial services
  • high-impact partner ecosystems

What the JD emphasized

  • 10 + years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or a similar growth-focused role, ideally in high-growth tech or fintech environments.
  • Proven track record of delivering measurable growth through partnerships—not just managing relationships, but expanding them.