Technical Partner Manager, AMER Banks

Technical Partner Manager for AMER Banks

We are seeking an experienced Technical Partner Manager to lead technical partner engagements within our Global Partner Engineering & Operations (PE&O) team. In this role, you will own relationships with Stripe's AMER bank partners, overseeing partner technical integrations and performance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical and operational contact for key financial partners, fostering and maintaining strategic relationships and technical collaboration.
• Work with internal Engineering, Product, and Partner Management teams and external partners to define and deliver technical onboarding and integrations, ensuring performance SLAs are met.
• Define, implement, and monitor partner health and performance metrics to meet and exceed partner expectations.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Partnerships to drive reliability and product efficiency; lead alignment for the Global Banks pillar's technical and operational needs.
• Oversee and scale incident response processes, coordinate RCA (root cause analysis), and drive prevention and remediation plans.
• Analyze operational data to identify trends and recommend improvements that streamline partner operations and enhance the Stripe experience.
• Build and manage relationships with Bank partner senior technology/operations counterparts; facilitate engagement between Stripe leadership and partner stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in technical partner/account management, operations, or strategic project management within payments or fintech; direct experience working with bank partners preferred.
• Experience in banking, e-commerce, or payments, with a solid understanding of payment technologies and platform-to-partner integrations.
• Strong technical judgment: ability to assess critical aspects of service and software integrations and apply best practices for operational efficiency.
• Proven track record managing medium- to large-scale technical projects with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to use data to drive decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable engaging with diverse internal and external audiences (business development, product, engineering, operations).
• Flexibility to be on-call during seasonal peaks and provide staggered time-zone coverage in a global, live service environment.
• Willingness to travel (~30%) for partner visits and business/service reviews.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Working proficiency with databases and SQL for partner-facing data analysis.
• A user-first mindset and strong sense of urgency to scale products and operations through partnerships.