Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships
flex • New York, NY; San Francisco, CA
Posted: May 22, 2026
Job Description
About the Role
Flex is seeking an ambitious, results-driven Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships to launch, manage, and scale high-impact enterprise partnerships. This role is ideal for a driven strategic operator with a proven record of delivering measurable results through partnership growth. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, you'll play a critical role in developing and executing partnership strategies that directly impact Flex’s bottom line. This position offers a hybrid work environment with the flexibility to work remotely.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership Development & Launch
- Launch new strategic partnerships aligned with Flex’s growth objectives
- Lead the creation of joint business plans, financial modeling, and growth initiatives
- Define, implement and run winning operating rhythm to maximize value
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Support and Legal teams at Flex and partner organizations to maximize execution and impact
Partner Growth & Operations:
- Manage and expand relationships with Flex’s largest strategic partners, fostering trust and long-term collaboration across the organization
- Build and deliver on your partnership business plan; drive progress on key partner initiatives, resolving issues and aligning stakeholders to deliver measurable wins
- Own day-to-day partner operations, ensuring smooth execution and communications
- Drive monthly and quarterly partnership business reviews
- Track, analyze, and report on partnership performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring accountability
- Design and oversee partnership GTM efforts working closely with product, sales and marketing teams
Strategy
- Develop and implement processes and frameworks to manage partnerships efficiently.
- Align partnership initiatives with Flex’s broader strategic objectives.
- Provide insights and strategic recommendations to continuously enhance partnership value.
Key Qualifications:
- 6-8+ years of relevant experience in FinTech/SaaS business development, strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, investment banking, or top-tier strategy consulting roles
- Demonstrated success launching and scaling strategic partnerships or managing high-value strategic client relationships.
- Exceptional skills in cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and execution.
- Strong analytical capabilities, with experience leveraging data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities, capable of influencing at senior levels.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously.
- Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, dynamic environments with a proactive and flexible approach.
- Self-driven with an ownership mindset, committed to delivering measurable impact.
Additional Content
About the Role
Flex is seeking an ambitious, results-driven Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships to launch, manage, and scale high-impact enterprise partnerships. This role is ideal for a driven strategic operator with a proven record of delivering measurable results through partnership growth. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, you'll play a critical role in developing and executing partnership strategies that directly impact Flex’s bottom line. This position offers a hybrid work environment with the flexibility to work remotely.
Key Responsibilities
Partnership Development & Launch
- Launch new strategic partnerships aligned with Flex’s growth objectives
- Lead the creation of joint business plans, financial modeling, and growth initiatives
- Define, implement and run winning operating rhythm to maximize value
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Support and Legal teams at Flex and partner organizations to maximize execution and impact
Partner Growth & Operations:
- Manage and expand relationships with Flex’s largest strategic partners, fostering trust and long-term collaboration across the organization
- Build and deliver on your partnership business plan; drive progress on key partner initiatives, resolving issues and aligning stakeholders to deliver measurable wins
- Own day-to-day partner operations, ensuring smooth execution and communications
- Drive monthly and quarterly partnership business reviews
- Track, analyze, and report on partnership performance metrics, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring accountability
- Design and oversee partnership GTM efforts working closely with product, sales and marketing teams
Strategy
- Develop and implement processes and frameworks to manage partnerships efficiently.
- Align partnership initiatives with Flex’s broader strategic objectives.
- Provide insights and strategic recommendations to continuously enhance partnership value.
Key Qualifications:
- 6-8+ years of relevant experience in FinTech/SaaS business development, strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, investment banking, or top-tier strategy consulting roles
- Demonstrated success launching and scaling strategic partnerships or managing high-value strategic client relationships.
- Exceptional skills in cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and execution.
- Strong analytical capabilities, with experience leveraging data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities, capable of influencing at senior levels.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously.
- Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, dynamic environments with a proactive and flexible approach.
- Self-driven with an ownership mindset, committed to delivering measurable impact.