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Partner Development Lead

Block · Bay Area, CA, United States of America · On-site

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About Block

Backed by 500 Global.

About the role

The Block Ecosystem Partnerships team leads product partnerships, business development and commercialization efforts for Afterpay, Cash App, and Square products. This specialized team sources and develops go-to-market strategy for product partners that enable and extend the reach of our commercial products across the payments and technology ecosystem. They build effective relationships with the largest players in the payments, finance, and technology industries, and drive critical results across the business.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of business development or partner management experience, preferably at an innovative payments company
  • A demonstrated track record of success managing commercial products and programs, ideally in payments or fintech
  • Deep comfort operating in the ambiguity of an ever-evolving product that operates at scale globally
  • Genuine interest and savviness in product – especially working with multiple product and engineering teams for a single partner
  • Willingness to travel (primarily domestically but sometimes internationally) for both internal and external meetings
  • BS/BA required, MBA or Masters degree a plus
More about this role

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn’t work together.

So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we’ve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant,...

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