Partnerships Strategy Manager

About Us at GoCardless GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses , from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking. GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries ; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one-off payments , without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks , we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions. We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds , and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States. At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you ! We’re committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible . If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner — we’re here to help! And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply! The role This is a critical, high-impact, and highly autonomous role within Global Partnerships, a function at the forefront of GoCardless's global Go-To-Market (GTM) growth. We are looking for a proven operator who can translate strategic insight into measurable action and tangible results. The Partner Strategy Operations Manager is a dynamic role encompassing strategic projects, operational excellence, and performance management across the entire Global Partnerships function. You will focus on identifying new growth areas, managing partners crucial to those initiatives, and delivering robust performance analysis and reporting. A core responsibility is designing, delivering, and executing processes that optimise the function's efficiency and efficacy, serving as a vital link between our product, people, and GTM strategy. What excites you Commercial Leadership: Drive key partnerships across our product ecosystem, including Capital (e.g., Pipe), Bank Accounts (e.g., Tide), and ancillary offerings (e.g., Mollie). Performance Insight: Collaborate with the Partnerships Finance Partner to convert data and insights into clear, actionable steps that deliver measurable commercial outcomes. Operational Excellence: Build and refine essential operational frameworks to maximise team efficiency and partnership impact. Reporting: Deliver clear, actionable reporting on partnership performance to stakeholders across the business. Strategic Alignment: Act as the critical link translating global partnership strategy into effective regional execution, ensuring alignment and momentum. Cross-Functional Strategy: Work collaboratively across Product, Sales, Marketing, and other teams to shape and execute the future direction of GoCardless partnerships. What excites us Simplify Complexity: You excel at bringing clarity and control to complex situations, turning chaos into coordinated and impactful execution. Bias for Action: You operate with urgency, prioritising a timely "good" result over a delayed "perfect" one. Data-Driven: You are committed to living and breathing data, using it as the foundation for all decision-making. Results-Focus: You are determined, motivated by delivering meaningful change, and relentlessly focused on results. Strategic Executor: You possess a rare ability to combine high-level strategic thinking with flawless operational execution. Autonomous Operator: You operate with significant autonomy and a relentless focus on driving business value. AI native: An advocate and expert in leveraging AI to maximize efficiency, accelerate performance, and drive team productivity. Base salary range: £44,800 - £67,200 Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach ... (truncated, view full listing at source)